2022 Topps Garbage Pail Kids California Takeover Checklist

2022 Garbage Pail Kids California Takeover is a Topps convention-exclusive set of Garbage Pail Kids with a Los Angeles and California twist, sold only at the Topps booth at ComplexCon on November 19 and 20, 2022, in a reported run of 500 boxes. Each box held five 8-card packs, and every pack had one foil or sketch card. The art is by Brent Engstrom, David Gross, Joe Simko, Joe McWilliams and Neil Camera.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 40 sticker cards, 20 subjects with A and B names, from Holly Wood and Oak KAY (1A/1B) to Smoggy Augie and B.O. Bo (20A/20B)
• Parallels: Rainbow Foil (not numbered), Blue Foil /10, Red Foil /5 and Gold Foil 1/1
• Inserts: C Name cards, alternate third names for all 20 subjects, one per pack. Their full list has not been published, so they are not listed
• Sketch cards: hand-drawn sketch cards by 9 artists, listed by artist

Grading considerations

Match the letter as well as the number: 1A and 1B are different names on the same subject, and a C Name card is a third name again. Confirm a foil's colour and serial number together. These are sticker cards, so look for off-center cuts, corner wear and lifting at the sticker edges; foil surfaces scratch easily.

Sources and caveats

The 40 base names follow a Topps checklist supplied to the press before the show, cross-checked against secondary records of graded cards; names are shown as Topps listed them (for example Bubble Gum ALI and Scorching SCOTT). The foil ladder, sketch artists, box count and art credits come from secondary reports quoting Topps. No Topps web page for the set exists, as it was not sold online. The C Name cards are held back because only some of their names have been confirmed.