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Topps Garbage Pail Kids 3rd Series UK Pack (1986)
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1986 Topps Garbage Pail Kids 3rd Series UK Pack
Two or more print runs of the 3rd Series Garbage Pail Kids for the UK were released containing 64 cards from the OS3 U.S. set and 18 cards from the OS4 U.S. set that were added to the end of the series replacing titles removed from the sheet layout. The wrapper can be found in either a red or in a green color with the JASON Basin character released that was released in 1986 and in a green color with the ADAM Bomb character released in 1987. It is unknown why the red wrapper, which mimicked the OS6 U.S. release, was changed to the correct OS3 green color, but the continued sales prompted a change in packaging called for additional print runs, hence the same number codes on both wrappers. The third wrapper and second and third box with the ADAM Bomb character released in 1987 may have been created for an additional print run due to continued success, however, the box matches the characters on the UK and U.S. OS2 box, but in a green color for one version and characters identical to the U.S. OS3 box for a second version. It is unknown at this time why there were so many different package iterations for this particular release within the UK. The eighteen OS3 U.S. set cards not used in this set were replaced by eighteen cards from the OS4 U.S. set which threw-off the numbering system for the sequential OS4 UK set and future OS UK sets; the set contains 47 different variations. NOTE: JASON Basin packs have reportedly been found in ADAM Bomb boxes.
The UK Garbage Pail Kids were released after the initial hype and craze of the U.S. phenomenon. The cards were released in the UK (England, Ireland, Scotland) as well as distributed in Holland and parts of Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway, Denmark), slapped with a local price tag. Unlike the U.S. cards that measure 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches and are die-cut, the UK cards are smaller, measuring 2 1/8 x 3 inches and are non die-cut, peeling from the edges, and are sometimes referred to as 'mini' because of their cigarette-card size. The sticker cards come three to a plastic or cellophane pack with a slab of gum, except for the OS5 set that comes four cards to a pack. The price is marked on the box rather than on the packs. Fifteen original series U.S. sets were released by Topps compared to only eight UK series released by Topps Ireland: Topps International Limited established in November 1975. All international GPK are a direct reproduction of the U.S. version or sequential international release and are changed to accommodate each country that they are released in. This includes any nomenclature, numbering or header and logo changes—also, covering up card numbers with overlaying boxed numbers or old 'PEEL HERE' arrows with boxes or larger arrows pointing in the opposite direction. A 15-card Giant set was also released in the UK which is same as the U.S. version, but with different copyright date information and matte finished backs. An unpublished OS7 UK set was also produced but never printed or released in the United Kingdom.
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