ORIGINAL SERIES 3

CARD FRONTS
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Mae Jeon
Mae Jeon
Mae Jeon
Mae Jeon
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
John Pound
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
John Pound
John Pound
Tom Bunk
Tom Bunk
Checklist
WANTED POSTER CARD BACKS
84ab & 113ab
84ab
96ab
97ab & 119ab
98ab
99ab & 117ab
100ab
102ab
104ab
105ab
106ab
108ab
110ab & 111ab
110ab
113ab
116ab
118ab
120ab
87a & 109a
87b & 109b
PUZZLE BACKS
85a
85b
88a
88b
89a
89b
90a
90b
92a
92b
93a
93b
94a
94b
95a
95b
101a
101b
103a
103b
107a
107b
112a
112b
114a
114b
115a
115b
121a
121b
122a
122b
123a
123b
124a
124b

Series Information

  • RELEASE DATE: January, 1986
  • STICKER NUMBERS: 84a-124a and 84b-124b
  • BASE SET: 82 stickers
  • VARIATION SET: 128 stickers
  • BASE SET CHECKLIST: Click HERE to print a Base Set Checklist
  • VARIATION CHECKLIST: Click HERE to print a Variation Set Checklist
  • INFORMATION: Garbage Pail Kids Series 3 is the first series to feature front character artwork from an artist other than John Pound. Tom Bunk and Mae Jeon lent their hand on a number of characters for OS3.
  • PUZZLE DETAILS: There were two different puzzles featured on the card backs for Original Series 3. 'PUZZLE A' featured U.S. Arnie/Snooty Sam and contained pieces with a BLUE border, and 'PUZZLE B' featured Mugged Marcus/Kayo'd Cody and contained pieces with a YELLOW border. Each puzzle contained 18 pieces, click on the images below to see the specific card numbers required to assemble each puzzle:
    Blue Border Snooty Sam/U.S. Arnie Puzzle A Yellow Border Mugged Marcus/Kayo'd Cody Puzzle B
  • PACKAGING: There was a total of 2 BOXES and 6 WRAPPERS produced for Original Series 3. Below is a comprehensive list of the specific codes and variation details, followed by an example of a wrapper and box top from OS3:
    BOX:
    - 1-490-40-01-6
    - 1-490-40-02-6
    WRAPPER:
    0-490-21-01-6 * WITH 25¢ * SWEATSHIRT Offer
    0-490-21-01-6 * WITH 25¢ * T-SHIRT Offer
    0-490-21-02-6 * WITHOUT 25¢ * SWEATSHIRT Offer
    0-490-21-02-6 * WITHOUT 25¢ * T-SHIRT Offer
    0-490-21-03-6 * WITH 25¢ * SWEATSHIRT Offer
    0-490-21-03-6 * WITH 25¢ * T-SHIRT Offer