VALENTINE'S DAY IS CANCELLED!

CARD EXAMPLES
Base Card
(Joe Simko)
Base Card
(Joe McWilliams)
Base Card
(Neil Camera)
Red Heart Border
(Brent Engstrom)
Dating Profile
(Brent Engstrom)
Black Heart Border
(Joe Simko)
Chase Insert
(Ermsy)
Checklist

  • RELEASE DATE: February 9, 2023
  • ON SALE WINDOW: 7 days (02/9/23 - 02/16/23)
  • STICKER NUMBERS: 1a-10a and 1b-10b
  • COMPLETE SET: 20 card base set, Master Set could be assembled including 10 Dating Profile Cards, 20 Red Heart Border, 20 Black Heart Border, Deaf Geoff Insert, Foil Cards, Sketch Card (see below for more info)
  • PRICE: There was only one way to purchase this release. The sets could be purchased directly from the Topps website for $40.00
  • INFORMATION: The Valentine's Day is Cancelled! is the 6th Valentine's online exclusive set from Topps (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). From the Topps website: "Valentine's Day MUST BE STOPPED! We the Garbage Pail Kids have had enough of this holiday. It must be cancelled -- we are here to STOP every aspect of Valentine's Day. Along with all your favorite GPK artists this year we added fame artist Ermsy to the mix to help stop this terrible holiday"
    The result is a fun set of cards that include Valentine's cards similar to what you would have seen in the 80s. Artwork for the Valentines set was done by artists Brent Engstrom, Joe Simko, David Gross, Neil Camera, and Joe McWilliams
    Those who purchased the set ultimately received 28 cards:
    - 20 sticker base set
    - 3 Red Heart Parallel
    - 2 Dating Profiles
    - 1 Black Heart Parallel
    - 1 c-name
    - Plus a possible Foil Parallel (rainbow foil /25 & gold foil /50) or Sketch Card per box (it is believed TWENTY artists completed sketches for this release)
  • PACKAGING: There were two different boxes for this release. The RED box was the common box, and there was also a PINK short-printed box featuring Lovely Lea on the front. The odds of getting this box were 1:10. Both boxes had the same contents/odds for the cards inside

  • PRINT RUN: According to information released on the Topps website, the release sold a total of (never announced)