High-Grade 1985-1987 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Original Series 1-7 Complete Set Run (6 Sets, 504 Stickers)

Sold For:

$3,480

Year:

1985

Auction:

2020 Spring

Lot #:

2918

Category:

Internet Only

Presented is an extremely substantial collection of mid-1980s Topps Garbage Pail Kids stickers, composing a near-complete run of the first seven original sticker series (minus Series 6). Clearly a parody of Coleco's popular Cabbage Patch Kids dolls (which ultimately led to a trademark infringement lawsuit), Topps Garbage Pail Kids cards were the brainchild of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman (of Maus graphic novel fame), who was also the main creator of Topps Wacky Packages. Each sticker features a humorously drawn cartoon kid with a rhyming, alliterative, or word play nickname. Topps Garbage Pail Kids stickers were an instant hit with youngsters, with many schools banning them because of their edgy content and the distractions they were causing. The collection consists of the following: 1) 1985 Topps Series 1 Complete Master Set (88 stickers): 69% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint), 22% Ex-Mt, and 9% Ex. Keys: #1a Nasty Nick (Ex), 8a Adam Bomb (Nr/Mt, "Cheater's License" back), 8a Adam Bomb (Nr/Mt+, "Checklist" back), 8b Blasted Billy (Nr/Mt, "Cheater's License" back), and 8b Blasted Billy (Nr/Mt, "Checklist" back). 2-5) 1985-1987 Topps Series 2 through Series 5 and Series 7 Complete Sets (414 stickers plus two additional back variations): 75% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint), 13% Ex-Mt, and 12% Vg-Ex to Ex (including a few lesser and a few that measure small). The two additional back variations are from Series 2. Key: #49b Schizo Fran (Ex-Mt). This is a superb and extremely sizable collection of overall high-grade stickers from these popular 1980s nonsport sets. Total: 504 stickers. Reserve $300. Estimate (open).