Had to blog about this wonderful set of trading cards. I've been meaning to buy a set of these for quite a while and I finally bought a box recently. These are trading-card-sized mini greeting cards that look pleasant enough from the outside and then open to some nasty joke. I had only seen scans online of the outside of the cards before but that was enough to get my interest. When the cards arrived in the mail I finally got a peek at the gags, and the best part the set.
Gruesome Greetings Cards Box
Wrapper Front/Back
There are 44 cards in the set and the first 14 are "Scratch and Stink". I had always thought that the first "Scratch and Stink" cards were created for the newer Garbage Pail Kids series but was surprised to find these were made over a decade before.
Here are scans of each card, first the outside and then the inner joke. Since you can't experience the smell for yourself, I'll do my best to explain the odor.
Card 1a
Card 1b (you scratch the pig butt and it smells like the inside of a new shoe mixed with an old gum wrapper)
Card 2a
Card 2b (scratch the puke and it smells like taco seasoning and melted rubber)
Card 3a
Card 3b (scratch the dead dog and cat and it smells like lime candy?)
Card 4a
Card 4b (scratch Dad's gross foot it smells like stale moldy bread)
Card 5a
Card 5b (scratch the flattened dog, a really faint grass/outdoorsy smell)
Card 6a
Card 6b (scratch the horsemeat and it smells like a dirty sock mixed with gross pond water. This one is the worst so far) love it.
Card 7a
Card 7b (scratch the dead cat it smells like a girl's armpit sweat)
Card 8a
Card 8b (scratch the fart blast smells like a pickled egg)
Card 9a
Card 9b (scratch her rotten tooth it smells like strong garlic)
Card 10a
Card 10b (scratch the liver smells like the residue left on a barbecue grill)
Card 11a
Card 11b (scratch the puke smells like a grape car freshener)
Card 12a
Card 12b (scratch the snot smells like mowed grass?)
Card 13a
Card 13b (scratch the pig butt smells like cinnamon?)
Card 14a
Card 14b (scratch the bad breath smells like a urinal mint)
This concludes the "scratch and stink" portion of the set. I enjoyed it about as much as I enjoy smelling my own farts. Each one tantalizing in it's own special way.
Now on to the last 30 cards...
Card 15a
Card 15b
Card 16a
Card 16b
Card17a
Card 17b
Card 18a
Card 18b
Card 19a
Card 19b
Card 20a
Card 20b
Card 21a
Card 21b
Card 22a
Card 22b
Card 23a
Card 23b
Card 24a
Card 24b
Card 25a
Card 25b
Card 26a
Card 26b
Card 27a
Card 27b
Card 28a
Card 28b
Card 29a
Card 29b
Card 30a
Card 30b
Card 31a
Card 31b
Card 32a
Card 32b
Card 33a
Card 33b
Card 34a
Card 34b
Card 35a
Card 35b
Card 36a
Card 36b
Card 37a
Card 37b
Card 38a
Card 38b
Card 39a
Card 39b
Card 40a
Card 40b
Card 41a
Card 41b
Card 42a
Card 42b
Card 43a
Card 43b
Card 44a
Card 44b
The back of card #13 has all the artists and writers who worked on the series. This is great because some of the art I could clearly see who it was done by, but not all.
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2 comments:
Wow, great set.
As much it's to Topps credits to have launched the grossout bandwagons, they kept it fresh with new ideas. I don't remember seing those as a kid but they sure pack some punch; it's fun to see Garbage Pail Kids style art alongside in another brand.
Just bid on a box over E-Bay - I'll sure keep some for friends at parties ;)
Any tips to open the cards without the glue tearing up the card ?
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