Introduction
     Following the success of the first three Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series, Topps decided to stay the course and create yet another Garbage Pail Kids series.  This new series was the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4.  The original United States Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 came out back in 1985, and the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 marked the 20th anniversary of Garbage Pail Kids.  Topps chose to incorporate the anniversary into the All-New Series 4, so they had artist John Pound create a new painting of the Garbage Pail Kids icon Adam Bomb / Blasted Billy.  The painting had the character bursting out of a cake, and the cake had "20 Gross Years" written on it in frosting.  Topps also wanted to do something special for the die-hard collectors, so they had some of the Garbage Pail Kids artists create one of a kind sketch cards.  The sketch cards could only be found in the hobby boxes and not in the retail boxes.  The sketch cards were the items that really helped sell the series, and some of the individual sketch cards ended up selling for significantly high amounts when they were listed on auction.  Topps created a couple of insert card sets that were new to Garbage Pail Kids.  There was a game card set of 36 and a tattoo card set of 10.  While these items were to appeal to children, most collectors found the items severely uninteresting.  Topps decided to still stick with the scratch 'n stink cards, but for the All-New Series 4 there were on 12 scratch 'n stink cards to the set, which was half as many as there were in the All-New Series 3.  There was one blister pack and three different bonus boxes created by Topps for the All-New Series 4, and each of the items came with a bonus card.  With so many items to collect, the bright green color used for the boxes was a good way to signal that a large amount of cash would be needed in order to complete the series.  While there were subtle improvements with the artwork, there was still a long way to go to get the artwork back to how it looked in the original series.  Even with all of the gimmicks created for the All-New Series 4, Topps has not done enough to keep interest in Garbage Pail Kids and to reach out to new collectors.  The All-New Series 4 may have marked the 20th anniversary of Garbage Pail Kids, but Adam Bomb / Blasted Billy may not see too many more anniversaries.
 
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General Information
Date Released April 2005
Number of Printings 1
Card Numbers 1a-40a and 1b-40b
Number of Cards to Make a Numerical Set 80
Number of Variation Cards 0
Scratch 'N Stink Card Numbers S1a-S6a and S1b-S6b
Number of Scratch 'N Stink Cards to Make a Numerical Set 12
Number of Variation Scratch 'N Stink Cards 0
Tattoo Card Numbers 1-10
Number of Tattoo Cards to Make a Numerical Set 10
Number of Variation Tattoo Cards 0
Game Card Numbers 1-36
Number of Game Cards to Make a Numerical Set 36
Number of Variation Game Cards 0
Bonus Card Numbers B6, B7, B8, and B9
Number of Bonus Cards to Make a Numerical Set 4
Number of Variation Bonus Cards 0
Promo Card Number (unnumbered)
Number of Promo Cards to Make a Numerical Set 1
Number of Variation Promo Cards 0
Total Number of Different Wrappers 4
 
Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Scratch 'N Stink Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Scratch 'N Stink Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Tattoo Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/64
Tattoo Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.397
Game Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Game Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Sketch Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Sketch Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Bonus Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Bonus Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Promo Card Dimensions (in Inches) 3.5 x 2.5 x 1/32
Promo Card Dimensions (in Millimeters) 88.9 x 63.5 x 0.794
Number of Packs Per Full Box 36
Number of Packs Per Full Bonus Box 11
Number of Packs Per Blister Pack 2
Number of Cards Per Pack 4-5
Number of Scratch 'N Stink Cards Per Pack 1 Scratch 'N Stink Card Every 6 Packs
Number of Tattoo Cards Per Pack 1 Tattoo Card Every 4 Packs
Number of Game Cards Per Pack 1
Number of Sketch Cards Per Hobby Box 1
Number of Sketch Cards Per Retail Box 0
Number of Bonus Cards Per Bonus Box 1
Hobby Box Dimensions (in Inches) 5.375 x 4-11/16 x 2.125
Hobby Box Dimensions (in Millimeters) 136.525 x 119.0625 x 53.975
Retail Box Dimensions (in Inches) 5.375 x 4-11/16 x 2.5
Retail Box Dimensions (in Millimeters) 136.525 x 119.0625 x 63.5
Bonus Box Dimensions (in Inches) 4.25 x 2.75 x 7.00
Bonus Box Dimensions (in Millimeters) 107.95 x 69.85 x 177.80
 
Section Last Updated January 1, 2015
 
Card and Wrapper Variations
Card Variations
 
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Checklist Card Backs
Wrapper Variations
Printable Card and Wrapper Variation Checklist
     You can either click the following link to open the variation checklist in a new window and print it out, or you can right-click the following link and save the variation checklist to your computer.  United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Card and Wrapper Variation Checklist
 
Credits

Arthur T. Shorin - President of Topps
 

 
Ira Friedman - Vice President of Topps and Series Development
 

 
John Williams - Supervising Editor and Writer
 

 
Jeff Zapata - Series Editor, Concept Artist, and Writer
 

 
Tom Bunk - Concept Artist, Sketch Card Artist, Writer, and Artist (Card Fronts)

 

 
John Cebollero - Artist (Scratch 'N Stink Card Front)

 

 
Efrain Cintron - Artist (Game Cards)
 

 
John Czop - Sketch Card Artist
 

 
Luis Diaz - Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
Justin Green - Sketch Card Artist
 

 
Dave Gross - Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
Ray Lago - Artist (Card and Scratch 'N Stink Card Fronts)

 

 
Jay Lynch - Concept Artist, Puzzle Puke Back Artist, Sketch Card Artist, and Writer
 

 
Don Perlin - Sketch Card Artist
 

 
John Pound - Concept Artist, Sketch Card Artist, Writer, and Artist (Card Fronts)

 

 
Claude St. Aubin - Artist (Scratch 'N Stink Card Front)

 

 
Scott Shaw - Puzzle Puke Artwork
 

 
Mark Sparacio - Artist (Scratch 'N Stink Card Front)

 

 
Strephon Taylor - Sketch Card Artist
 

 
James Warhola - Artist (Card and Bonus Card Fronts)

 

 
George Wright - Artist (Scratch 'N Stink Card Front)

 
 
Cards and Stickers
First card and last card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Image overview of cards 1a to 8b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Image overview of cards 9a to 16b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Image overview of cards 17a to 24b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Image overview of cards 25a to 32b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Image overview of cards 33a to 40b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4
Card checklist of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 First scratch 'n stink card and last scratch 'n stink card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Image overview of scratch 'n stink cards 1a to 6b of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Scratch 'n stink card back of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 First tattoo card and last tattoo card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Image overview of tattoo cards 1 to 10 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4
Tattoo card back of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Scratch 'n stink card, tattoo card, and game card checklist of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Bonus card B6 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Bonus card B7 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Bonus card B8 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Bonus card B9 of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Promo card of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4
     There were four different items found in the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 packs, and there was one additional item that could only be found in the bonus boxes and blister packs.  The hobby boxes contained sketch cards, which could not be found in the retail boxes.  Topps titled the items for the series differently than what I will refer to them as.  The Stickers will be referred to as Cards, the Scratch 'N Stink will be referred to as Scratch 'N Stink Cards, the Tattoos will be referred to Tattoo Cards, and the Bonus Stickers will be referred to as Bonus Cards.  I will refer to the Game Cards and Sketch Cards no differently than Topps does.  I used these titles to help clarify which items I am discussing.  The cards, scratch 'n stink cards, and bonus cards are actually stickers on card backing, so I decided to continue on with the same format I had been using on the website and refer to them as cards.
 
     I provided samples of what the cards and items of the series look like.  The first and last cards, scratch 'n stink cards, and tattoo cards are shown above.  There also are image overviews of all of the cards, scratch 'n stink cards, and tattoo cards.  The card checklist, scratch 'n stink card/tattoo card/game card checklist, the front and back of the four bonus cards, sample scratch 'n stink card back, and sample tattoo card back can also be seen above.  All of the game cards can be see under the Game Cards section on page 2, and a sample of the sketch cards can be seen under the Sketch Cards section on page 2.  The purpose of the samples and image overviews is to give you a preview of the series.  Higher quality images of these items will not be provided on this website or by request.
 
     There are a total of 97 different characters (51 different paintings) in the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4.  Tom Bunk created 15 new paintings for the series, and John Pound created 12 new paintings for the series.  There were some additional artists painting characters for the series.  John Cebollero created 1 new painting for the series, Luis Diaz created 10 new paintings for the series, Dave Gross created 4 new painting for the series, Ray Lago created 3 new paintings for the series, Claude St.  Aubin created 1 new painting for the series, Mark Sparacio created 1 new painting for the series, James Warhola created 3 new paintings for the series, and George Wright created 1 new paintings for the series.  The characters on the game cards were from previous Garbage Pail Kids series, but the characters were redesigned and had a cartoon-like style.  Efrain Cintron was the artist who did the artwork for the game cards.
 
     You may have noticed that I listed my name in the credits section above.  I had done this because I made a variety of suggestions to Topps about the All-New Series 4.  One of my suggestions was to get the character names of cards 40a and 40b changed from "Adam Da Bomb" and "Nuked Luke" to something else.  I was able to see a preview of the character names on the promotional checklist that Topps had sent out (see the Promotions section on page 4 for the checklist).  Collectors did not like the name "Adam Da Bomb" since the phrase "da bomb" was outdated.  Collectors did not like the name "Nuked Luke" because the "b-card" character name that went with Adam Bomb/Adam Boom in the original series was Blasted Billy/Blasted Billy II.  Topps did not want to use the new names suggested by collectors (e.g., Adam Bang, Adam Burst, Blasted Billy III, Blown-up Billy, etc.).  The Blasted Billy III name was not used because Topps thought new collectors would not understand why the character had the III after his name.  After getting feedback from Topps about the name suggestions, some collectors suggested that Topps should use the original character names Adam Bomb and Blasted Billy.  I then suggested the reuse of the old names to Topps and told them that the names would tie in with the game cards (there was an All-New Series 4 game card with the name Adam Bomb), so I was able to convince Topps into using the two names.  The majority of collectors were satisfied with this change.
 
     Even though there was a style guide created (see the style guide under the Artwork section on page 4), the various artists were still inconsistent with the Garbage Pail Kids artwork style.  While there were slight improvements with the overall look of the artwork from the series, the artwork did not mesh together well like in the original series.  Topps used most of the artwork that was inconsistent in style for the scratch 'n stink cards and bonus cards.  Topps had done this because they wanted the card set to contain the best artwork of the series, and the cards were the items that were produced in the largest quantity.
 
     Unfortunately, there was a problem with the print version of the series.  All of the artwork was printed much darker than the original paintings, and there was a horrible yellowish tint that severely hurt the overall look.  I was not sure if the changes were done in the editing stage or in the printing stage, but whoever was responsible for it should not work on adjusting the colors for any other Garbage Pail Kids series.
 
     There were several All-New Series 4 characters that were fan favorites.  Some of these favorites were cards: 13a Fallen Angel / 13b Airsick Ariel, 15a Jumpin' Jen / 15b Megan Trouble, 23a Blastin' Sebastian / 23b Explosive Xavier, 33a Hollow Wayne / 33b Jacqueline Lantern, and 36a Noah's Barf / 36b High-Water Mark.  Fans seemed to like these characters the most because of the subject matter, detail, and artwork style.  Many Garbage Pail Kids fans are also interested in the horror genre, which is why 33a Hollow Wayne / 33b Jacqueline Lantern was one of the fan favorites.
 
     Just as in the All-New Series 2 and All-New Series 3, most of the characters in the All-New Series 4 appeared to be white.  Garbage Pail Kids cards are collected by kids from all backgrounds, so I am not sure why the artists did not create more racially diverse characters for the All-New Series 4.  As I had mentioned in the All-New Series 2 and All-New Series 3 sections, it is a good idea to create a racially diverse group of Garbage Pail Kids characters in order to appeal to children from all backgrounds.  Creating just a few non-white characters really is not doing enough to appeal to all the kids/potential collectors out there, and there needs to be more a greater effort to correct this problem.
 
     There were first names used for new characters in the All-New Series 1, All-New Series 2, and All-New Series 3 that were also used in the All-New Series 4.  Out of the 80 different new character names for the All-New Series 1, 94 different new character names for the All-New Series 2, 107 different new character names for the All-New Series 3, and 96 different new character names for the All-New Series 4; there were 49 repeated first names for the All-New Series 4: Al (All-New Series 3: S4a Al Goredita and All-New Series 4: 26b Al Addin' Fumes), Andy (All-New Series 3: S7b Eye-Candy Andy and All-New Series 4: 34b Acne Andy), Anna (All-New Series 1: 14a Little Barfin' Anna, All-New Series 3: S9a Anna Innards, and All-New Series 4: 8a Anna Cornea), Ariel (All-New Series 2: 2a Aerial Ariel and All-New Series 4: 13b Airsick Ariel), Ashley (All-New Series 3: S1a Trashy Ashley and All-New Series 4: 39a Nasty Ashley), Billy (All-New Series 3: B4 Hill Billy and All-New Series 4: 40b Blasted Billy), Bob (All-New Series 2: 11a Bobble Bob, All-New Series 3: 14a Bob Gnarly, and All-New Series 4: 11a Grunge Bob), Brad (All-New Series 1: 21b Rad Brad, All-New Series 3: S5a Brad Pit, and All-New Series 4: S6b Barf Bag Brad and Promo Card Batty Brad), Brett (All-New Series 2: 37b Wet Brett and All-New Series 4: 12a Brainwashed Brett), Charlie (All-New Series 1: 9a Cheesy Charlie and All-New Series 4: 22b Charming Charlie), Chase (All-New Series 1: 9b Pizza Face Chase and All-New Series 4: 1a Green Cheese Chase), Chris (All-New Series 2: 27b Crusty Chris, All-New Series 3: 20b Cuckoo Chris, and All-New Series 4: 32b Cut Up Chris), Clay (All-New Series 3: S6a Gaseous Clay and All-New Series 4: 9a Clay Achin'), Cole (All-New Series 1: 17b Colossal Cole, All-New Series 3: B5 Cole Gate, and All-New Series 4: 16a Cole Slawed), Colin (All-New Series 1: 39a Colin 911 and All-New Series 4: 10a Colin Bowel), Dan (All-New Series 2: 16a Dandruff Dan and All-New Series 4: 25b High Man Dan), Ed (All-New Series 1: 1a Bone Head Ed, All-New Series 3: 14b Dread Ed, and All-New Series 4: 12b Ed N. Shoulders), Frank (All-New Series 1: 30a Freewheelin' Frank and All-New Series 4: S1a Frank N. Wiener), Harry (All-New Series 1: 40a Harry Potty and All-New Series 4: 18a Harry Who Didn't), Ian (All-New Series 1: 26a Peein' Ian, All-New Series 3: 34a Vegan Ian, and All-New Series 4: 27a Wolver-Ian), Ivan (All-New Series 3: S7a Eyeball Ivan and All-New Series 4: 9b Idol Ivan), Jack (All-New Series 2: 24b Wolfman Jack, All-New Series 3: 19a Jack Hammer, and All-New Series 4: 7a Nin Jack), Jake (All-New Series 2: 16b Jake Flake, All-New Series 3: 13a Jake Quake, and All-New Series 4: 22a Snakey Jake), Levi (All-New Series 3: 18a Lava Levi and All-New Series 4: 35b Levee Levi), Logan (All-New Series 2: 23a Downloadin' Logan and All-New Series 4: 27b Pokin' Logan), Mark (All-New Series 1: 25b Marked Mark, All-New Series 2: 15a Skid Mark, and All-New Series 4: 36b High-Water Mark), Miguel (All-New Series 3: 35b Messed Up Miguel and All-New Series 4: B7 Propelled Miguel), Monica (All-New Series 1: 17a Monstrous Monica, and All-New Series 4: 8b Monica Ails), Nate (All-New Series 2: 8a Sk8 Nate, All-New Series 3: 8a Urine Nate, and All-New Series 4: 35a Floodgate Nate), Noah (All-New Series 3: 29b Nosedive Noah and All-New Series 4: 36a Noah's Barf), Oscar (All-New Series 2: 28b Oscar La Vista, All-New Series 3: 36a Offensive Oscar, and All-New Series 4: S1b Oscar Mire), Paul (All-New Series 1: 27b Punchy Paul, All-New Series 2: B2 Paintball Paul, All-New Series 3: 26b Popped Paul, and All-New Series 4: 6a Paul Vault), Phil (All-New Series 1: 33a Phat Phil, All-New Series 2: S1b Ol' Faith Phil, and All-New Series 4: 1b Phil Moon), Randy (All-New Series 3: S10a Rancid Randy and All-New Series 4: 24b Tandem Randy), Ray (All-New Series 1: 20a Sprayed Ray, All-New Series 3: 21a X Ray, and All-New Series 4: 21a Blown Away Ray), Roger (All-New Series 3: 10b Yuck Roger and All-New Series 4: 37b Roger Logger), Ryan (All-New Series 2: 8b Flyin' Ryan and All-New Series 4: 20b Ralphin' Ryan), Sam (All-New Series 2: 34a Toe Jam Sam and All-New Series 4: 4b Sausage Sam), Sarah (All-New Series 3: 3a Saucey Sarah and All-New Series 4: 31a Snotty Sarah), Stephanie (All-New Series 1: 10b Stuffin' Stephanie, All-New Series 2: S3b Stinkin' Stephanie, and All-New Series 4: S5a Stink Blot Stephanie), Steve (All-New Series 3: 11b Stringy Steve and All-New Series 4: 24a Cleaved Steve), Tessa (All-New Series 2: 25a Cookie-Tosser Tessa and All-New Series 4: S5b Rorschach Tessa), Tim (All-New Series 2: 35b Timid Tim and All-New Series 4: 25a Totem Tim), Tom (All-New Series 2: S5a Topping Tom, All-New Series 3: 6a Tom Tongue, and All-New Series 4: 19a Tom Turkey), Travis (All-New Series 2: 15b Trackin' Travis and All-New Series 4: 30a Turd King Travis), Vinnie (All-New Series 1: 27a Mini Vinnie and All-New Series 4: S6a Vinnie Vomit), Warren (All-New Series 3: 33b Trojan Warren and All-New Series 4: 3a Worked-Up Warren), Will (All-New Series 1: 33b Ill Will, All-New Series 2: 11b Will Wobble, and All-New Series 4: 17b Wizzin' Will), and Xavier (All-New Series 2: 12b Xtreme Xavier and All-New Series 4: 23b Explosive Xavier).
 
     The first name Paul was used in the All-New Series 1, All-New Series 2, All-New Series 3, and All-New Series 4.  As I had mentioned in the All-New Series 2 and All-New Series 3 sections, there are plenty of common first names that have never been used in any of the Garbage Pail Kids series, so there really is no reason to repeat so many of the same first names for any of the new Garbage Pail Kids characters.  It was disappointing to see so many first names being used over in just a few series.
 
     There was one printing of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4.  There were no variations for the printing.  The bonus cards did not come in the regular boxes, and you would have to purchase the bonus boxes and blister packs in order to obtain them.  I discuss more details about the packs, bonus cards/boxes, and blister packs under the Packaging and Contents section on page 3.
 
     There were two different checklists for the series.  There was a card checklist and a scratch 'n stink card/tattoo card/game card checklist.  The card checklist was used for 3 of the card backs, and the scratch 'n stink card/tattoo card/game card checklist was used for 2 of the card backs.  The card checklist numbering is left-justified and has lower-case a's and b's.  The scratch 'n stink card/tattoo card/game card checklist numbering is also left-justified and has lower-case a's and b's.  The cards are numbered 1a to 40a and 1b to 40b, which can be very confusing to new collectors because the numbers are the same as the original Series 1, All-New Series 1, All-New Series 2, and All-New Series 3.  The die-cuts on the cards were all the same shape.  The cards were not printed with asterisks on them like the original Garbage Pail Kids series.  The cards have an extremely glossy coating on them, which is supposed to help protect them from getting damaged.  The card finish, coloring, and thickness was consistent throughout the printing.  If you look closely at the Garbage Pail Kids banners and name ovals on the fronts of the cards, you will notice that the lines somewhat smooth, which was an improvement since the lines were slightly jagged in the All-New Series 2 and All-New Series 3.
 
     The All-New Series 4 was the second series to use artwork based on the winning entry from the Build-A-Kid contest on the Garbage Pail Kids World website.  I do not know the name of the winner of the contest, but the winning entry was named "Colon Powell", which ended up being used for the concept of 10a Colin Bowel / 10b Scoutin' Scott.  The series did not have anything printed on the card backs about the winning design of the contest, which was unlike what was done for the All-New Series 3.
 
     The scratch 'n stink cards are numbered s1a to s6a and s1b to s6b (note the usage of the lower-case "s" for the numbering).  The All-New Series 2 and All-New Series 3 used an upper-case "S" for the numbering.  All of the scratch 'n stink cards are vertically displayed.  The scratch 'n stink cards were not coated with gloss like the regular cards.  They felt much like the original Garbage Pail Kids cards.  Each scratch 'n stink card had a scented, circular area, which you were to scratch in order to reveal its foul odor.  On the back of the scratch 'n stink cards was a guide to show you where the scent was located, but you could usually see where the scent circle was located by tilting the card.  Some scents were extremely pungent, and it was unnecessary to scratch the card to smell them.  Just like in the All-New Series 2 and All-New Series 3, you could sometimes find scratch 'n stink cards without the scented area, and there were collectors who tried to put together sets with cards that had the scented areas and sets that did not have the scented areas.  Because some of the scents were so horrible, many collectors kept their scratch 'n stink cards separate from their regular cards.
 
     Topps created their first Garbage Pail Kids tattoo cards for the All-New Series 4.  The All-New Series 4 tattoo cards are numbered from 1 to 10 and featured characters from the All-New Series 4.  There were directions on the back of the tattoo cards that showed you how to apply the tattoo.  While it was nice to see Topps trying to create another new Garbage Pail Kids item, the tattoo cards did not appeal to most collectors.  Better concepts and artwork for the regular cards will always be appreciated much more by the collectors than gimmick cards.  The main problem with the tattoo cards was that the tattoos were way too large.  Most children would stick this type of tattoo onto the back of their hands, but the tattoos were too large to even fit onto the back of an adult's hand.  On occasion, there would be peeling at the bottom center on the back of the tattoo card, which was caused by a problem with the manufacturing process.  There was a thin piece of clear plastic on the front of the tattoo cards, which was to be removed when applying the tattoo.  Sometimes, this plastic would be bent or damaged from the manufacturing process.
 
     There were four bonus cards, and they were numbered b6, b7, b8, and b9.  There were no "a" or "b" versions of the bonus cards.  Besides the numbering and bonus card information on the backs, the bonus cards looked and felt the same as the regular cards.  The bonus cards had die-cuts and an extremely glossy coating just like the regular cards.  However, the bonus cards are more valuable than the regular cards because they were much more difficult to obtain and only available in the bonus boxes.  Topps continued the numbering sequence starting from where the All-New Series 3 left off, but the card numbering had a lower-case "b" for the front of the cards and an upper-case "B" for the back of the cards.
 
     A few months after the All-New Series 4 was out, Topps created a special promo card for the series that was handed out at the San Diego Comic-Con International at the Topps booth.  The San Diego Comic-Con International is a huge convention that has products from hundreds of manufacturers.  The concept for the character on the promo card was almost identical to the All-New Series 1 characters 31a Fartin' Martin / 31b Revvin' Evan except the character was dressed as Batman and was not eating beans.  This was the second promo card that Topps had produced for Garbage Pail Kids.  The promo card was unnumbered, and the character on it had the name Batty Brad.  The first name Brad was also used for the All-New Series 4 scratch 'n stink card S6b Barf Bag Brad.  The promo card was the same thickness and glossiness as the regular cards.  There was a "Peel Here" arrow printed on the promo card, but the card was not die-cut because there was no sticker portion (i.e., it was not a sticker on card backing).  The organizers of the San Diego Comic-Con International were afraid people would be sticking the stickers around the convention, so they told Topps that they could not pass out stickers, which is why Topps did not print the promo cards on card stock that had a sticker front.  The back of the promo card mentioned that the All-New Series 5 would be out in 2006, and the series would have initial stickers, magnets, and online bonus codes.  The event guide for the San Diego Comic-Con International mentioned that promo cards (no specific titles) would be given out at the Topps booth, but no additional details or images were provided in the guide, which is why I did not post up any images from it.
 
Puzzle Backs
Blue border puzzle of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Green border puzzle of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Orange border puzzle of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Purple border puzzle of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4 Red border puzzle of the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4
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     There were 5 different puzzles for the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 4.  The other cards had Puzzle Puke backs or checklist backs.  Collectors prefer having more non-puzzle piece backs like the United States Garbage Pail Kids All-New Series 3 had because the non-puzzle back cards are much more entertaining than completing the simple 9-piece puzzles.
 
     Instead of alphabetically numbering the puzzles (e.g. Puzzle A, Puzzle B, Puzzle C, etc.), colors were used.  The puzzles were of characters from the series, but they did not have the name ovals printed on them.  The blue border puzzle was of 15a Jumpin' Jen / 15b Megan Trouble, the green border puzzle was of 23a Blastin' Sebastian / 23b Explosive Xavier, the orange border puzzle was of 18a Harry Who Didn't / 18b Noel Escape, the purple border puzzle was of 40a Adam Bomb / 40b Blasted Billy, and the red border puzzle was of 5a Allie Oops / 5b Swingin' Sierra.  Each puzzle, as shown above, was comprised of 9 puzzle pieces (3 pieces across and 3 pieces down).  All five of the puzzles were turned on the vertical.
 
     Each completed puzzle picture (one for each color) was used for 2 card backs.  The completed puzzle pictures are shown above.  I also created a diagram showing where each of the 9 puzzle pieces should go, and I made a list that shows the card numbers that go with each of the puzzles.
 
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