2025 Topps Worst of Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary Checklist

2025 Topps Worst of Garbage Pail Kids 40th Anniversary marks four decades of GPK, released July 30, 2025. Like the original series, characters come in a and b name versions: 100 Characters I cards, 100 B-Name Short Prints and 23 C-Name Super Short Prints, all with gross-out border parallels.

What's in the checklist

• Base: Characters I with Booger Green, Purple /199, Drool Blue /99, Fool's Gold /50, 40th Anniversary Ruby /40, Sour Orange /25, Bruised Black /10, Bloody Nose Red /5 and FoilFractor 1/1, plus printing plates
• Short prints: 100 B-Name Short Prints and 23 C-Name Super Short Prints
• Inserts: Global Takeover, GPK Eras, Homage to Garbahj (40 Adam Bomb variations), Wacky Packages: GPK Boxes and GPK Yourself
• Autographs: Artist Autographs, Base Artist Autographs and 30 Homage to Garbahj Autographs

Key characters

Characters I opens with Adam Bomb, Ailin' Al, Alice Island, Ali Gator and Bad Breath Seth, and the B-Name Short Prints pair them with Blasted Billy, Mauled Paul and Liberty Libby. Base Artist Autographs include Eerie Eric, Frank N. Stein, Grim Jim and Windy Winston.

Grading considerations

C-Name Super Short Prints and FoilFractor 1/1s are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Colored borders show edge wear and chipping, and GPK centering can vary, so check all four borders before submitting. See our grading scale.