I love this book: 'Garbage Pail Kids'

When I was a child, the only way I got to see Garbage Pail Kids was in secret.

My folks, like many parents, absolutely hated the gross-out trading cards and wouldn't allow them in the house. It got to the point where GPKs were forbidden at my elementary school, too -- which, of course, made them more popular than ever.

I didn't know it then, but one of the creators of Garbage Pail Kids, Art...