WRAPPER & BOX CHARTS

The First and Third code number of 0 and 21 identifies the product as a wrapper -- for example: 0-490-21-01-7. If the first number is a 1 and the third number is a 40, the product is a box -- except for some Rack and Jumbo Packs.

The Fourth set of numbers in the wrapper code is the print run -- for the most part, these are numerical for the given year. For example There were a total of 14 print runs of Garbage Pail Kids wrappers in 1987; 0-490-21-01-7 thru 0-490-21-14-7.

The Fifth number in the wrapper code is the given year. For example, 1987 is the given year for this code example; 0-490-21-01-7.

The three times the wrapper pattern fails for the original series GPK: The transition from 1st to 2nd series and 3rd to 4th series within the same year, the print runs start back at numeral -01- (highlighted in light grey)...  When a series is corrected or changed and re- released, as in the second print run of the 2nd series and the third and fourth print runs of the 4th series (both for name changes).  In the 4th series, the second set of numbers -01- and -02- take the place of the numerals -03- and -04- (highlighted in dark grey); -04- really should be found for all four print runs of the 4th series to make numerical seqeunce of the 2006 wrappers to make sense...  And, the first and second print runs of the 2nd series wrappers have the same codes (a change within a print run).

Lastly, the 6th and 10th original series sets have two wrappers with the same codes, these are variations of the wrapper and not necessarily different print runs (though this is unconfirmed).

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