Card Identification Forum

Is there a checklist made for the R.L. Stein GPK novel inserts?

The promo card for the book series is part of the 35th Anniversary set and is listed here:

https://www.tcdb.com/ViewCard.cfm/sid/231507/cid/15503239/2020-Topps-Garbage-Pail-Kids-35th-Anniversary-NNO-R.L.-Stine-Book-Promo

However, I scanned the set lists for 2020/2021 and couldn't find a listing for the cards within the actual books.

It can be added. We just need to know if it's a stand-alone card or part of a set. Once we know the extent of the checklist we can enter it into here.

It was like 2am when I initially replied, lol. I am going to take a look at some point later today to see if I can find and create a proper set w/ a checklist.

Thanks. When I put them in my collection, I went by the release date for the novel. I have book 1 and 3 and apparently there was a promo card in the 35th anniversary set but didn't think they went there.

Here's what I found...

There are 3 books in the series:

1. Welcome to Smellville (Garbage Pail Kids Book 1) - ISBN: 1419743619 - Published 2020
2. Thrills and Chills (Garbage Pail Kids Book 2) - ISBN: 1419743635 - Published 2021
3. Camp Daze (Garbage Pail Kids Book 3) - ISBN: 1419743651 - Published 2021

Each book comes with a bonus sticker pack including four stickers. I have the card numbers and the names, so I will create 3 sets, 1 in 2020 and 2 in 2021, with the 4-card checklist for each. Will add links to this thread once complete.

There's also a 12-sticker bonus that comes with the box set, but it appears to be a sticker sheet and not traditional sticker cards, so I'm not going to add that anywhere for now.

It’s just like the Abrams book promos they’ve done in the past with Star Wars as well as GPK.

Sets and checklists have been created and added, respectively.

1. Welcome to Smellville - https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/404056
2. Thrills and Chills - https://www.tcdb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/404059
3. Camp Daze - https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/404060/

I created them all as Promo sets, given their being tied into the book releases. Also, please disregard the duplicative set years in the set names of the last two sets (i.e., 2 & 3). I have already submitted IRs to have them fixed; it was a copy-paste error on my part.

One last point, in case anyone has time to investigate this further...

The "Thrills and Chills" checklist is numbered 5-8, which seems to strongly imply that it is a continuation of the set from "Welcome to Smellville." However, there's nothing I can find that actually confirms this the case and, furthermore, for no discernible reason, the checklist for "Camp Daze" starts over at card number 1.

If someone can get some more documentation, it may make sense to combine the checklists in some way. However, they span across years and promo items, so I think the current structure is fine.