2022 Was the Worst

2022 Was the Worst is one of Topps’ online exclusives, a 10-card Garbage Pail Kids set that arrived in two-card daily drops and lampooned negative aspects of 2022. It sits in the online run as a release that was available on Topps.com for 24 hours at a time.

Topps sold the cards individually, and also offered 5, 10, and 20 card lots, with each card priced at $9.99 on its own. The set came with a 1 in 5 chance at an Unhappy Face parallel.

The base set ran through 10 cards, with names like Eaton Elon, Astroid Hunter, Yeet Pete, Artifcial Art, Protesting Patti, Treasure Hunter, Hammy Burgler, Swift Revenge, Oinking Owen, and Hooked Heidi. Topps also published print runs after the sales windows closed. Eaton Elon led the set, while Swift Revenge finished with 1,791 copies.

The last cards, especially Oinking Owen and Hooked Heidi, sold below 1,000 copies, with 920 copies and 923 copies respectively. It is a compact set.

Open the tickable checklist to track what you own, or print it.

Year2022
Base cards36
Cards listed36
Painters5

Sticker Numbers: 1-10

Complete Set: 20

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Print runs and production

Item	Number
1 - Noah Writing	432
2 - Grimm Ace	623
3 - Outer Stacy	447
4 - Ridiculous Nicholas	456
5 - Menacing Margot	704
6 - Emergency Emilio	450
7 - Heatwave Dave	435
8 - Adam Sphere	530
9 - Clearin’ Sheeran	560
10 - Unsavory Avery	460
11 - Past Time Pat	530
Card #5, Protesting Patti	1,247 copies
Card #6, Treasure Hunter	1,265 copies
card #3, Yeet Pete	1,258
card #4, Artifcial Art	1,127
Card #7, Hammy Burgler	1,108
Card #8, Swift Revenge	1,791
Card #9, Oinking Owen	920
Card #10, Hooked Heidi	923
Garbage Pail Kids 2021 Was the Worst set	1,876 copies
Card #1, Eaton Elon	3,593
Card #2, Astroid Hunter	1,437