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Collecting Monsters => Memorable Memorabilia => Topic started by: horrorhunter on August 09, 2014, 04:02:16 PM

Title: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 09, 2014, 04:02:16 PM
I'll start us off with the first monster trading card set from 1959- You'll Die Laughing (aka Funny Monsters) by the legendary Jack Davis. Many different sets of monster related cards followed through the years but this one was never topped in my opinion. Following are scans of the first nine cards from my set. By Bubbles, which was another name Topps used (for edgy sets, I guess).

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCJackDYDL1_zpsba33f6a0.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCJackDYDL2_zpsc007b34b.jpg)

I have the full set of 66 cards but no wrapper or box.

The box:
(https://kemostudios.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/fmc_001b.jpg)

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1959-topps-youll-die-laughing-trading-cards (http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1959-topps-youll-die-laughing-trading-cards)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/youlldie.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/youlldie.html)

http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/59dielaughing.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/59dielaughing.htm)



Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 09, 2014, 04:30:31 PM
In 1973 Topps followed up with the 2nd set of You'll Die Laughing cards, known as Creature Features on the wrapper. Black & White photos were used instead of artwork on this set. The cards still had the gags at the bottom and on the backs. The photos were sometimes "doctored up" by replacing an actor's face with the face of a Topps employee and it made the image look a little skewed. Topps dropped the "Bubbles" pseudonym by now since these cards were hardly considered envelope pushing by this point. The set contains 128 cards, and there was a test set that contains 18 cards of different #s of the regular set. Following is a scan of the first nine cards of my set, front and back.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYDL2nd1_zps6320d549.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYDL2nd2_zps82c4198b.jpg)

http://www.trading-cards.org/Cards-W-Z/Youll-Die-Laughing/index.php (http://www.trading-cards.org/Cards-W-Z/Youll-Die-Laughing/index.php)

http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/82941/1973-Topps-You%27ll-Die-Laughing-(Test-Issue) (http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/82941/1973-Topps-You%27ll-Die-Laughing-(Test-Issue))

http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/73dielaughing.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/73dielaughing.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 09, 2014, 04:41:54 PM
Love seein' the cards! Keep posting!

I have only 1 '59 YDL card. Can you guess which number?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 09, 2014, 04:48:21 PM
Love seein' the cards! Keep posting!

I have only 1 '59 YDL card. Can you guess which number?
Well, I looked through my set and couldn't find a Creature, so...I'll guess #1.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 09, 2014, 05:04:54 PM
In 1980 Topps released the 3rd and final You Die Laughing set with B & W photo fronts and colored borders...and gags, nach. The set contains 88 cards and 22 color stickers. Here are scans of my first nine cards, front and back, followed by my first nine stickers, front and back. The backs of the stickers fit together to form a very cool Creature From The Black Lagoon puzzle.  8)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYDL3rd1_zps2c1463b9.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYDL3rd2_zps68deb855.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYDL3rdS1_zps28d6e68a.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYDL3rdS2_zps93cee50f.jpg)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/youlldie.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/youlldie.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 09, 2014, 05:17:52 PM
Well, I looked through my set and couldn't find a Creature

Look again at card #21.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 09, 2014, 05:21:29 PM
I have the whole sticker set from the 1980 set, but only select cards from the card set.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 09, 2014, 05:22:52 PM
Look again at card #21.
Yep, a Jack Davis webbed monster FOOT.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 09, 2014, 05:33:43 PM
Yep, a Jack Davis webbed monster FOOT.  :laugh:

I wish he had done the whole Creature, but I'll take it.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 09, 2014, 05:35:32 PM
In 1988 a very similar to YDL set came from Topps called Fright Flicks. It featured '80s monsters in colored photos with gags (surprise!) on the front. On the backs are weird little accounts entitled Did It Ever Happen? The set contains 90 cards and 11 stickers. The backs of the stickers form a pic of five '80s era monsters. Here are scans of my first nine cards, front and back, and my first nine stickers, front and back.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFF1_zps255ea3a9.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFF2_zps100d1cd1.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFFS1_zps1d6699e7.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFFS2_zps8d98da51.jpg)

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1988-topps-fright-flicks-trading-cards (http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1988-topps-fright-flicks-trading-cards)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 09, 2014, 11:57:25 PM
 I love how they changed the faces of the supporting cast on the B&W pix of the 2nd "You'll Die Laughing" set. I guess they had to avoid lawsuits. They look so out of place next to the classic monsters.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: geezer butler on August 10, 2014, 12:21:35 AM
Great topic. I have the 1980 "Creature Feature" and "Fright Flicks" sets. I also have the 1991 "Topps Universal Monster" and 1996 "Universal Monsters of the Silver Screen" sets. Both are great. I have some Hammer Horror cards too, but not full set.

Technically not monster cards, but my favorite set is the 1978 Kiss trading cards. The 1966 Batman set is another favorite of mine.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 10, 2014, 03:35:41 PM
Horror Monsters is an excellent set from Nu-Cards, produced in 1961. There are a great variety of monsters represented in photos and a few illustrations with jokes on the card backs. Horror Monsters is divided into green bordered cards (1-66), and orange bordered cards (67-146). The backs of the Horror Monsters Green cards are either white or grey with red ink. The backs of the Horror Monsters Orange are gray with green ink. Here are cards 64-72 from my sets, front and back.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHM1_zpsee911458.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHM2_zps5f9b8bc3.jpg)

Horror Monsters Green came in 2-card panels:

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHM3_zps416b9a88.jpg)

Back:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHM4_zps7c543585.jpg)


http://www.monsterwax.com/horrormonstercards.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/horrormonstercards.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 10, 2014, 04:03:35 PM
In the mid '60s an 84 card set appeared called simply Monster Cards. The fronts look like blue photo negatives of photos and some illustrations from the Nu-Cards Horror Monsters series. The common name for these cards among collectors is "Monster Blue". The fronts have captions in type face, and the backs have a crude title illustration and corny jokes. These cards are commonly believed to be pirated versions of the Horror Monsters cards. They usually turn up as a complete set so it is thought they were sold that way, either through mail order or vending machines, or both. As crude as they are these cards are sought after by collectors, their amateurish execution speaking to the cheap way many Monsterkid items were produced in the chaotic '60s. To many the crudeness only adds to their charm. My first nine are pictured below, front and back.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMCblue1_zps658e6c50.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMCblue2_zpsbcb9c338.jpg)

At the end of the info about Horror Monsters cards the Monster Cards are discussed. Clicky:
http://www.monsterwax.com/horrormonstercards.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/horrormonstercards.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 10, 2014, 04:50:49 PM
In the mid '60s an 84 card set appeared called simply Monster Cards.

And only one Creature card in the bunch! (And it's a WALKS!)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 10, 2014, 06:04:45 PM
Spook Stories is a popular set from Leaf. Dated 1961, they weren't distributed until '62. Photo fronts with funny captions and silly jokes on the back meant they followed the common monster card formula. The photos are from Universal and Hammer flicks. There are 144 cards in the complete set. The second series, 73-144, are scarcer than the first. The first series is called Spook Theatre on the wrapper, and the second series wrapper is Son Of Spook Theatre. There are also several stickers which are REALLY scarce. The exact number of stickers is unknown but it is believed to be around 48. My cards 1-9 are pictured below, front and back.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSS1_zps05e55c0b.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSS2_zpsa957581c.jpg)

http://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-was-fear-that-was-spook-stories.html (http://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/2011/12/this-was-fear-that-was-spook-stories.html)

Box:
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--mnsGbY1QQE/TvkU-h2bDqI/AAAAAAAAHEM/i0rSQhEzMkI/s1600/SPOOK+STORIES+Blog+Title.jpg)

1st Series Wrapper:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WuK6dtobJhM/TvkVWBgptPI/AAAAAAAAHEw/2Giydcejl_k/s1600/SPOOK+STORIES+Spook+Theatre+Wax+Pack.jpg)

2nd Series Wrapper:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aCIRgD77gkA/TvkVcpamOXI/AAAAAAAAHE8/yUq07YjbFk8/s1600/SPOOK+STORIES+Son+of+Spook+Theatre+Wax+Pack.jpg)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/spookstickers.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/spookstickers.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: michblk on August 10, 2014, 06:23:10 PM
I have both series of Spook Stories and a series 1 wrapper.   I am in search of a 2nd Series wrapper.

BK
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 10, 2014, 06:29:16 PM
Famous Monsters cards were sold as a 64 card set through Captain Company ads in the backs of Warren Magazines. It features B&W photos of mostly AIP monsters along with some weird illustrations on the fronts, bordered by orange or red. The backs are Captain Co. ads. I can hear Jim Warren now-"Screw these corny jokes! Let's put our own ads on the backs!"  :laugh: Ever the huckster. Anywho, this isn't the greatest monster card set but it holds a fond place in collector's hearts for the ads as much as the pics. These came out in 1963. Here are pics of my cards 1-9, front and back.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFM1_zps28d213f4.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFM2_zps500ca29a.jpg)

http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/famousmonsters.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/famousmonsters.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 10, 2014, 06:52:12 PM
Topps' Shock Theater is a fun trading card set featuring photos from Hammer films bordered in bright red on the front, with joke captions. The backs have Shocking Laffs and a description of the front picture. The US test set came out in 1975 and has two #17 cards and no # 47 card. The UK set, Shock Theatre, came out in 1976 and has two #47 cards and no #17 card. It is believed this was done to sell more cards since kids would think they didn't have a full set. The UK set has 50 cards, and the US test set has 51 cards. Here are cards 1-9 from my UK set.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCST1_zpse2ea41f5.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCST2_zpsd379a46b.jpg)

http://horrorpedia.com/2012/11/20/shock-theatre-hammer-horror-trading-cards/ (http://horrorpedia.com/2012/11/20/shock-theatre-hammer-horror-trading-cards/)

UK wrapper:
(http://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/hammercardpack.jpg)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/shocktheater.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/shocktheater.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 10, 2014, 07:13:06 PM
Famous Monsters cards were sold as a 64 card set through Captain Company ads in the backs of Warren Magazines.

Several cards in the set featured photos of kids in their own amateur makeup, taken from some early FM makeup contests.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 10, 2014, 07:22:48 PM
Several cards in the set featured photos of kids in their own amateur makeup, taken from some early FM makeup contests.
That's pretty cool. No wonder I couldn't place them. And there are a few weird looking drawings as well.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 10, 2014, 07:28:11 PM
And there are a few weird looking drawings as well.

Some of those might be amateur art sent into the mag? I'll have to see if I can spot any of the in the letters dept.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 11, 2014, 08:55:13 AM
I'll start us off with the first....


Huh?!

http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=13334.0 (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=13334.0)

 :o
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 11, 2014, 09:13:01 AM
Huh?!

Well, it's hardly the first time we've had two threads on the same topic, especially when the other one has been inactive for a year.

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 11, 2014, 11:04:36 AM
Huh?!

[url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=13334.0[/url] ([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/index.php?topic=13334.0[/url])

 :o

I was referring to the Jack Davis You'll Die Laughing set being the first monster trading card set. I did a search for "monster trading cards" in the topic and no threads came up covering the sets in general. I had forgotten about the old thread or I would have started posting there. Calling the old thread "showcase your monster cards here" didn't describe the subject properly, which is the reason it didn't show up in my search. "Monster cards" could refer to different types, like lobby cards or vending machine display cards. The old thread had been unused for awhile and I just forgot about it.

I have dozens more monster trading card sets that I have been meaning to post for some time. It's a fair amount of trouble posting this stuff- scanning cards, doing the research to make sure you have all the details right, hunting links and pics, etc. There doesn't seem to be much interest here for this. Even the old thread which was pointed out to me (after I had already posted several card sets) died around a year ago. If so few people are interested in this it's hardly worth the trouble to continue. I guess I'm done here.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 11, 2014, 01:25:39 PM
If so few people are interested in this it's hardly worth the trouble to continue.

There may be only half a dozen people who have posted, but there are 196 Views, so there are more people interested than you think!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 11, 2014, 01:51:15 PM
There may be only half a dozen people who have posted, but there are 196 Views, so there are more people interested than you think!  :)
Maybe. I'm just sorry I missed the old thread. I hate to jump threads like that. Bad form.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 11, 2014, 05:55:26 PM
I have dozens more monster trading card sets that I have been meaning to post for some time. It's a fair amount of trouble posting this stuff- scanning cards, doing the research to make sure you have all the details right, hunting links and pics, etc.

Don't I know it! Cards are a pain to scan.

There doesn't seem to be much interest here for this.... If so few people are interested in this it's hardly worth the trouble to continue. I guess I'm done here.

Huh? This thread's only been up for one day. Moreover when you post a couple of pages of stuff all at once, you actually overwhelm other posters and deter them from participating. After all, what else is there to say? That's why I think it makes good sense to spread out info and post additional info at steady intervals in a new thread.

I'm just sorry I missed the old thread. I hate to jump threads like that. Bad form.

You didn't miss it. You actually seemed to rather enjoy posting in it at the time! But since I didn't/don't have anything further to post in that thread (and neither did anybody else it seems), we might as well kick start the topic with a new thread. It'll give me an excuse anyway to dust out my old pics!

 ;)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 11, 2014, 06:34:56 PM
You didn't miss it. You actually seemed to rather enjoy posting in it at the time! But since I didn't/don't have anything further to post in that thread (and neither did anybody else it seems), we might as well kick start the topic with a new thread. It'll give me an excuse anyway to dust out my old pics!

 ;)
I just meant that I missed catching it in my search. It was really my fault as I should have done a more extensive search before embarking on an ambitious thread. After I checked your link I remembered posting in it briefly. The reason it slipped my mind before is because I got in on the tail end of it and really only commented on a couple of other posts. If I had posted any of my own cards maybe it would have registered with me better. My bad.

I'll continue with more postings later. I think you're right about my having posted too much too fast. Maybe others will contribute and we can fire up the old Monsterkid trading card subject again after it's unfortunate hiatus.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 11, 2014, 06:45:09 PM
I hope someone is able to post a scan of Frankenstein Sticker #22. I've only see the original art posted at Norm Saunders' site.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 13, 2014, 07:58:34 AM
I'll start us off with the first monster trading card set from 1959- You'll Die Laughing (aka Funny Monsters) by the legendary Jack Davis. Many different sets of monster related cards followed through the years but this one was never topped in my opinion.


I agree! The Jack Davis artwork made these the gold standard by which all subsequent monster cards can be judged. And seeing these cards in the hands of older kids in the schoolyard was my first exposure to monster ephemera and was the seminal event in my becoming a monster kid.

Here are some pictures from my set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/AYoullDieLaughing-1.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/04-12-201284652PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/04-12-201284655PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/YoullDieLaughingcards.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/YoullDieLaughing.jpg)

 cl:)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 15, 2014, 06:33:05 PM
Spook Stories is a popular set from Leaf. Dated 1961, they weren't distributed until '62. Photo fronts with funny captions and silly jokes on the back meant they followed the common monster card formula. The photos are from Universal and Hammer flicks. There are 144 cards in the complete set. The second series, 73-144, are scarcer than the first. The first series is called Spook Theatre on the wrapper, and the second series wrapper is Son Of Spook Theatre. There are also several stickers which are REALLY scarce. The exact number of stickers is unknown but it is believed to be around 48.


The Leaf Spook Stories were a great set to be sure! In fact they were the first non-sport cards I collected as a kid. I completed a set of the cards within a month or so after starting to buy them. Here are some pictures/scans of wrappers, cards and stickers from my present collection:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpookStories.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpookTheatrewrappers.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SonofSpookwrapper.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Spooktheatrefront.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpookTheatreback.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpookTheatrestickers.jpg)

I have no recollection whatsoever of what I did with the stickers as a kid. It's possible that I just pitched them when I opened the packs. Perhaps stickers weren't even included in the packs sold in Canada.

tynhrt
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 15, 2014, 06:56:13 PM
I think SS is my favorite photo cards set. It's what I think of when I think of monster cards!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: MoreGore on August 15, 2014, 07:24:13 PM
These are awesome
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 17, 2014, 08:42:42 PM
Topps in 1963 issued the 153 card Monster Laffs Midgees set. The cards though were only a third the size of regular cards as they were issued three cards to a 2 1/2" X 4 11/16" panel with each card separated by perforations that could be broken apart.

Later that same year Topps released 66 of the Midgees as standard size Monster Laffs cards. These cards seem to have been issued primarily for vending machine purposes as they were only packaged in generic wrappers. Here are front and back scans of some of mine:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/19-05-201180022PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/19-05-201180031PM.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 18, 2014, 02:59:32 PM
To add to Hep's posting above here is more about Monster Laffs Midgees. The Topps 1963 set of 153 cards is divided into two series. Series 1 includes #s 1-108 and series 2 includes #s 109-153. The cards were issued in 3-card panels to be separated at the perforation. The single cards measure 1 9/16" x 2 1/2" and will show one (or two) side(s) where the perforation is evident unless carefully trimmed. Most (maybe all) of the card front photos are from AIP flicks. The second series is more scarce than the first. Most sets are comprised of single cards. A complete set of the 3-card panels is extremely scarce and could trade for more than 2 grand. Pictured below are scans of my first nine. I have all 153 cards but no unseparated panels.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMLM1_zpsa37bee69.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMLM2_zps18046641.jpg)

Box:
(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6443/1963monsterlaffsmidgeeb.jpg)


http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/monsterlaffsmidgees.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/monsterlaffsmidgees.htm)

http://www.monsterwax.com/terrortour.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/terrortour.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 18, 2014, 03:30:25 PM
Topps issued 66 of their Monster Laffs Midgees in 1963 as standard size trading cards called Monster Laffs. These were sold without gum in clear cello packs. Monster Laffs cards are still fairly common in the marketplace and are one of the most inexpensive sets of '60s monster trading cards. You should be able to find a set for less than $100. A warehouse find of these cards from a few years ago is finally drying up so in future they won't be so cheap. Scans of my cards 1-9 follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCML1_zps65d8f8cc.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCML2_zps63df40c6.jpg)


http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/monsterlaffs.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/monsterlaffs.htm)

http://nslists.com/monlaff.htm (http://nslists.com/monlaff.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 18, 2014, 03:59:54 PM
Monster Magic Action Trading Cards were produced by Abby Vending in 1963. The cards are in color with no text on the front, and have fuzzy looking illustrations which seem to move when the clear lenticular lens is placed "rough side up" on the card and moved about. I loved these goofy things as a kid and still think they're pretty cool. They are also one of the cheapest monster items in existence. A complete set of 24 cards and a lens can still be bought for 20 bucks or less. They were sold in blister card packs for 39 cents back in the '60s. When I bought my set from The Wrapper back in 2002 they sold commonly for 5 bucks a set. Below are scans of the fronts of 9 of my cards, and a card back (all backs identical). Also is a scan of my sealed blister card pack which can still be bought for around $15. Those annoying shadows are conjured up by my scanner.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMA1_zpsdb345a72.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMA2_zps1af9e3c3.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMAmip_zpsbc910bc4.jpg)


http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/monstermagicaction.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/monstermagicaction.htm)

http://magiccarpetburn.blogspot.com/2010/03/monster-magic-action-trading-cards.html (http://magiccarpetburn.blogspot.com/2010/03/monster-magic-action-trading-cards.html)

http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/printthread.php?t=3565 (http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/printthread.php?t=3565)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 18, 2014, 04:23:37 PM
Odder Odd Rods were produced by Donruss in 1970. It contains 66 stickers of cartoonish monsters driving various blowed-out vehicles. When I was in the 5th grade we traded the heck out of these things in school- both Monsterkids and Hotrodkids (which were often both). I picked up my set from a Toy Shop ad pretty cheaply a few years ago, and it brought back some fond memories. Following are scans of my first nine fronts, and a scan of the back which were all identical.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOOR1_zps436b317c.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOOR2_zps52c330c1.jpg)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Rods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odd_Rods)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/oddrodreview.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/oddrodreview.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 18, 2014, 05:12:31 PM
The Ackermonster's Cardiacards were produced by Raygen Entertainment in 1991. They were sold as a set of 45. In later years more sets of 45 cards were offered totaling 4 sets. Ackerman and Ferry, before the blowup.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTAC1_zps0fd2c86a.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTAC2_zps84e00030.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 18, 2014, 05:32:20 PM
The Night Slasher is a color photo set of 36 cards made as an homage to The Night Stalker TV series. It was produced in 2004 by Mystery Playhouse Productions (Monsterwax) and sold as 300 #ed sets through the Monsterwax website. My set is #191/300 and I have promo card P1 #50/300. My first nine are shown below.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTNS1_zpsf113a254.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTNS2_zpsa29e93d3.jpg)


http://www.monsterwax.com/nightslasher.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/nightslasher.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 19, 2014, 01:39:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpkYqkC2Na8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpkYqkC2Na8#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5rgBBuxcFA&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5rgBBuxcFA&feature=player_detailpage)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 19, 2014, 02:01:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMC4h1bsCpg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMC4h1bsCpg#)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRrbNqvsDnk&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRrbNqvsDnk&feature=player_detailpage)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 19, 2014, 02:09:16 PM
" D'ya know why they call it a "cock pit", Billy?"
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 19, 2014, 02:27:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2A194yTWoQ&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2A194yTWoQ&feature=player_detailpage)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 20, 2014, 01:50:43 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IlGKp88LFt0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IlGKp88LFt0)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 20, 2014, 01:55:04 PM
Good index for monster trading cards:

http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html)

The info is valuable but some of the prices probably need an update.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 20, 2014, 02:01:22 PM
 That "Outer Limits" set had some of the most impressive monster card art of it's time. I loved how none of the stories on the back had anything to do with the actual scene depicted.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 20, 2014, 02:28:03 PM
That "Outer Limits" set had some of the most monster card art of it's time. I loved how none of the stories on the back had anything to do with the actual scene depicted.
Yeah, I finally landed a set of them from an ad in The Wrapper a few years ago and I was surprised at how the explanations on the back were total BS compared to what happened in the TV episodes. The Outer Limits card set is one of the best sets of the '60s mainly because of those great color card fronts, and the weird stories on the backs strangely add to their charm. I'm glad I picked up my set because The Outer Limits is one of my favorite TV shows of all time. I would hate to shop for a set now. It would cost a hefty sum for a set in mid-grade. Those black edges are tough because they really spotlight any wear.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 20, 2014, 03:01:29 PM
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMC4h1bsCpg#[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMC4h1bsCpg#[/url])

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRrbNqvsDnk&feature=player_detailpage[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRrbNqvsDnk&feature=player_detailpage[/url])


A fond collecting memory I have is trick or treating on Halloween with two of my best buddies in 1963 or 1964. At a house near Ridout Street I was given one card in a generic wrapper. Opening it up we discovered the Hairy Fiend card from the Mars Attacks set. We were awestruck since we'd never ever seen any of the cards before and the card was absolutely wild! Without the wrapper, we failed to even figure out the name of the set despite the Mars Attacks title on the back!

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/item_4969_2.jpg)

Nonetheless, that Hairy Fiend card became the prize of our gum card collection which was soon to reach 6500 cards or so. It wasn't until about 25 years ago that I figured out that our Hairy Fiend card was part of the notorious Mars Attacks set. I've been pecking away at Mars Attacks cards ever since but I still don't have a Hairy Fiend card. In fact I still only have nine of the Mars Attacks cards in total. Here are the scans:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/04-06-2012111958PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/04-06-2012112001PM.jpg)

Mars Attacks cards are elusive and expensive these days because the graphic nature of the content results in them being "demand scarce".

:(

I have these four booklets issued in the late eighties by Pocket Comics as well:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/04-06-2012112005PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/04-06-2012112007PM.jpg)

One booklet for each of the first 54 cards in the set was planned, but the endeavour was sadly curtailed after the first four booklets.

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 20, 2014, 04:02:38 PM
I've been pecking away at Mars Attacks cards ever since but I still don't have a Hairy Fiend card. In fact I still only have nine of the Mars Attacks cards in total.
Those Mars Attacks cards are tough. I would love to have a set but I don't have a single one. That's one financial mountain I don't want to attempt right now. I may pick up one of the reprint sets since I'll probably never own an original set.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 20, 2014, 04:16:22 PM
Here are scans of my complete Outer Limits set from Bubbles, Inc. (Topps). As discussed before, the text has nothing to do with the actual episodes but I'm posting a scan of the backs of my first nine cards. 50 card set from 1964.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOL1_zps78c0cb4f.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOL1b_zpsa1ff7d20.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOL2_zps8428e1d2.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOL3_zps5c401e4c.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOL4_zps5c16b4b1.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOL5_zps93a5e3f3.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOL6_zps0925ebbc.jpg)


http://oldbubblegumcards.com/1960s/Outer-Limits/index.html (http://oldbubblegumcards.com/1960s/Outer-Limits/index.html)

http://www.psacard.com/Articles/ArticleView/6287/psa-set-registry-1964-topps-outer-limits-trading-cards-black-bordered-monsters (http://www.psacard.com/Articles/ArticleView/6287/psa-set-registry-1964-topps-outer-limits-trading-cards-black-bordered-monsters)

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1964-topps-monsters-from-outer-limits-trading-cards (http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1964-topps-monsters-from-outer-limits-trading-cards)

http://www.innermind.com/outerlimits/info/olcards1.htm (http://www.innermind.com/outerlimits/info/olcards1.htm)

http://www.psacard.com/SMRPriceGuide/SetDetail.aspx?SMRSetID=987 (http://www.psacard.com/SMRPriceGuide/SetDetail.aspx?SMRSetID=987)

Wrapper:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DsZgQB5ydr0/Urh-cWDrEsI/AAAAAAAAl6s/w6vqx7MJ-o4/s1600/outerlimitstradingcards.jpg)

Box:
(https://sp2.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608050065225156062&pid=15.1&P=0)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 21, 2014, 10:01:31 AM
The Addams Family trading card set was produced by Donruss in 1964. The 66 card set has photo fronts and the backs form a giant photo puzzle. I never saw these cards when I was a kid or I would have certainly bought several of them. I finally picked up a set of them from an ad in the Wrapper a few years back. Following are scans of my first nine.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCAF1_zps7f22ed8d.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCAF2_zps79a834de.jpg)

http://www.psacard.com/Articles/ArticleView/7770/psa-set-registry-1964-donruss-the-addams-family-a-creepy-kooky-and-mysterious-set (http://www.psacard.com/Articles/ArticleView/7770/psa-set-registry-1964-donruss-the-addams-family-a-creepy-kooky-and-mysterious-set)

http://www.lostwackys.com/addams-family/ (http://www.lostwackys.com/addams-family/)

http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1964-donruss-addams-family-trading-cards (http://www.cardboardconnection.com/1964-donruss-addams-family-trading-cards)

Wrapper:
(http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/46/2b/6a/462b6a47ef35960327c8977a9e7c8851.jpg)

Box:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7352466562_1bcea26313_c.jpg)



Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 21, 2014, 10:13:40 AM
Here are scans of my complete Outer Limits set from Bubbles, Inc. (Topps).

Box:

([url]https://sp2.yimg.com/ib/th?id=HN.608050065225156062&pid=15.1&P=0[/url])


The Outer Limits display box would be a nice looking piece indeed in any collection!

Here then are pictures/scans of some of my own Outer Limits cards and wrappers:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/OuterLimitsCards.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/OuterLimitscards1.jpg)
 
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/OuterLimits2.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/OuterLimitswrappers_zps97f1ae41.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/OuterLimitswrappers_zpse01cb6e0.jpg)

 tynhrt
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 21, 2014, 10:24:38 AM
I commend you on the condition of your Outer Limits cards, Hep. The black borders seem to magnify every imperfection and yours are some of the finest I've seen.

Even with the strange text on the cards I still love the OL card set. Maybe the fabricated stories and captions make the set even more entertaining.  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 22, 2014, 09:37:24 AM
The Addams Family trading card set was produced by Donruss in 1964. The 66 card set has photo fronts and the backs form a giant photo puzzle.


The Addams Family set is indeed another cool one with a great display box! Here are a couple of scans from my own set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/26-06-201165729PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/26-06-201165744PM.jpg)

Here as well are a few scans from my 1964 Leaf Munsters card set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/26-06-201125335PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/26-06-201125338PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/26-06-201165703PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/26-06-201165720PM.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Flower on August 22, 2014, 09:48:02 AM
^^^^^^^^^^

Beautiful cards .. great condition and color ..  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 23, 2014, 01:41:23 PM
The first two Dark Shadows trading card sets were produced by Philadelphia Gum as a pink bordered set in 1968, and a green bordered set in 1969. Each set has 66 cards and the backs form picture puzzles. Scans of mine follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDSpink1_zps8f6012c0.jpg)

Pink set backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDSpink2_zpsc744f7de.jpg)


(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDSgreen1_zps0ecb4a7d.jpg)

Green set backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDSgreen2_zps762e60f2.jpg)


http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/darkshadowspink.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/darkshadowspink.htm)

http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/darkshadowsgreen.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/darkshadowsgreen.htm)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/darkshadows.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/darkshadows.html)

http://www.collinwood.net/features/cards/index.htm (http://www.collinwood.net/features/cards/index.htm)

http://www.darkshadowsonline.com/cards.html (http://www.darkshadowsonline.com/cards.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: geezer butler on August 24, 2014, 12:34:44 PM
Those DS cards are super cool horrorhunter. Wish i had the original 60s' editions.
I do have an unopened box of the 1993 Dark Shadows trading cards. Prob not worth a heck of a lot, but it looks cool.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 24, 2014, 01:52:07 PM
Those DS cards are super cool horrorhunter. Wish i had the original 60s' editions.
I do have an unopened box of the 1993 Dark Shadows trading cards. Prob not worth a heck of a lot, but it looks cool.

Thanks, geezer. Many of the newer card sets are very cool in their own right. I plan on posting lots of newer cards as we travel ever onward into the future. According to Criswell, "We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I will spend the rest of our lives". *cue corny...er, momentous background music*  ;D
(http://www.criswellpredicts.com/images/criswell_001.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 24, 2014, 02:09:35 PM
'60s Sci-Fi & Terror TV is a fun and info packed set of 100 cards from Funfax in 1994. It's divided into two sets of 50 cards each, "The Sequel" being comprised of cards 51-100. It covers all the great 1960s TV shows Monsterkids grew up with. Some of mine are shown below.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TC60sSFTTV1_zps1f32a181.jpg)

Series 1 backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TC60sSFTTV2_zpsde1457bb.jpg)

Series 2:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TC60sSFTTVsequel1_zps3346c569.jpg)

Series 2 backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TC60sSFTTVsequel2_zps827b1436.jpg)


http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1572 (http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1572)

http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1573 (http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1573)

http://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2010/05/60s-scifi-terror-tv-trading-card-set.html (http://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2010/05/60s-scifi-terror-tv-trading-card-set.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 24, 2014, 02:29:54 PM
The first two Dark Shadows trading card sets were produced by Philadelphia Gum as a pink bordered set in 1968, and a green bordered set in 1969. Each set has 66 cards and the backs form picture puzzles.

So your post prompted me to look for the good thread on everything Dark Shadows that Missdead13 started a couple of years ago but it looks like that one was deleted as well.

 >:(

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 24, 2014, 06:50:05 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sYrBmrPSCU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sYrBmrPSCU#ws)


I just ordered a set of these Mars Attacks Heritage Trading Cards off eBay. Base 55 card set, 30 more subsets/chase cards, wrapper, box, poster. I'll never be able to afford the originals so I'm doing the next best thing. These cards are gorgeous. I'll post some (maybe all) of them when they arrive. Some good deals on eBay for these. I'll be getting these including shipping for less than 30 bucks.  :)


http://www.ebay.com/itm/121401100296?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/121401100296?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 25, 2014, 02:36:10 PM
Those DS cards are super cool horrorhunter. Wish i had the original 60s' editions.


I have the wrappers as well as almost all the cards. I bought them almost thirty years ago but still haven't gotten around to upgrading the handful with which I'm not completely satisfied. Here are scans:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/10-06-201255500PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/10-06-201255504PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/10-06-201255508PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/10-06-201255506PM.jpg)

The Philadelphia Chewing Gum Company also issued Quentin Postcards in 1969. Here are scans of two from my set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/10-06-201255511PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/10-06-201255514PM.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 26, 2014, 04:20:41 PM
The LP "Dracula's Greatest Hits" was released in 1964 by RCA and contained 15 monster trading cards drawn by legendary artist Jack Davis. I recently acquired a reprint set on heavy card stock which also contains a bonus "title" card. Below are the scans.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDGHjackdavis1_zpsa1833aaa.jpg)(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDGHjackdavis2_zps1334c90d.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmKoHbQdXqk#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmKoHbQdXqk#ws)

http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/jack-davis.htm (http://www.lostwackys.com/monster-cards/jack-davis.htm)

http://magiccarpetburn.blogspot.com/2009/01/draculas-greatest-hits.html (http://magiccarpetburn.blogspot.com/2009/01/draculas-greatest-hits.html)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 26, 2014, 04:42:54 PM
I recently acquired a reprint set on heavy card stock which also contains a bonus "title" card.

Neat! Where could one get those?

What's a "Honda Monster"?   ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 26, 2014, 04:51:02 PM
Monster Movie Classics Series 1 & 2 are really great monster cards. Produced by Reed, Inc. in 1997, there are 50 cards in each set, a certification card for set 1, 6 promo cards for set 1, and 3 promo cards for set 2. These cards seem to be an homage to the classic Horror Monsters cards of the '60s, they even have the card numbers in little skull illustrations on the card fronts. Series 1 features colorized movie photos with text on the backs, and Series 2 features black and white movie photos with partial red tinting and text on the back. If these cards were released in the Monsterkid '60s we would have gone nuts over them. Scans of some of mine follow.

Series 1 #s 1-9 fronts:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMC1_zpsd7108ff5.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMC2_zpsd068446d.jpg)

Last few Series 1 and promo cards for Series 2 fronts:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMC3_zps549c4416.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMC4_zpsbb1cda71.jpg)

Last 5 Series 2 fronts:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMC5_zps25039deb.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMMC6_zps7eefe018.jpg)

http://www.monsterwax.com/movieclassics.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/movieclassics.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 26, 2014, 05:14:27 PM
Neat! Where could one get those?

What's a "Honda Monster"?   ;D
They were a bonus when I ordered the Dracula's Greatest Hits CD from Drive-In Moonlite Movies. The DMM dude gave away some of these as premiums with purchase of the CD when he went to...Monster Bash...I think, a couple of years ago. He had a couple left and sent me a set along with some other freebies when I ordered one of his 7' Creature posters and the CD! Great guy.  :)

Honda Monster  :laugh:  I think Jack was having fun with the Big Daddy Roth/Weird-Ohs craze with a couple of those cards. Gotta love Jack Davis.  8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 26, 2014, 05:25:27 PM
He had a couple left and sent me a set along with some other freebies when I ordered one of his 7' Creature posters and the CD!

Thanks!

I think Jack was having fun with the Big Daddy Roth/Weird-Ohs craze

Not to mention the surf music craze.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 26, 2014, 05:46:10 PM
Thanks!

Not to mention the surf music craze.
The DMM Life-Size Posters are top quality on thick glossy paper. I think the only two he has are the Jack Davis Frankenstein and the 7' Creature and I ordered both. That JD Frank hangs on one of my closet doors and it blows away other reprints advertised on the web (I know because I bought some of the 'others'). I don't think anyone else has ever made a version of that Creature poster as big as the DMM version. It sure is cool. I don't know if he ever had the big Vampis printed up but I would have passed on those since I have an original Warren (in a tube) and a Harris reprint hanging on one of my closet doors.  ;)

Re: the Dracula's Greatest Hits cards on heavy stock...He might have had more made. Might be worth checking out.

...and yes, the surf music craze. I still love that stuff. I have CDs of the Frankie Stein And His Ghouls LPs and I listen to them all the time.  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 26, 2014, 07:34:37 PM

Re: the Dracula's Greatest Hits cards on heavy stock...He might have had more made. Might be worth checking out.


So, do you have some kind of link, or something?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 26, 2014, 10:50:55 PM
So, do you have some kind of link, or something?

Sure. And check out the life-size posters. 'Awesome' gets bandied about a lot, but that 7' Creature poster really is awesome. And the JD Frank is the best you're gonna find. Beats the heck out of those thin paper cheap reprints floating around evilBay.

http://www.driveinexchange.com/moonlitemovies/DMM.html (http://www.driveinexchange.com/moonlitemovies/DMM.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 27, 2014, 09:40:15 AM
I really like these Insult Postcards with Wally Wood and Dan Adkins artwork that Topps issued in 1966:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/01-06-201393929PM_zps8efebf66.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/01-06-201393935PM_zps5f559c9c.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/02-06-201325700PM_zps07eaaccc.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 27, 2014, 10:19:12 AM
'Awesome' gets bandied about a lot, but that 7' Creature poster really is awesome.

Yes, it is! Wish I had a place to put it.  :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 27, 2014, 11:58:46 AM
Yes, it is! Wish I had a place to put it.  :(
Mine is still in the tube because I don't have a good place to hang it either. I grabbed it because unusual things like that have a way of disappearing and then years later it's the old..."Geez, why didn't I buy that?!". I may have to say that about a lot of things later on, but not that gigantic Creature poster. Some day I may even have a place to hang the thing.  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 27, 2014, 07:47:32 PM
Calling All Monsters: Alien Invaders (Target, 1998, 48 card set), and Calling All Monsters: Mad Science (Target, 1999, 49 card set), are two retro style monster trading card sets featuring black and white monster movie photos with movie info on the backs. They feature monster flicks from the '50s-'70s. Some cool cards here. Scans of a sampling of my sets follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCAMAI1_zps89ea172d.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCAMAI2_zps4586adc2.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCAMMS1_zpsc2dd89c7.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCAMMS2_zpsb6faeaa3.jpg)

http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 27, 2014, 08:04:27 PM
Rittenhouse Archives released a new Outer Limits Trading Card Set in 2002. The 72 card set covers 8 classic episodes from the original show, 9 cards per episode. This is a nice set, but it lacks the quirky charm of the classic Topps set. My cards 1-9 are shown below along with two wrappers.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOLnew1_zps7df33cc5.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOLnew2_zps003747a2.jpg)

Wrappers:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCOLnew3_zps2fb3cf1d.jpg)


http://thewrapper.tripod.com/outerlimits.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/outerlimits.html)

http://www.scifihobby.com/products/theouterlimits/premiere/ (http://www.scifihobby.com/products/theouterlimits/premiere/)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 27, 2014, 10:38:35 PM
Calling All Monsters: Alien Invaders (Target, 1998, 48 card set), and Calling All Monsters: Mad Science (Target, 1999, 49 card set),

I've got those. Really nice sets!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 27, 2014, 10:42:56 PM
This is a nice set, but it lacks the quirky charm of the classic Topps set.

It's a good companion to the Topps set. I have this and the reprint of the Topps set.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 28, 2014, 10:31:14 AM
The best thing about this set released by Fleer in 1965 is actually the wrapper, although the cards themselves are pretty good:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Weird-Ohswrapper.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Weird-Ohscards.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Weird-Ohscards2.jpg)

The set sold well enough though to spawn a sequel;

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BaseballWeird-Ohswrapper.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BaseballWeird-Ohs.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BaseballWeird-Ohs2.jpg)

 8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Flower on August 28, 2014, 11:48:31 AM
I never knew that they had Weird-oh gum or cards.  I must live on another planet. 

 :o
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 28, 2014, 01:52:48 PM
The best thing about this set released by Fleer in 1965 is actually the wrapper, although the cards themselves are pretty good:
I agree. Those wrappers are killer. I bought a box each of the reissued Weird-Ohs and Weird-Oh Baseball cards a couple of years ago off eBay and never did get around to opening the packs and making sets. The full boxes do look good displayed on the shelves, however.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 28, 2014, 03:44:45 PM
I received my Heritage Mars Attacks set and thought I'd post some. This is a great set for anyone interested in owning a Mars Attacks set and can't afford to build an original one (who can?). The base set of 1-55 reprints the original set on thick cardstock. There is a 10 card Deleted Scenes subset, a 15 card New Universe subset, and a 5 card 3-D subset. Those 3-D cards are spectacular.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMAH1_zps695a2261.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMAH2_zpsc99b87b9.jpg)

Subsets Cards:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMAH3_zps541b8434.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMAH4_zps1685ea75.jpg)

3-D Cards and Wrapper:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMAH5_zpsff284a87.jpg)


http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2012-topps-mars-attacks-heritage-trading (http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2012-topps-mars-attacks-heritage-trading)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7rXVBvWTIXY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7rXVBvWTIXY)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 28, 2014, 07:46:11 PM
I received my Heritage Mars Attacks set and thought I'd post some.

I gotta get me a set of these!   :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 28, 2014, 07:59:45 PM
Spook Show (Monsterwax, 2011) is a 66 card set featuring spook show posters on the fronts and spook show info on the backs. This is one of the most fun monster items I've picked up in a long time. In each box you get at least one full 66 card set, all chase cards, an artist sketch card, either a metal printing plate or an autograph card by a spook show personality, 2 of the 6 promo cards, a faint pill, a $10,000 insurance policy against death by fright, one of 5 spook show tickets, and a Spook Show Sick Sack (barf bag). These cards are Spooktacular! (ouch).

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS1_zps4b9dffa2.jpg)

1-9 Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS2_zps20e2488c.jpg)

Cards 64-66 and Chase Cards:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS3_zps99052730.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS4_zps0d07eacf.jpg)

More Chase Cards:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS5_zps52d92b54.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS6_zps26ae2d47.jpg)

Promos, Credits, and Wrapper:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS7_zps07c24abe.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTMSS8_zps6f20e03f.jpg)

 tynhrt  tynhrt  tynhrt


http://www.monsterwax.com/spookshow.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/spookshow.html)

http://www.monsterwax.com/spookshowfeedback.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/spookshowfeedback.html)

http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=4264 (http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=4264)

http://aeiouwhy.blogspot.com/2012/01/monsterwax-spookshow-cards-contest.html (http://aeiouwhy.blogspot.com/2012/01/monsterwax-spookshow-cards-contest.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23OQCGLJ7rY# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23OQCGLJ7rY#)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J10HqvffkrU&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J10HqvffkrU&feature=player_detailpage)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 29, 2014, 08:05:53 AM
I received my Heritage Mars Attacks set and thought I'd post some.... There is a 10 card Deleted Scenes subset, a 15 card New Universe subset, and a 5 card 3-D subset. Those 3-D cards are spectacular.

([url]http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMAH5_zpsff284a87.jpg[/url])


Those 3-D cards are wild!

 8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 29, 2014, 01:01:31 PM
 Wasn't there a set of Ladies or Hammer trading card set once?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 29, 2014, 01:05:11 PM
Wasn't there a set of Ladies or Hammer trading card set once?

If you mean "of" Hammer, I don't recall a set with just the Ladies.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 29, 2014, 01:09:40 PM
If you mean "of" Hammer, I don't recall a set with just the Ladies.
Yeah, I meant ladies OF Hammer. Horror Hunter would know for sure. I mean, Hammer girls occupy 90% of his waking thoughts (maybe 30% of it for YUTTE!!!).
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 29, 2014, 01:12:58 PM
If it ain't in this list there probably isn't one.

http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 29, 2014, 01:19:05 PM
Creatures Of The Night That We Loved So Well trading card set is a promotional item for the book of the same name (2011, Jim Fetters) about Southern California Horror Hosts. Sixteen different hosts are featured, and there are 43 cards in the set. The numbering is very chaotic and without the index card it would be impossible to tell if you have a complete set, but since these were offered as complete sets that shouldn't be an issue. They are on thin card stock and ding easily. This is still a cool looking set celebrating classic Horror Hosts like Elvira, Moona Lisa, Seymour, and Vampira. The book is really good as well.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCOTNWLSW1_zpsdc493fbf.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCOTNWLSW2_zpse4db9ae2.jpg)


http://www.horrorhostgraveyard.com/2011/06/creatures-of-night-that-we-loved-so.html (http://www.horrorhostgraveyard.com/2011/06/creatures-of-night-that-we-loved-so.html)

http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistA2L.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 29, 2014, 01:33:40 PM
Yeah, I meant ladies OF Hammer. Horror Hunter would know for sure. I mean, Hammer girls occupy 90% of his waking thoughts (maybe 30% of it for YUTTE!!!).

 :laugh:

I believe Mike is correct that there isn't a set devoted to Hammer Hotties exclusively...but GOD KNOWS THERE SHOULD BE!  :laugh:

Hell, there should be an entire set devoted to just Yutte, and...her...uh...set.

This is for you, monster bro.
(http://img.discountpostersale.com/posters/MVS273491/1/Yutte-Stensgaard.jpg)

YUTTE, YUTTE, YUTTE!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 29, 2014, 01:41:19 PM
 Thank you for taking the bait this time. I guess those Hammer sets from a few years ago had a lot of the babes anyway. I should track those down.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 29, 2014, 02:07:34 PM
Thank you for taking the bait this time. I guess those Hammer sets from a few years ago had a lot of the babes anyway. I should track those down.
Yeah, I have one or two of those I'll be posting in this thread when I get to them. I'm doing it a binder at a time so it might be awhile. I kinda jumped ahead on the binder I put the Heritage Mars Attacks set in because I just got 'em. Lots of trading cards to come. It would be great if someone else besides me and Hepcat would post some cards. Too bad McDougal went AWOL, I think he has Terror Monsters and Terror Tales sets.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 29, 2014, 04:14:34 PM
It would be great if someone else besides me and Hepcat would post some cards.

If I have any that haven't been done, I'll post them.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 29, 2014, 04:31:29 PM
This will appeal to '50s sci-fi fans. A 6 card set put out by Good Stuff Cards. There's a 2nd set that I'll post in a few.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img537/9522/0G1OIY.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img743/9751/ihol0k.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img745/4648/fC0CFS.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img674/1283/xuB07u.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 29, 2014, 04:35:36 PM
Too bad McDougal went AWOL, I think he has Terror Monsters and Terror Tales sets.


Would these be the Terror Tales cards issued by Topps in 1967? If so I don't understand why you think we need McDougals House of Horrors to get some Terror Tales cards in this thread. Has he been saying that he's cornered the market?

 ???

While I ponder the question, here are some scans of my 1967 Topps Terror Tales cards:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/TerrorTalesfront.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/TerrorTalesback.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/TerrorTaleswrapper.jpg)

I love the contrast between the fronts with their sickly greenish tinge and the bright pink backs. It's a very tough set to complete though.

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 29, 2014, 05:25:36 PM
Anybody here have their own trading card?  ;D  Several years ago, Good Stuff made a card for my Yahoo Group, as a souvenir for members, or as hand-outs.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img538/3922/MMwxKz.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 29, 2014, 05:50:46 PM
Eclipse KING KONG 110 card set from 1993. Great set with the story on the backs.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img661/4940/ixVQ0O.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img537/691/X5aiXx.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 29, 2014, 07:51:35 PM
Would these be the Terror Tales cards issued by Topps in 1967? If so I don't understand why you think we need McDougals House of Horrors to get some Terror Tales cards in this thread. Has he been saying that he's cornered the market?
I just remembered him typing something about getting the cards he needed for Terror Monsters and Terror Tales. That's two sets I don't have and I didn't remember if you had them. Glad to see the Terror Tales cards. Do you have the Terror Monsters as well?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 29, 2014, 07:58:07 PM
This will appeal to '50s sci-fi fans. A 6 card set put out by Good Stuff Cards. There's a 2nd set that I'll post in a few.
I bought all of the Good Stuff Cards back in the day. I think my next binder in the posting parade has the Karloff and Frye sets. Good Stuff is aptly named. They made some fun monster cards.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 29, 2014, 08:12:45 PM
Good Stuff is aptly named. They made some fun monster cards.  :)

They did! And they had that great online card museum, too.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 29, 2014, 08:18:49 PM
I think my next binder in the posting parade has the Karloff and Frye sets.
Now you're talking! Can't wait to see those.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on August 29, 2014, 10:43:05 PM
Do you have the Terror Monsters as well?

No, I don't have any of those. I don't really like them.

 :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 02:27:07 PM
Boris Karloff: Beyond The Monster (1998) and Boris Karloff: Beyond The Monster Series 2 (2000) were produced by Good Stuff Cards. They cover Karloff's life and work with photo fronts and text backs by Greg Mank and others. Series 1 is 100 cards and Series 2 is 106 cards plus a 25 card subset. There were 2,500 numbered sets produced. Scans of some of mine follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBKS1a_zps2ac59e56.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBKS1b_zps22371106.jpg)

Certification Card for Series 1 and Series 2 Cards 1-8:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBKS2a_zpsc96bbc4a.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBKS2b_zpsb9037771.jpg)


http://www.karloff.com/products/old/POS-CCset.html (http://www.karloff.com/products/old/POS-CCset.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 30, 2014, 02:34:52 PM
 These are incredible! Very high quality set.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 02:56:33 PM
These are incredible! Very high quality set.
Yes, it's a great card set. All of the Good Stuff Cards product was very well done. When I was searching for links to post with more info about it I found next to nothing. That one link I posted seemed to be current but it wouldn't let me click the "checkout" button. Then I tried a search for goodstuffcards.com and nothing came up. I checked eBay for anything "Good Stuff Cards" and only a promo card for the "Henchmen Of Horror" series was listed for $9.99 OBO. Apparently Good Stuff Cards is out of business. I even checked Amazon- and zilch. I'm a little flabbergasted...I just assumed their cards were still readily available.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 30, 2014, 02:59:24 PM
 All the great stuff disappears quickly, my friend. It's the crap that lingers around forever.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 03:12:32 PM
All the great stuff disappears quickly, my friend. It's the crap that lingers around forever.
Geez!  :o...Just shows ta go ya- if you see something you like and you can afford it then grab it. I thought these cards would be around for awhile, but then, I guess it's been awhile. I'm still stunned this stuff actually seems to be scarce now. Maybe Mike knows somewhere a person could still buy Good Stuff Cards.
 
Yeah, you're right about the crap. All those damned home-made "wallets", pinback buttons, and fridge magnets, that are clogging up eBay monster searches are lingering large.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 03:41:30 PM
Dwight Frye...True Character (1998) is another cool set from Good Stuff Cards. 72 card set with a Title Card and cards #s 1-71. Nice photo fronts include a group of Dwight's deleted Bride Of Frankenstein scenes (cards 50-56). 1,000 numbered sets produced. Below are scans of the title card and cards 1-8 from my set.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDF1_zpsc179c7f1.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDF2_zps9e5790a2.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 03:57:22 PM
Another great set from Good Stuff Cards is Henchmen Of Horror (2001). 50 card set limited to 1,000 numbered sets. Hunchbacks, Werewolves, Brutes, and Psychos abound herein. Some of mine follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHOH1_zpsd6fa7e23.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHOH2_zps83174db0.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 04:11:00 PM
Monster Magazine Collectibles Trading Cards (2001) is a 10 card set from Good Stuff Cards. 1,000 numbered sets were produced. These feature 19 Captain Company ads from Warren mags. Scans of cards 1-9 from my set are below.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMC1_zpsa8638106.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMC2_zps0dbfaeaa.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 04:20:14 PM
Scans of 9 various Good Stuff Cards promo cards, and both sides of a Good Stuff Cards sales brochure from my collection.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCGSP1_zps953f5f8d.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCGSP2_zpsc0b814b7.jpg)

GSC Sales Brochure (folds allowed scanner shadows):
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/GSCB1_zps2e5dc8e2.jpg)

Other Side:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/GSCB2_zpsa2a9a337.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 05:22:43 PM
Evidently Good Stuff Cards stopped producing new sets in 2002 or late 2001. Two of the promo cards above- Women Of Horror and Zombie Movie Classics are slated for release in 2002 and I don't think they were ever produced. I don't remember ever seeing them, and I would have certainly bought them as I bought everything that Good Stuff Cards made available. I'm craving Zombie Movie Classics just thinking about it.

I checked the Monster Card Index at monsterwax.com and neither set is listed.
http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistU2Z.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistU2Z.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 30, 2014, 06:04:28 PM
I see you've already done your research on Good Stuff. They've been gone several years, but not as far back as 2001-2.  I don't know where to find any sets, or I'd get some of the ones I missed.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 30, 2014, 08:16:51 PM
 HH, every set you posted is top notch. Really love the "Henchmen of Horror" selection.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 09:00:24 PM
I see you've already done your research on Good Stuff. They've been gone several years, but not as far back as 2001-2.  I don't know where to find any sets, or I'd get some of the ones I missed.

I seem to remember going to their website after 2002, but I was referring to the two sets they never produced- Women Of Horror & Zombie Movie Classics, having never been made and according to the promo cards I posted they were supposed to have been released in 2002.

Evidently Good Stuff Cards stopped producing new sets in 2002 or late 2001. Two of the promo cards above- Women Of Horror and Zombie Movie Classics are slated for release in 2002 and I don't think they were ever produced. I don't remember ever seeing them, and I would have certainly bought them as I bought everything that Good Stuff Cards made available. I'm craving Zombie Movie Classics just thinking about it.

I checked the Monster Card Index at monsterwax.com and neither set is listed.
[url]http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistU2Z.html[/url] ([url]http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistU2Z.html[/url])


I'm not sure when they shut down their website but evidently they had quit making new sets by 2002 since those never came out. They probably kept the website active for awhile to sell off unsold product. I wonder what year their website bit the dust.

Also, didn't Good Stuff Cards have the horrorcards.org website where they listed all of the monster sets? That one is gone too. I wonder when it went down.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 30, 2014, 09:08:15 PM
HH, every set you posted is top notch. Really love the "Henchmen of Horror" selection.
Yeah, all those sets kick big monster butt. I was going to post links where anyone interested could buy them. Evidently, they are all secondary market now, and since a small limited number were made it looks like it's another evilBay waiting game for any to become available. I saved the 'Bay search to get an idea of just how scarce these things are now. I'm still a bit surprised...one minute something cool is easily and cheaply attainable...the next it falls off the face of the earth. Weirdsville, dude.  :o
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 30, 2014, 09:21:13 PM
Also, didn't Good Stuff Cards have the horrorcards.org website where they listed all of the monster sets?

Yes, they did. Great site!

And yeah, I misread your post about 2002.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 30, 2014, 09:27:08 PM
Looks like Good Stuff stuck around till 2007. You can see pages at archive.org.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070501043623/http://www.goodstuffcards.com/ (https://web.archive.org/web/20070501043623/http://www.goodstuffcards.com/)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 12:08:35 AM
Looks like Good Stuff stuck around till 2007. You can see pages at archive.org.
[url]https://web.archive.org/web/20070501043623/http://www.goodstuffcards.com/[/url] ([url]https://web.archive.org/web/20070501043623/http://www.goodstuffcards.com/[/url])

Thanks for the info. It's a real shame they didn't stay in business a LOT longer. Just think of all the great card sets they could have done. I really wish they would have at least done the Zombie Movie Classics set. Some what if? sets from Good Stuff Cards might be:

Harryhausen Dynamation
Vampire Movie Classics
Eurohorror Classics
Sci-Fi Aliens
Werewolf Movie Classics
James Whale's Horror Masterpieces

The list goes on and on.

R.I.P. Good Stuff Cards.  :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 03:15:04 PM
Hammer Horror Series 2 (Cornerstone, 1996) is an 81 card base set (82-162) continuing on the numbering of the first set from the previous year. These are very nicely done and include several chase cards including a few autograph cards. Some of mine are shown below.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHS2a_zps3ad81101.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHS2b_zps1ee4da71.jpg)


http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?p=3515 (http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?p=3515)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/hammer.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/hammer.html)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 03:33:42 PM
Universal Monsters Of The Silver Screen (Kitchen Sink Press, 1996) is a sharp 90 card set with 10 stickers. Here are some of mine.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSS1_zpsb154b845.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSS2_zps77cd7f6b.jpg)

Stickers 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSS3_zps3460d926.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSS4_zps7c49daaf.jpg)


http://thewrapper.tripod.com/hammer.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/hammer.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 04:19:45 PM
Not getting any pics. Didn't we UM of the SS already?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 31, 2014, 05:03:44 PM
 I have that Universal Kitchen Sink set. It is so well done that I often use it as reference (love the lobby card stickers, too). I still have to pick up those Hammer sets. Though I don't really bother with the chase cards. Some of them are nice, but too much trouble (and money) to round up. I really don't care for the gimmick of "chase" anything (especially cards & figures).
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 05:19:31 PM
I like the Kitchen Sink set, too! One of my favorites! Don't recall if I have any chase cards? Probably mot.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on August 31, 2014, 05:25:43 PM
 From what I recall, the chase cards were of the actual horror actors. They were very nice & probably worth getting. There was also a mail in premium metallic card (I think it was Bride of Frankenstein). Dealers were asking $50 for that one when they first came out.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 05:30:46 PM
From what I recall, the chase cards were of the actual horror actors.

Oh yeah! I don't have those. Nice though! Don't have the Bride, either.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 07:04:52 PM
Not getting any pics. Didn't we UM of the SS already?
Are the pics not showing up for you? They show for me alright.

Nobody had posted the UMOTSS cards in this thread yet.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 07:18:31 PM
Dr. Paul Bearer's Horrible Horror Cards (Druktenis, 1994) is a 36 card set featuring the horror host. Most of the cards show Paul Bearer holding one of his punny props.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCPB1_zpsffb5669d.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCPB2_zps797d3c28.jpg)


http://www.horrorhostgraveyard.com/2009/01/dr-paul-bearer.html (http://www.horrorhostgraveyard.com/2009/01/dr-paul-bearer.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 07:19:25 PM
Are the pics not showing up for you? They show for me alright.

Yeah, they show up now. Must have been an internet burp.

Nobody had posted the UMOTSS cards in this thread yet.

I'd have sworn they had, but I went back and looked and nothin'.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 07:30:49 PM
Yeah, they show up now. Must have been an internet burp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3RQT_7ykjDw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3RQT_7ykjDw)


Yeah, I keep getting a lot of wwwcrapola tonight too. The interwebbings must have a lotta cybergas.  cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 07:41:09 PM
Scary Monsters Scare-Cards (Druktenis, 1993-1995) were randomly placed in a few issues of Scary Monsters magazine a few years ago as premiums. I'm not sure how many were made or what comprises a complete set, but here are scans of mine.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSMHHP1_zpsd8c6700e.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSMHHP2_zps74005900.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 08:08:22 PM
Scary Monsters Movie Parody Cards (Druktenis, 1994) is a 36 card set intended as humorous parodies of various monster movies with art by Ronn Foss. I never cared much for these, but I collect all things Scary Monsters so here are cards 1-9 of my set.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSMP1_zps7c5c9076.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSMP2_zpse8526ddc.jpg)


http://thewrapper.tripod.com/oddball02.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/oddball02.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 08:24:04 PM
Tor Johnson Maximum Horror Cards (Good Stuff Cards, 1999) is a 10 card set of postcard size cards with illustrations by Tony Nazar on the front and text backs. This is the weakest Good Stuff Cards offering, but hey...it's Tor. Still a fun and unusual set. Limited to 1,000 numbered sets.

Cards 1-4:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTJ1_zps0307191b.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTJ2_zpsa2354d17.jpg)


http://www.nslists.com/maxhorr.htm (http://www.nslists.com/maxhorr.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 08:26:56 PM
Scary Monsters Scare-Cards (Druktenis, 1993-1995)

Seems like I got a couple of those. They must still be in the mags.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on August 31, 2014, 08:42:14 PM
Scary Monsters Card Set (Druktenis, 199?) is a 9 card set limited to 1,000 numbered sets. The fronts feature B&W photos of classic Aurora Monster Models (and a certification card) and the backs form a picture puzzle of the Aurora "Big Frankie" Model. Small but cool set.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDDAM1_zps492de57b.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDDAM2_zps9ad2e0b8.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 10:54:46 PM
Scary Monsters Card Set

I shoulda got that one. It's kinda cool!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 10:56:09 PM
Here's the 6 card Pepsi UM set from 1992.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img537/8629/RRGKRA.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img742/2338/4NtvnT.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on August 31, 2014, 10:59:13 PM
And the 6 card Safe Kids Campaign / Trading Card Treats set from 1991.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img674/1801/XaYdTh.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img674/1015/lijDy9.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 01, 2014, 03:07:30 PM
Here are some more promos, 5 from Good Stuff Cards and 1 from Monsterwax.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCVP1_zps107e3838.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCVP2_zpsf71c8ee5.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 01, 2014, 03:13:12 PM
Pizza Hut Monster Hologram Cards (1992) were given away by the restaurant. Set of three.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCPHUMH1_zpsa918d101.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCPHUMH2_zps19404559.jpg)


http://www.monsterwax.com/oddballfirst.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/oddballfirst.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 01, 2014, 03:32:56 PM
Here are three Creepy Classics promo cards by Good Stuff Cards. Also in the scan are my Trading Card Treats which Mike already posted. Since I'm too lazy to go back and re-crop the pic and re-upload to Photobucket I'll just post 'em again.  :laugh: The Creepy Classics promos are probably a bit scarce by now and I thought some card geek may want to see them (I know I would if I didn't have them).

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTCT1_zpsc79b5179.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTCT2_zps52b62721.jpg)

http://nscardcrazy.wordpress.com/tag/trading-card-treats/ (http://nscardcrazy.wordpress.com/tag/trading-card-treats/)


BTW, I just ordered the two Hammer Horror sets by Strictly Ink (2008,2010) from some UK seller. I'll be posting those in a few days after their flight across the pond (and boy, will Chris Lee's wings be tired).  thrhrt  :D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 01, 2014, 03:57:22 PM
The Creepy Classics promos are probably a bit scarce by now and I thought some card geek may want to see them (I know I would if I didn't have them).

Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen them.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 01, 2014, 04:46:56 PM
Visions Of Vampirella (Topps, 1995) is a gorgeous 90 card set featuring everyone's favorite Drakulonian Hottie.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCVOV1_zps98a8b1fe.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCVOV2_zps03fe0abd.jpg)

Cards 10-18:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCVOV3_zps2d65b1fa.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCVOV4_zpsa529083c.jpg)


http://www.vampilore.co.uk/tcards/visions/visionspromos.html (http://www.vampilore.co.uk/tcards/visions/visionspromos.html)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 02, 2014, 10:12:55 AM
In 1991 Topps produced an Addams Family trading card set based on the movie. The set has 99 cards and 11 stickers. The backs of the stickers form a picture puzzle. The Addams Family movies are alright but I don't think they measure up to the original TV show. Likewise, I think this card set falls short of the original '60s set.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCAFnew1_zps5ef898b9.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCAFnew2_zps9f7169ca.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 02, 2014, 10:23:10 AM
Fangoria Horror Collector Cards (Comic Images, 1992) is a 90 card set featuring covers from the magazine.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfango1_zps9815bfbd.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfango2_zps6bd94733.jpg)

Wrapper:
(http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/236x/7f/9d/fa/7f9dfa3196e041f77aae89a29aed430c.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 02, 2014, 10:34:46 AM
Topps' Shock Theater is a fun trading card set featuring photos from Hammer films bordered in bright red on the front, with joke captions. The backs have Shocking Laffs and a description of the front picture. The US test set came out in 1975 and has two #17 cards and no # 47 card. The UK set, Shock Theatre, came out in 1976 and has two #47 cards and no #17 card. It is believed this was done to sell more cards since kids would think they didn't have a full set. The UK set has 50 cards, and the US test set has 51 cards.


They are indeed fun cards! They're right up there in my top five favourite monster card sets. I'm not entirely convinced that the error was deliberate on Topps' part though since one would therefore have expected to find such "errors" more often. It could have just been good old-fashioned bungling. Hanlon's Razor dictates that one should "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

Here are scans of some of my 1975 U.S. Shock Theater cards:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/ShockTheaterfront.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Shocktheaterback.jpg)

Here are scans of some of my 1976 U.K. Shock Theatre cards plus the wrapper:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Shocktheatrefront.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/ShockTheatreback.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/ShockTheatrewrapper.jpg)

The Shock Theatre set shares some of the same images as the U.S. Shock Theater set but the captions are substantially different.

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 02, 2014, 12:11:41 PM
The Shock Theatre set shares some of the same images as the U.S. Shock Theater set but the captions are substantially different.

According to the examples here, most of the captions are the same.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 02, 2014, 03:21:38 PM
Hmmmmm. Well on this page we have four cards that are basically the same, two with the same image but different captions and three cards that are completely different. Nine cards isn't really a statistically representative sample though. I seem to remember a more pronounced difference between the two sets but I'd have to compare the two sets sheet by sheet.

 :-\
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 03, 2014, 05:12:36 PM
Twilight Zone (Rittenhouse Archives, 1999+) is a great series of 4 sets of 72 base cards each which continued the same numbering throughout the set. I only have the first three so my cards are #s 1-216. Set 1 was produced in 1999 with the other sets following every year or two. The sets devoted 6 cards per episode. Chase cards are available including several autograph cards. As nice as these are it's still a shame we never got TZ gum cards back in the '60s. Bubbles, Inc. (Topps) could have turned out a fantastic set of Twilight Zone cards back in the day.

Checklist Cards & Wrapper:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZ1_zpse2e32d75.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZ2_zps5ae3acb1.jpg)

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZ3_zps62d4dec4.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZ4_zps0a7b250a.jpg)


http://nslists.com/twizone.htm (http://nslists.com/twizone.htm)

http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistM2T.html (http://www.monsterwax.com/monsterlistM2T.html)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/chillingsets.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/chillingsets.html)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/witches.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/witches.html)

http://thewrapper.tripod.com/twilightzone.html (http://thewrapper.tripod.com/twilightzone.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 03, 2014, 05:37:36 PM
Bernie Wrightson: Master Of The Macabre (FPG, 1993) is a rippingly cool card set featuring my favorite comic book artist's drawings/paintings. The base set is 90 cards with a 45 card Frankenstein subset and 3 hologram cards. Super rare are the gold hologram cards and the Bernie autograph card. Very satisfying is the preponderance of ZOMBIES herein. I think Bernie draws better zombies than anyone...even "Ghastly" Graham Ingels...and that's saying something.  Zombie Cool

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBW1_zps75593f4a.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBW2_zps121a1077.jpg)

Frankenstein Subset Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBW3_zpsdf93bccf.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBW4_zpsc083dee3.jpg)

Holograms & Frankenstein Hologram Promo:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBW5_zps2112aeb8.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBW6_zps29f1248d.jpg)

The only issue of Previews I kept for my collection is the one with the Frankenstein Hologram Promo glued to the cover. It's about 2" thick but that one is too cool to toss.  8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 03, 2014, 06:06:14 PM
Bernie Wrightson Series 2: More Macabre (FPG, 1994) is the sequel to the first great set. It consists of 90 base cards and 5 Metallic Sternn chase cards. This set includes a good selection of zombies, vamps, werewolves, demons, aliens, dinosaurs, hotties, and plant monsters (yes, there is a Swamp Thing lookalike lurking herein).

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBWS2a_zps051f1f10.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBWS2b_zpsd0a30142.jpg)

First 3 Metallic Sternns:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBWS2c_zps3b29ec7b.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBWS2d_zpsc9633bde.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 03, 2014, 06:20:48 PM
Bernie Wrightson Stickers (FPG, 1996) is a set of 50 stickers featuring Wrightson art. They are blank on the backs. Some fabulous Wrightson art here. However, I think the card sets are superior.

Stickers 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBWSSa_zps994831a4.jpg)

Stickers 46-50 and Wrapper:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBWSSb_zps2814205b.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 03, 2014, 08:50:32 PM
Those Bernie Wrightson sets look great!

Would love to get those TZ sets! Do you know what they go for, these days?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 03, 2014, 10:34:58 PM
Those Bernie Wrightson sets look great!

Would love to get those TZ sets! Do you know what they go for, these days?
I just checked on the TZ sets and you can buy the individual base 72 card sets for around 10-15 bucks including shipping on the 'Bay. A 50th Anniversary Set came out in 2009 and I just ordered a base set of those for $12 with SH. Some of the autograph cards can be bought for as little as $10 (including Susan Gordon). I couldn't find any full boxes for sale though. I went ahead and ordered the Series 4 set I needed for like 13 bucks w/SH. I would like to score some of those autograph cards but that could run up a big bill pretty quick. Guess I'll settle for the base sets for now.

I also ordered the two Metallic Sternn chase cards I needed for that Wrightson 2 set for 5 bucks each postpaid. I've needed those things for 20 years! This thread has been good for my card collection but not my wallet.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 04, 2014, 12:13:13 AM
I just checked on the TZ sets and you can buy the individual base 72 card sets for around 10-15 bucks including shipping on the 'Bay.

Thanks! Glad you finally finished your TZ set!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 12:58:04 AM
Thanks! Glad you finally finished your TZ set!
Thanks. If I get a crack at a full box from that 2009 TZ Series I may spring. Lotsa cool autographs in that one, and I think it guarantees at least 4 autographs per box. If one pops up I bet it would be expensive though.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 04, 2014, 08:06:10 AM
I think Bernie draws better zombies than anyone...even "Ghastly" Graham Ingels...and that's saying something.  Zombie Cool

Bernie Wrightson is a tremendous talent but unfortunately I'm often put off by his subject matter. Tim Vigil is another artist about whom I feel the same.

 :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 01:25:18 PM
Bernie Wrightson is a tremendous talent but unfortunately I'm often put off by his subject matter. Tim Vigil is another artist about whom I feel the same.

 :(
Wrightson did some humor strips that may not appeal to you, like the Captain Sternn stuff. I'm a Heavy Metal fan so I like all of his stuff. My favorite Wrightson art by far is his monsters, and the very best examples of that are early in his career- late '60s through mid '70s. I think the comic book work that Bernie did for DC and Warren in that period are the best monster art I've seen this side of Frank Frazetta. The covers and stories Wrightson did for House Of Mystery, House Of Secrets, Swamp Thing, and a few other horror titles in the late '60s-early '70s are probably the pinnacle of his work. Web Of Horror is another example of Wrightson greatness, as well as some fanzine work from that period. At some point Wrightson broke his hand and it really affected his fine line technique. I like his stuff from the '80s onward, like the trading cards above, but the outstanding quality was diminished. He's still one of the best, however.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 02:58:41 PM
Frank Frazetta (Comic Images, 1991) is a 90 card set featuring the work of the fantasy art legend.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfrazetta1a_zps20d8a384.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfrazetta1b_zps4ff27c08.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 03:04:59 PM
Frazetta 2 (Comic Images, 1993) is another 90 card set which also contained some chase cards.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfrazetta2a_zps0876e2d7.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfrazetta2b_zpsc6b6a736.jpg)

Chase Cards:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfrazetta2c_zpsdb0fec68.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCfrazetta2d_zps09be07e0.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 03:16:44 PM
Mike Ploog: Fantastic Art (FPG, 1994) is a 90 card set with art by everyone's favorite Werewolf By Night artist.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCploog1_zpsd0074e64.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCploog2_zps8570a801.jpg)



http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=475 (http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=475)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 03:29:49 PM
Art Suydam Fantasy Art Trading Cards (FPG, 1995) is a 90 card set by an excellent artist.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCsuydam1_zpsdb886492.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCsuydam2_zps9c5981f9.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 04, 2014, 05:26:17 PM
Great art card sets! Never saw them, before.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 04, 2014, 05:33:44 PM
Anybody have the "Classic Toys Trading Cards" set? I only have the Aurora Creature kit card.

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTExNFg4Mjc=/z/wZEAAOSwMjNTzBHw/$_57.JPG)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 08:14:06 PM
Great art card sets! Never saw them, before.
Yeah, back in the '90s I used to buy a lot of trading card sets and boxes. They were cheap back then, and most of the cards from then are still very affordable on eBay. I have a few more art sets to post along with some other more purely monstery ones. The way I'm ordering new cards I'll have posting material for awhile. I guess this thread kind of rekindled my interest in them.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 04, 2014, 08:20:03 PM
Anybody have the "Classic Toys Trading Cards" set? I only have the Aurora Creature kit card.

([url]http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTExNFg4Mjc=/z/wZEAAOSwMjNTzBHw/[/url]$_57.JPG)

Those are freakin' cool, dude! I was unaware of them. I checked eBay after I saw your post and sets of them are pretty affordable. I'll probably pick up a set later on and I may post the whole thing. Really cool Baby Boomer Toys with lotsa monsters sprinkled throughout. That Creature card is beautiful.  8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 05, 2014, 08:55:22 AM
Anybody have the "Classic Toys Trading Cards" set? I only have the Aurora Creature kit card.

Not I, but I want a set now!

 :o
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 05, 2014, 08:57:31 AM
I guess this thread kind of rekindled my interest in them.  :)

I've found that too! Getting stuff out to photograph and scan is a great reminder of just how much cool stuff I have in my collections.  That's particularly so for my comics and magazines which are hidden away within my filing cabinets and my trading cards which are all in sheets and binders.

 :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 05, 2014, 05:04:38 PM
Some really great deals on eBay now for cards from the '90s-present. I just picked up the chase cards I needed to complete my Frazetta 2 set for like 3-5 bucks each with free shipping. Back when those cards first came out the chase cards sold for more like 10 bucks each. Figure in inflation and some of this stuff is mega cheap now. Furthermore I'm discovering sets I didn't even know about, like that Classic Toys set Mike mentioned. I haven't been this excited about trading cards in years. Got a bunch coming in the mail with more to order.

Wal-Mart has a good deal on Ultra-Pro 9 Pocket Sheets to store them in- 35 sheets for 5 bucks (acid-free, no PVC). I stocked up on some today.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 05, 2014, 05:36:30 PM
One nice thing about card collecting . . they don't take up that much space!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 05, 2014, 05:46:30 PM
One nice thing about card collecting . . they don't take up that much space!  :)
There is that, and...they don't degrade as easily as the newsprint most of our most cherished comics and monster mags are printed on. Slabbing doesn't even hurt the functionality of a card since there's only two sides. I only have one slabbed card in my collection- the Horror Monsters Green Incredible Shrinking Man card. I only have that one because I needed it and it only cost me 10 bucks, the same as a nice loose one. I don't have any slabbed comics/mags though. I like to read them too much.

I just bought a set of those Classic Toys cards off evilBay for 15 bucks shipped. Cardmania has gripped me!  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 05, 2014, 07:22:57 PM
I just bought a set of those Classic Toys cards off evilBay for 15 bucks shipped.

Saw a sealed box for $15 + shipping.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 05, 2014, 09:54:57 PM
Saw a sealed box for $15 + shipping.
That didn't show up on my eBay search or I would have probably grabbed it. Of course sometimes they pump up the shipping charges to make up for selling something cheap (and SH charges on full boxes can be high anyway).

I did see someone selling SINGLE CARDS for 2 bucks each...uh, that don't compute. That would be painful even if you only needed one card to complete the set.

Just went back and checked and yeah, I overlooked those because the seller's photo is just of some cards instead of the box. I skimmed over the search results too quickly. Wow, a sealed box for $13.95 + $7.50 SH is a really good deal. The box has 36 packs of 7 cards each so you should get at least 2 full sets with a possible 3. You would almost certainly get 1 full set unless the collation is REALLY wonkie. I should have paid more attention. Oh well, at least I'll have a set.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 06, 2014, 03:45:35 PM
Dinosaurs Attack! (Topps, 1988) is an homage to prehistoric monster movies like The Giant Behemoth. It is a 55 card, 11 sticker set in the vein of Topps own Mars Attacks set from 1962, and it's cheezy good fun...and pretty damn gory ta boot!  :o :D

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDA1_zpsae4c46f1.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDA2_zps4d5b1349.jpg)

Checklist Card & Stickers 1-8:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDA3_zps7c3e6266.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDA4_zps858fd772.jpg)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_Attack (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_Attack)!

http://www.bobheffner.com/dinosaursattack/ (http://www.bobheffner.com/dinosaursattack/)

http://www.trading-cards.org/Cards-D/Dinosaurs-Attack.php (http://www.trading-cards.org/Cards-D/Dinosaurs-Attack.php)

http://sobadsogood.com/2012/11/23/dinosaurs-attack-a-series-of-grotesque-trading-cards-from-80s/ (http://sobadsogood.com/2012/11/23/dinosaurs-attack-a-series-of-grotesque-trading-cards-from-80s/)

http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/30/dinosaurs-attack-trading-cards/ (http://www.retroist.com/2010/03/30/dinosaurs-attack-trading-cards/)

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=17302 (http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=17302)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dHBlSIhblM&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dHBlSIhblM&feature=player_detailpage)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 06, 2014, 03:58:42 PM
That didn't show up on my eBay search or I would have probably grabbed it.


Here it is. Closes in 2.5 hrs.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-TOYS-FACTORY-SEALED-BOX-/301298304923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4626c7479b (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-TOYS-FACTORY-SEALED-BOX-/301298304923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4626c7479b)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 06, 2014, 04:03:30 PM
I have the Dinosaurs Attack! set. Just as good as Mars Attacks!, but doesn't have it's vintage credentials.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 06, 2014, 04:09:53 PM
Here it is. Closes in 2.5 hrs.
[url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-TOYS-FACTORY-SEALED-BOX-/301298304923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4626c7479b[/url] ([url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-TOYS-FACTORY-SEALED-BOX-/301298304923?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4626c7479b[/url])

Already ordered my set but someone else should jump on these. That's a very good deal.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 06, 2014, 04:14:36 PM
I have the Dinosaurs Attack! set. Just as good as Mars Attacks!, but doesn't have it's vintage credentials.
It is a fun set with all of it's over the top violence and gore. These things are dirt cheap on the 'Bay. They must have printed a dinosaur-crapload of them back in '88. Any monster or dino fan should grab a set. Big fun for little moolah.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 06, 2014, 04:42:36 PM
They must have printed a dinosaur-crapload of them back in '88.

I believe it! Even after Jurassic Park came out you couldn't give 'em away!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 06, 2014, 08:10:06 PM
Got my other two Bernie Wrightson Series 2 Metallic Stern cards in the mail today along with both wrappers for the first two Bernie Wrightson card sets. Here's a scan.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBWMSampW_zps3f9515f5.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 06, 2014, 08:15:23 PM
Not really trading cards, but here are some items included in the binder I received when I joined the Bernie Wrightson Fan Club in 2003. Wrightson signed the large print.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/BWFC2_zpse43a4f6c.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/BWFC1_zps6f7aa2c2.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 06, 2014, 08:19:26 PM
Love Wrightson's b/w art the best! Especially the Frankenstein stuff!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 06, 2014, 08:36:05 PM
Love Wrightson's b/w art the best! Especially the Frankenstein stuff!
I totally agree. Bernie's use of shadow is a thing of beauty.

Thanks for nudging me into continuing to post in this thread, Mike. It's been fun, with much more monster card goodness to follow.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 06, 2014, 09:11:23 PM
It's been fun, with much more monster card goodness to follow.  :)


All the stuff I have has been posted, by somebody, except for the Creature stickers from a Spanish sticker set.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img661/6900/vIWpB1.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 07, 2014, 04:57:35 PM
Ken Kelly Fantasy Art Trading Cards (FPG, 1992) is a 90 card set with 3 hologram cards by the great Warren cover artist.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC1a_zps4c245d72.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC1b_zps7b9fefef.jpg)

Hologram Cards 2 & 3:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC1c_zps1a45fbb4.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC1d_zps1d0d9296.jpg)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kelly_(artist) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Kelly_(artist))

http://www.kenkellyfantasyart.com/page/page/6626983.htm (http://www.kenkellyfantasyart.com/page/page/6626983.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 07, 2014, 05:06:16 PM
Ken Kelly Collection 2 (FPG, 1994) is another set of 90 cards with 5 Metallic Storm chase cards.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC2a_zps288f8eb2.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC2b_zpsef6ae235.jpg)

Metallic Storm Cards 3-5:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC2c_zpsd6c1fe22.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKC2d_zpsc2a68880.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 07, 2014, 05:21:26 PM
What's a "Metallic Storm" card?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 07, 2014, 07:05:57 PM
The Sanjulian Collection (FPG, 1994) features the work of another classic Warren cover artist. 90 cards with 5 Metallic Storm chase cards. The posters Sanjulian did of Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie are some of the best versions of those characters ever.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSC1_zps72328def.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSC2_zpsf62776a0.jpg)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjuli%C3%A1n (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjuli%C3%A1n)

http://www.sanjulian.info/index2.php?id_galeria=1 (http://www.sanjulian.info/index2.php?id_galeria=1)



Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 07, 2014, 07:34:56 PM
What's a "Metallic Storm" card?
It's just a fancy name for a metal foil chase card. Usually they are silver color but sometimes gold.

BTW, I'm getting the chase cards I was missing for these sets off eBay since they're so cheap these days. As they arrive I'll post them. I used to drool over these things back in the day but gave up on completing many of the chase card sets because they were so expensive and they were cranking out so many card sets back in the '90s (too much to keep up with). They are a lot more reasonably priced now, and I can actually find them easily since we have eBay now. Back then you just had to keep checking comic book stores and conventions, or hope they would show up in adzines like Comics Buyers Guide and Toy Shop. It's a lot easier (and cheaper) now.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 07, 2014, 08:24:18 PM
It's just a fancy name for a metal foil chase card.

Ah! OK.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 08, 2014, 05:40:20 PM
Classic Toys Trading Cards (1993) is a fun 66 card set. I'm posting the monster related ones along with a little sci-fi and Sea Monkeys...because so many of us ordered those when we were kids.  ;D

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCclassictoys1_zps71c1ee82.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCclassictoys2_zpsa07db3e2.jpg)

Someone should do trading cards like this currently. There could be a set for Classic Monster Toy Figures, Classic Monster Models, Classic Monster Magazines, etc. Sensing a theme here?  :laugh:

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 08, 2014, 05:53:53 PM
The Complete Twilight Zone (50th Anniversary) (Rittenhouse Archives, 2009) is a 79 card base set with several chase cards and scads of autograph cards. Great set for the TZ fan.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZ50tha_zps4893d159.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZ50thb_zps65c65b6b.jpg)


http://tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1405 (http://tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1405)


Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 08, 2014, 08:40:52 PM
Classic Toys Trading Cards (1993) is a fun 66 card set.

Now you got me wanting a set of these!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 08, 2014, 08:58:36 PM
Now you got me wanting a set of these!  :)
It's definitely worth picking up. Some of the choices were a little weird, but overall it's a cool set.

I would love to see a set of these with Classic Marx/MPC/Remco playsets as the theme.

Trading cards are so expensive to print nowadays they have to charge too much for 'em. I guess we're well past the time of new trading card popularity. At least they made so many a few years ago that there are a huge number of cool trading card sets that are very affordable now. Most card sets from the last 35 years are really good buys currently.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 08, 2014, 09:45:33 PM
Some of the choices were a little weird, but overall it's a cool set.

Yeah, the Slinky isn't much to look at, but I'm sure those are in the minority.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 10, 2014, 06:30:43 PM
Got the Ken Kelly Series 1 & 2 chase cards I needed in the mail today. Here's a scan of both sets- the 3 Hologram Cards for Series 1, and the 5 Metallic Storm Cards for Series 2.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKCC1_zpsbdbf97f2.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCKKCC2_zps88e66e6d.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 10, 2014, 06:41:53 PM
Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008) is a sharp 72 card set. Absolutely beautiful cards. I received these today from 'cross the pond. Bloody good, mate.  8)

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008S1a_zpsefd6a849.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008S1b_zps6f93957f.jpg)

Cards 55-63:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008S1c_zps1476e9d5.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008S1d_zps5b14b413.jpg)

http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?p=3544 (http://www.tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?p=3544)

http://hammerandbeyond.blogspot.com/2008/08/hammer-horror-official-trading-card.html (http://hammerandbeyond.blogspot.com/2008/08/hammer-horror-official-trading-card.html)

I have the Foil Card chase set on order and I'll post those when they arrive.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 10, 2014, 07:05:27 PM
Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010) is the followup set of 54 base cards. I don't think it's quite as nice as Series 1, but it is a very attractive card set (especially #49 with the luscious Collinson Twins!  Zombie In Luv).

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010S2a_zps8fdc8518.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010S2b_zps533fe200.jpg)

Cards 46-54:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010S2c_zps1775a4f2.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010S2d_zps10529370.jpg)

http://www.nslists.com/hamhosi2.htm (http://www.nslists.com/hamhosi2.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 10, 2014, 07:43:13 PM
 I think those were the ones that I though were all-girl Hammer cards. They look stunning (the girls & the cards).
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 10, 2014, 07:55:04 PM
I like that "Early Science Fiction" sub set! Is that the whole thing? Looks like they covered everything from the '50s.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 10, 2014, 09:36:10 PM
I think those were the ones that I though were all-girl Hammer cards. They look stunning (the girls & the cards).
Yep they are pretty cool. I just wish there were more of them. The last Hammer set was produced in 2010 (posted above). I hope another Hammer card set comes along soon. I would love to see a whole set devoted to Hammer Glamour.

I'm contemplating posting that card #49 from Series 2 by itself. It would be huge! I wonder if that would constitute the dreaded envelope pushing.  :-\  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 10, 2014, 09:43:37 PM
I like that "Early Science Fiction" sub set! Is that the whole thing? Looks like they covered everything from the '50s.

Yeah, that's the whole subset. These look so good it makes me want more. Maybe Strictly Ink will do another set with more cards next time.

If you want these it may be a good time to get them. I bought both sets off eBay for less than 30 bucks shipped. These things are harder to get than most card sets from the last few years. They may not be so accessible in 2 or 3 years.

I bought mine from this guy. He has both sets and shipped both for the cost of shipping Series 1. They got here pretty fast, too...and unharmed. These are highly recommended.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hammer-Horror-Strictly-Ink-Series-1-Complete-72-Card-Mint-Base-Set-2008-/141157286688?pt=UK_Collectables_TradingCards_RL&hash=item20dda14320 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hammer-Horror-Strictly-Ink-Series-1-Complete-72-Card-Mint-Base-Set-2008-/141157286688?pt=UK_Collectables_TradingCards_RL&hash=item20dda14320)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 10, 2014, 10:12:10 PM
Fear of envelope pushing be damned! Here they are in all their glory.  8)

Card #49, Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010):
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHS2twinsofevilcard49_zps9be613ad.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 10, 2014, 11:37:00 PM
 I love the whole envelope pushing thing. Great call, HH.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 11, 2014, 12:47:54 PM
I love the whole envelope pushing thing. Great call, HH.
:laugh:

I was joking about that "envelope pushing", of course. One of the mods gave a sorta/kinda warning about that a long time ago and it's been a source for some fun. But...hey, it is pretty hot for a trading card.  ;D

Also, by cropping down to such a small scanned item and then essentially magnifying it as a large image you can see how sharp these cards really are. It still has a fairly detailed image even blown up like that. These really are beautiful, as Mord says, "the girls and the cards".  ;)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 11, 2014, 04:17:05 PM
Got these today. These are the five Metallic Storm chase cards for the Sanjulian set I posted earlier.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTSCMS1_zpsc9bf434a.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTSCMS2_zpsd2773279.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 11, 2014, 04:20:51 PM
Here are the five Metallic Storm chase cards for the Mike Ploog set I posted earlier in this thread.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMPMS1_zpsbd3a7744.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCMPMS2_zps58ad5c1b.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 24, 2014, 02:34:31 PM
Some unopened packs from my collection. No wonder we couldn't resist these things as kids. These wrappers are so gorgeous.
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCunopenedpacks_zps66a79a89.jpg)

The scariest thing might be thinking about chewing the petrified granite-like stick of gum lurking within.  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 24, 2014, 02:45:00 PM
The scariest thing might be thinking about chewing the petrified granite-like stick of gum lurking within.  ;D

Would anybody have stopped buying these things if they had stopped including the gum?

Nice set of packs!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 24, 2014, 02:47:55 PM
Zacherle The Cool Goul (Chiller Theatre, 2004) is a small set of 10 cards featuring fave horror host Zacherley. Scans of cards 1-9 follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCZTCG1_zps95b39c9e.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCZTCG2_zps0ba6cb17.jpg)

Yeah, I know, they spelled ghoul wrong on the card fronts. They also left off the "y" from the end of Zacherley's name which Zach added to help people pronounce it properly.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 24, 2014, 02:51:25 PM
Would anybody have stopped buying these things if they had stopped including the gum?

Nice set of packs!  :)
I chewed the gum occasionally, but I often just tossed it in the trash. It was usually hard even back then.  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 24, 2014, 03:07:10 PM
Yeah, I know, they spelled ghoul wrong on the card fronts. They also left off the "y" from the end of Zacherley's name which Zach added to help people pronounce it properly.

Wow! Those are some glaring mistakes! It's called "proofreading", guys!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 24, 2014, 03:10:03 PM
It was usually hard even back then.  ;D

It had to be hard and dry, so it didn't stain the cards. It was terrible gum, hard or soft.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 24, 2014, 04:28:37 PM
It had to be hard and dry, so it didn't stain the cards. It was terrible gum, hard or soft.
Yep, it was pretty bad. We're fortunate Topps and the other trading card guys opted for the hard, dry stuff so that the cards didn't suffer from the staining that soft, better tasting gum would have inflicted. We could buy gum for a penny back then. When we bought a pack of cards it was to dig into those cards, daddyo! And, also to enjoy the cool wrappers.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 24, 2014, 04:59:31 PM
 Incredible cards, as usual. Can't wait to see your new Hammers!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 24, 2014, 05:05:52 PM
Can't wait to see your new Hammers!


Thanks! I just got them!

(http://www.us.all.biz/img/us/catalog/21445.jpeg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 24, 2014, 05:08:39 PM
Thanks! I just got them!

I was waiting for that one. Well played.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 24, 2014, 05:09:32 PM
I was waiting for that one.

 ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 24, 2014, 05:22:30 PM
Incredible cards, as usual. Can't wait to see your new Hammers!
Thanks, Mord.

I'm working on getting some of the Hammer Horror autograph cards now. Compared to what you have to pay for an autographed photo at a show there are some really good deals on these autographed cards. I value the cards more than the photos because they are part of something bigger- the set. The only thing they lack is a personalized signature, but even those might bite you if you decide to sell or trade later.

You know, most card sets from the last twenty years are really cheap now- like $5-$10 for a base set, but these Hammer Horror cards are different. The print runs on them must have been smaller than most card series. The only really cheap set of Hammer Horror cards of the first four (CMA) sets is the Series 2 set from Cornerstone (1996) that I posted earlier in this thread. Those are all over eBay for $10-$20 a set. The chase cards and promo cards are expensive, but the base set is cheap. The Series 1 Hammer Horror (Cornerstone, 1995) occasionally surfaces at around $40-$50 a base set, and some of those chase cards hardly ever come up for sale. I just recently picked those up including the tough chase cards, but no Series 1 autograph cards yet. The latter two Cornerstone/CMA sets hardly ever show up for sale- the Entombed set from 2000, and the Behind The Screams set (RiverWye) from 2004. The latest HH sets from Strictly Ink (2008,2010) can still be bought fairly cheaply at around $10 a base set, but you have to get them from UK dealers usually. Chase cards and promo cards from all six sets are expensive, and sometimes hard to find. In a few years all of these Hammer sets will be scarce and expensive I would wager. Anyone who wants them should jump pretty soon.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 24, 2014, 05:27:06 PM
Thanks! I just got them!

([url]http://www.us.all.biz/img/us/catalog/21445.jpeg[/url])

Awesome! Do you have a rare hammer autographed by Cameron Mitchell from The Toolbox Murders (1978)?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 24, 2014, 06:30:47 PM

Awesome! Do you have a rare hammer autographed by Cameron Mitchell from The Toolbox Murders (1978)?
[/quote] Now that's a trading card set I'd love to see!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 24, 2014, 06:54:01 PM
Awesome! Do you have a rare hammer autographed by Cameron Mitchell from The Toolbox Murders (1978)?

Nah. All I got is an autographed photo of David Rasche from "Sledge Hammer".
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 25, 2014, 03:56:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGwOKSym7xE&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGwOKSym7xE&feature=player_detailpage)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 25, 2014, 04:09:51 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfHtkEdG-vU#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfHtkEdG-vU#ws)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQw_6mlpfY&feature=player_detailpage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAQw_6mlpfY&feature=player_detailpage)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 25, 2014, 04:21:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQ9jZRaWn8# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQ9jZRaWn8#)

Cool vid with background music that I personally don't care for. Just mute the sound if you don't either. This thing screams for some good Alice Cooper like Black Ju Ju, or some killer monster surf music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XbYf0hFowm4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XbYf0hFowm4)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 25, 2014, 05:05:45 PM
Thanks, Mord.

I'm working on getting some of the Hammer Horror autograph cards now. Compared to what you have to pay for an autographed photo at a show there are some really good deals on these autographed cards. I value the cards more than the photos because they are part of something bigger- the set. The only thing they lack is a personalized signature, but even those might bite you if you decide to sell or trade later.

I'm not fond of the personalized signature, myself. I'd rather have a classic saying & a signature (or just a signature). The only way I would like a personalized signature is if it's from one artist to another (like a birthday card from Todd Browning to Lon Chaney). The fact that these cards are part of a legitimate set also authenticates the signatures (a lot of forgeries floating around the autograph market).
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: marsattacks666 on September 25, 2014, 06:58:15 PM
I'm not fond of the personalized signature, myself. I'd rather have a classic saying & a signature (or just a signature). The only way I would like a personalized signature is if it's from one artist to another (like a birthday card from Todd Browning to Lon Chaney). The fact that these cards are part of a legitimate set also authenticates the signatures (a lot of forgeries floating around the autograph market).


 :D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 26, 2014, 01:26:05 PM
I completed my chase card sets for the Frazetta 2 series posted earlier in this thread. Scans of the 3-card Chromium Set and the 3-card Spectrascope Set follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFchasesets1_zps8f00cecc.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFchasesets2_zps6ebd3857.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 26, 2014, 01:58:25 PM
The Best Of Frazetta (Comic Images, 1996) is a stunning, all chromium, 90 card base set with 9 chase cards- 3 Comic Covers and 6 Magna-Chromes. It may be the most beautiful card set I've ever seen. Scans of mine below:

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBOF1_zps729a01e8.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBOF2_zps540adfef.jpg)

Chase Cards (3-card Comic Covers Set & 6-card Magna-Chrome Set):
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBOF3_zpsee34841a.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCBOF4_zps841ca37d.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 26, 2014, 02:04:01 PM
It may be the most beautiful card set I've ever seen.

Judging from the 9 below, it surely has to be!  :) 
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 26, 2014, 02:12:44 PM
Judging from the 9 below, it surely has to be!  :)
I lightened the exposure a bit on the cards 1-9 scan which turned out to be a mistake. I should have left it dark and sharp. All 90 of the base set are chromium, they look like polished glass with a bit of a 3D effect. It really shows off Frazetta's superior art. The scans don't do them justice.

After seeing the last scan with those small lines on the last card front (M6), I went and checked the card and 9-pocket sheet and there are no lines or imperfections there. It's frustrating sometimes trying to present beautiful items with scans and photos and seeing all of these weird tricks of light, shadow, and dust muck it up. This set is striking in person, not so much in the scans.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 26, 2014, 02:15:32 PM
I lightened the exposure a bit on the cards 1-9 scan which turned out to be a mistake.

I thought something went wrong with the scan.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 26, 2014, 02:32:42 PM
I thought something went wrong with the scan.
I fixed the first scan. Still can't figure those unsightly lines on the last card in the last scan. Could be lint or dust on the scanner, I guess. Sometimes weird phantom things happen with photos and scans. Just have to drive on to the next.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 26, 2014, 03:07:42 PM
I completed my chase card sets for the Frazetta 2 series posted earlier in this thread. Scans of the 3-card Chromium Set and the 3-card Spectrascope Set follow.

And contrast the way artists drew breasts in the days when breasts were necessarily all-natural to the way many/most artists draw breasts in this day and age of implanted women. Artists had to understand physics and how gravity works in the old days.

 :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 26, 2014, 03:25:43 PM
And contrast the way artists drew breasts in the days when breasts were necessarily all-natural to the way many/most artists draw breasts in this day and age of implanted women. Artists had to understand physics and how gravity works in the old days.

 :(
Frazetta was the master of drawing natural looking, gorgeous, curvy women.

I agree that much of the art today does draw (npi) a correlation between the phony, cheap look that artificial enhancement brings, and some of the poorly crafted anatomy evident in many current art styles. I don't mind stylized anatomy if it's attractive. I just don't like some of the crappy, cheap, shortcut anatomy from someone like a Rob Liefeld.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 26, 2014, 04:09:32 PM
Still can't figure those unsightly lines on the last card in the last scan. Could be lint or dust on the scanner,

It's probably the surface of the Spectrascope cards. I tries to scan a color image with some kind of shiny surface and it came out b/w.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 26, 2014, 04:20:13 PM
It's probably the surface of the Spectrascope cards. I tries to scan a color image with some kind of shiny surface and it came out b/w.
I think it was scanner lint/dust. I went back and gave the scanner glass a good cleaning.  ;)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 26, 2014, 05:25:10 PM
Frazetta was the master of drawing natural looking, gorgeous, curvy women.

Well they were a bit too corpulent for my tastes but there's no question that Frazetta understood anatomy.

I agree that much of the art today does draw (npi) a correlation between the phony, cheap look that artificial enhancement brings, and some of the poorly crafted anatomy evident in many current art styles. I don't mind stylized anatomy if it's attractive. I just don't like some of the crappy, cheap, shortcut anatomy from someone like a Rob Liefeld.

I agree. Liefeld's work is certainly a case in point and I like it not at all.

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 27, 2014, 05:22:52 PM
Here are scans of my complete Gold Foil chase card subset for the Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008) card set.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHS12008goldfoilset1_zpsd439755d.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHS12008goldfoilset2_zps57625d7e.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 27, 2014, 05:27:03 PM
The complete Hammer Glamour 9-card chase subset from the Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010) card set scans follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHS22010hammerglamourset1_zpsa9f0c8bf.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHS22010hammerglamourset2_zps9b15651a.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 27, 2014, 05:59:20 PM
Here are scans of my complete Gold Foil chase card subset for the Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008) card set.

Cool! Love posters!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 27, 2014, 06:01:13 PM
Well they were a bit too corpulent for my tastes . .

Frazette did love that bubble butt!  :laugh:
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 27, 2014, 08:16:48 PM
Frazette did love that bubble butt!  :laugh:

He sure did, bless the man. This is Frank's Satanico Pandemonium.
(http://frankfrazetta.org/images/frank_frazetta_fromdusktilldown.jpg)

Salma Hayek really looks like that!

I gotta agree with Frank. There's nothing like curves in all the right places.  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 27, 2014, 08:57:34 PM
 Oh man, I wish I would have tried for a Hammer set when they were affordable. Congratulations, my friend, incredible collection. Pause... wait for Mike Scott to post some hardware photos
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 27, 2014, 10:19:26 PM
Pause... wait for Mike Scott to post some hardware photos

Nuts to you!

(https://www.boltdepot.com/images/Chrome/chrome-hex-nuts.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 27, 2014, 10:19:41 PM
Frazette did love that bubble butt!  :laugh:

He sure did, bless the man.

I gotta agree with Frank. There's nothing like curves in all the right places.  ;D

The problem is that I disagree with the right places part. That's the way women get spending most of their time wielding spoons and forks sitting on their butts instead of swords and spears sitting on dragons.

 :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 27, 2014, 11:27:51 PM
The problem is that I disagree with the right places part. That's the way women get spending most of their time wielding spoons and forks sitting on their butts instead of swords and spears sitting on dragons.

 :(
Hey, it twerks for me.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: geezer butler on September 28, 2014, 12:14:24 PM
Some random scans from my collection:

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3867/15195376347_583f2e2761_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p9LgZn)DS (https://flic.kr/p/p9LgZn) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2945/15195380797_022112ad22_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p9Lij6)hammer (https://flic.kr/p/p9Lij6) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3923/15358874546_cd43fb3412_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ppdfiQ)toppsmonsters (https://flic.kr/p/ppdfiQ) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3842/15381575652_d71cc0bbbd_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/prdAyd)randomhorror (https://flic.kr/p/prdAyd) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3856/15195198530_d34d375393_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p9Kn8y)FF (https://flic.kr/p/p9Kn8y) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2941/15195303278_4fc2915a92_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p9KUgy)kiss (https://flic.kr/p/p9KUgy) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3850/15195145599_c189e4fb4a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p9K6oX)topps2 (https://flic.kr/p/p9K6oX) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2950/15195209130_f1cb566d1a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/p9Kqhj)GZcards (https://flic.kr/p/p9Kqhj) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3869/15381870495_d72543ce60_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/prf7cH)topps3 (https://flic.kr/p/prf7cH) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2941/15378706821_586d0be086_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pqXTKB)CF2 (https://flic.kr/p/pqXTKB) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2949/15378707351_8dff5e54f3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pqXTUK)CF1 (https://flic.kr/p/pqXTUK) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/people/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 28, 2014, 01:22:08 PM
Good stuff, geezer. That Godzilla box is really cool.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 28, 2014, 01:29:43 PM
Richard Corben Collector Cards (Comic Images, 1993) is a cool 90 card base set featuring one of the greats of comic/monster art. Corben did exceptional work in the 1970s with Warren as well as a great deal of quality underground comics and fanzine work. He's still working and his art is still fantastic.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCRC1_zpscf0ca5c9.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCRC2_zpse1615e1f.jpg)

Complete Prism Card Chase Set:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCRC3_zps5299d6bd.jpg)

Prism Card Backs & Wrapper:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCRC4_zpse7be69cd.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 28, 2014, 01:31:20 PM
 I am impressed. Your collection seems to be endless.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 28, 2014, 01:45:03 PM
I am impressed. Your collection seems to be endless.
Thanks, Mord.
 
I have a few more to post as well as the ones I have on order. I'll be glad when the rest of my Hammer Horror cards finally arrive from the UK. I have several HH autograph cards on the way as well as a killer limited binder to put them all in.  :)  It's just a shame Strictly Ink couldn't get Yutte Stensgaard to do some autos for either of the last two HH sets.  :(    Yutte Yutte, Yutte!  :laugh:

I also resubscribed to The Wrapper so I'll probably be finding more cards in there to order. This thread could have material from me for quite some time.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 28, 2014, 01:49:17 PM
 I've never seen the chase sets on the Hammers before. On the average, how many chase subsets were there per series? Btw, a Yutte signature nude card would have been double-sweet. YUTTE, YUTTE, YUTTE...infinity
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 28, 2014, 02:12:57 PM
I've never seen the chase sets on the Hammers before. On the average, how many chase subsets were there per series? Btw, a Yutte signature nude card would have been double-sweet. YUTTE, YUTTE, YUTTE...infinity

The six Hammer Horror Series varied greatly. The last two HH Series from Strictly Ink (2008,2010) had those two chase sets that I posted above which aren't too scarce. Those chase cards can still be found pretty easily for around $2-$4 each, and sometimes a set of all nine can be found for around 10 bucks. The thing is you have to order most of this stuff from UK so the shipping is a factor in cost even for trading cards. The really scarce (and expensive) cards are the autograph cards and some mostly crappy sketch cards from the Strictly Ink sets. The autograph cards are well worth what sellers want for them, but those sketch cards are not even on my radar at 50 bucks a pop. I might give $5-$10 for the sketch cards but that's about it, and then only because they are part of otherwise excellent sets. And speaking of excellent sets...Yutte wanted to pop in (pop out?) and say hi. Heeeeres Yutte:
(http://www.ecranfantastique.net/4images/data/media/2920/Yutte_Stensgaard.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 28, 2014, 02:16:27 PM
Do you have any Frankenstein Stickers?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 28, 2014, 02:20:16 PM
Do you have any Frankenstein Stickers?
I don't, but I would love to. Hepcat might, or McDougal whom I think is still AWOL presently.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: geezer butler on September 28, 2014, 03:31:22 PM
Good stuff, geezer. That Godzilla box is really cool.

Thanks horrorhunter! I bought that box around 15-20 yrs ago. Probably paid $20 for it back then. The box is not wrapped, but the packs are unopened. Those were some lean times for me in terms of collecting. Back then most of my $$$ went to rent, ramen noodles, and beer---and not necessarily in that order.  But once in a while I'd snag something cool like those Godzilla trading cards.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 28, 2014, 06:40:25 PM
Do you have any Frankenstein Stickers?


I don't, but I would love to. Hepcat might....


I really like the Frankenstein Stickers but sadly all I have is the wrapper:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-04-201381329PM_zps65359a5d.jpg)

The actual stickers are both elusive and expensive. Kids used them up sticking them on lockers and binders.

 :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 28, 2014, 07:38:55 PM

I really like the Frankenstein Stickers but sadly all I have is the wrapper:


Monsterwax says the wrappers are easier to find than the stickers. I've been looking for an image of #22, forever. Found the original art at Norm Saunder's site, but no sticker.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 28, 2014, 08:26:21 PM
I found this pic on the interwebbings. Cool box.  8)    Wally Wood did the art on the box and wrapper according to the Norm Saunders website.

(http://www.legendaryauctions.com/ItemImages/000109/113684a_lg.jpeg)


Here's the #22 artwork Mike mentioned:
(http://normansaunders.com/MonsVal/66-00%2CFrnk-22%2CORIG.jpg)


Here's a link to the finished auction for the above box with 24 unopened packs. It sold for $2,489 in 2010.
http://www.legendaryauctions.com/lot-109986.aspx (http://www.legendaryauctions.com/lot-109986.aspx)

Another box sold at auction for over $1700 last year. According to the Leland's website only those two full boxes are known to exist.

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 29, 2014, 08:21:58 AM
According to the Leland's website only those two full boxes are known to exist.

The key word here is known. In this context "known" means "offered for sale on a well known auction or other vintage memorabilia site". How many of these boxes reside in private collections treasured by the owner or forgotten somewhere on some dusty shelf in an old warehouse or someone's basement is unknown.

 :-\
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 29, 2014, 10:40:42 AM
 As usual, thanks for the Yutte, HH. I know it's a delayed response, but I was still staring at the picture while trying to clean the drool from my screen.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 29, 2014, 01:18:46 PM
The key word here is known. In this context "known" means "offered for sale on a well known auction or other vintage memorabilia site". How many of these boxes reside in private collections treasured by the owner or forgotten somewhere on some dusty shelf in an old warehouse or someone's basement is unknown.

 :-\
True. I was just reporting on what I googled up. There are probably at least a few that haven't come to market. This info just gives a general indication of rarity. Just think of the thousands of these cool stickers that ended up on some school locker or binder and got discarded over the years.  :'(  I know kids were just enjoying their stuff, but man! I gotta find that Wayback Machine.  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 29, 2014, 01:27:37 PM
One of the rarest monster card sets! (From the UMA Archives.)

I'm sure you're all familiar with the trading cards that came with the Monstertoon iron-ons. Try putting a set of these together!

Would very much like to have scans of the Creature, Frankenstein and Phantom cards!!

(http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1526) (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1527)

(http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1528) (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1529)

(http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1485) (http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1484)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 29, 2014, 01:40:15 PM
One of the rarest monster card sets! (From the UMA Archives.)

I'm sure you're all familiar with the trading cards that came with the Monstertoon iron-ons. Try putting a set of these together!
I don't have the Iron-Ons so I was unfamiliar with these. How many of these cards were there?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 29, 2014, 02:00:16 PM
How many of these cards were there?

Just six. One for each monster. Creature card in package with Creature iron-on, etc.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on September 29, 2014, 02:26:29 PM
One of the rarest monster card sets! (From the UMA Archives.)

I'm sure you're all familiar with the trading cards that came with the Monstertoon iron-ons. Try putting a set of these together!

Would very much like to have scans of the Creature, Frankenstein and Phantom cards!!

([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1526[/url]) ([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1527[/url])

([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1528[/url]) ([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1529[/url])

([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1485[/url]) ([url]http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/forum/MGalleryItem.php?id=1484[/url])
These remind me of the NECA Headknockers, in a way.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 29, 2014, 05:38:57 PM
Horror Host Graveyard Trading Cards (HHG, Series 1- 2009, Series 2- 2010) are two series of 10 cards each featuring...what else? Horror Hosts. A bit pricey at $5 and $6 per set (postpaid), but still very cool if you're a Horror Host nut like I am. Autographed cards are sometimes included.

Series 1 Title Paper, Cards 1-8:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHG1_zps633a79f9.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHG2_zps43fe7652.jpg)

Series 1 Cards 9 & 10, Series 2 Title Paper, Cards 11-16:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHG3_zps187770c6.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHG4_zpsbecac170.jpg)

Series 2 Cards 17-20:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHG5_zps0a2ac0f3.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHHG6_zps2b887087.jpg)

Someone wrote on my Gunther Dedmund card! Guess I'll have to throw that one away.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on September 29, 2014, 06:06:30 PM
I guess Zach got in there 'cause he's still around.  It would be nice to have a '60s hosts set!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 29, 2014, 06:17:02 PM
Someone wrote on my Gunther Dedmund card! Guess I'll have to throw that one away.

Bummer! I hate getting cards like that.

 :(

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 29, 2014, 06:20:58 PM
I guess Zach got in there 'cause he's still around.  It would be nice to have a '60s hosts set!

That it would. Unfortunately we probably won't see any more of these considering they are dated 2009 & 2010. I didn't even know about them until the other day when I saw the promo video on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gGwOKSym7xE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gGwOKSym7xE)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 29, 2014, 06:27:23 PM
Bummer! I hate getting cards like that.

 :(
:laugh:

Yeah, I lucked out and scored an auto. If they really wanted to spice up the set with chase cards they could do nudies of Penny Dreadful, Ms. Monster, Marlena Midnite, and Sally The Zombie Cheerleader. Those would be worth chasin'!  >:D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 30, 2014, 01:27:34 PM
Thought I would revisit the old Ugly Buttons (Topps, 1967). Obviously not trading cards, but they filled the same role back in the day so I thought their inclusion appropriate. There are 24 in the set of which I have these 14. The art is by Norm Saunders and Wally Wood, two of the best trading card/comic/monster artists of the Monsterkid '60s. These were sold one to a wrapper for 5 cents, much like a group of trading cards.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img209/7984/zyni.jpg)

Box:
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/UglyButtonsB2_zpsc7286a5f.jpg)

Wrapper:
(http://37.media.tumblr.com/4ec73a464316cdb0d30f9c4358e3850f/tumblr_mxkevme78p1s2xpeeo1_1280.jpg)

http://www.normansaunders.com/UglyBts%2C01.html (http://www.normansaunders.com/UglyBts%2C01.html)

I managed to get the 14 posted above at eBay auction very inexpensively- 70 bucks including postage for the lot. I've been trying to finish the set but everytime they are listed on evilBay it's a BIN for around $20-$50 each...ouch. I keep lurking and waiting, hoping to complete the set someday for a reasonable price. Anyway, I have those 14 and they look great on display. These things scream '60s MONSTER.  8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on September 30, 2014, 09:11:03 PM
I was in high school by the time the Ugly Buttons were released and so I wasn't aware of them at the time. Now though I think they're wild cool and would love to have a set.

 :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on September 30, 2014, 09:48:05 PM
I was in high school by the time the Ugly Buttons were released and so I wasn't aware of them at the time. Now though I think they're wild cool and would love to have a set.

 :)
When I first saw the eBay auction for the 14 above I had never heard of Ugly Buttons and was in the dark about them, but they just blew me away. I thought they must be from the '60s by their look, and I kinda recognized Norm Saunders artwork from Mars Attacks. The seller didn't know what they were either and they were listed as something generic like Monster Pinbacks. If they had been listed correctly I would have never won them for (less than) my high bid of $73. After I won them I did some research and found out what they are, and how lucky I got. I hope to complete the set someday, but I'm frugal and patient so I bide my time. I've never seen a wrapper for sale, and a damaged box was out of my price range. Imagine finding a full box of these in an antique mall for 20 or 30 bucks. It's those kind of dreams that drive me to keep looking.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 01, 2014, 08:28:16 PM
My binder finally arrived from across the pond. This deluxe padded binder was produced for the Hammer Horror Series 1 Trading Cards (Strictly Ink, 2008) and limited to 300. I also received the Ingrid Pitt Binder Exclusive Autograph Card, and one of the original Sell Sheets. Scans of all follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/hammerhorror1TCbinder_zpsdff8e83c.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCingridpittauto1_zpsec54e9cc.jpg)

Back:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCingridpittauto2_zpsfe77e286.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH1sellsheet_zps6e575a31.jpg)

The binder is so large it will hold all of my Hammer Horror cards. At the risk of geeking out here I just gotta say, this binder is so beautiful in person I catch myself staring at it...mesmerized. I also have many more Hammer Horror cards to post in the next few days, including more autograph cards. These things are really gorgeous!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 01, 2014, 08:38:47 PM
 Congrats, bro, this is so freakin' incredible, I'm (almost) speechless! Love that binder & the Ingrid card (and every Hammer card you've posted). I'm still checking out your Hammer scans with envy.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 01, 2014, 09:06:44 PM
Congrats, bro, this is so freakin' incredible, I'm (almost) speechless! Love that binder & the Ingrid card (and every Hammer card you've posted). I'm still checking out your Hammer scans with envy.

Thanks, pal. I'm glad you like them.

Radickal Trading Cards in UK still have two of these binders for sale. I've posted a link to the evilBay listing in case anyone wants to order one. After those two are gone who knows where or when any will become available. I can't say enough about how freakin' awesome these things are to display your Hammer Horror Trading Cards in.  :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141353010971?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/141353010971?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 01, 2014, 09:13:18 PM
 I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I had the cards. Btw, do you know anyone that has that licensed Hammer Dracula cape clasp (from "Taste the Blood of Dracula")? I've wanted one of those for a while now.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 01, 2014, 09:28:26 PM
I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I had the cards. Btw, do you know anyone that has that licensed Hammer Dracula cape clasp (from "Taste the Blood of Dracula")? I've wanted one of those for a while now.
I don't know about the Hammer Dracula cape clasp, sorry.

The same seller in that link has both base sets of Hammer Horror Trading Cards for less than $10 each. They happily combine shipping (which is a concern from UK) so after the hefty binder shipping fee the rest of the order would probably be included with free shipping. I'm not affiliated with the seller and don't have a horse in the race moneywise. I'm just putting this out there for my UMA brethren should they want to get the best deal on some truly awesome Hammer merch. Also, Ilka with Radickal Trading Cards is very nice and professional. I was shorted card #54 from Hammer Horror Series 1 (CMA, 1995) from another seller and a few days ago I desperately sent emails to everyone I could think of to complete the set. I bought one from Rick Stoner, but not knowing this, Ilka hunted one up and sent it to me free with my binder order after receiving my email days ago. She's a sweetheart.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 01, 2014, 09:32:28 PM
 Now I'm interested. Do you mind me asking how much the shipping was (& how long it took to get here)?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 01, 2014, 09:59:47 PM
Cool binder! Just what a collection of Hammer cards needs!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 01, 2014, 10:27:25 PM
Now I'm interested. Do you mind me asking how much the shipping was (& how long it took to get here)?
22 bucks and a little over a week. They have a few of the chase cards too. If you jump go all in and get 'em shipped free!  ;)

Remember, the two sets are by Strictly Ink (2008, 2010). Radickal Trading Cards also has chase cards for Series 1 & 2 of the Hammer Horror Cards by Cornerstone (1995,1996). The Cornerstone Hammer Horror Series 2 (1996) base set is readily available from US sellers via eBay for $10-$15 or even cheaper sometimes (I saw one offered for like $3 or $4!) so you'll want that one to put in the binder, might as well get any chase/promo cards for it while you're at it. The Cornerstone Series 1 set is hard to find and pricey (around 50 bucks), so you may want to hold off on chase/promos for that one or not. I would go ahead and grab for both. 9-pocket sheets can be bought at Wal-Mart for 35 sheets/$5 (Ultra-Pro, acid-free, no PVC), and the binder comes with 10 sheets to store the Series 1 card set in. Before long you won't be able to find these binders unless you get lucky, and then probably drop big bucks.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 01, 2014, 10:29:41 PM
Cool binder! Just what a collection of Hammer cards needs!
Thanks, Mike. I love it!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 02, 2014, 11:01:02 AM
This is the wrapper for Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008).

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH1SIwrapper_zps6b9b0451.jpg)


The wrappers for Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010) are solid silver colored. They are actually wrappers for another card set turned inside out. For such a high quality set I'm baffled as to why Strictly Ink didn't have new wrappers printed for Series 2.  ???
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 02, 2014, 11:06:58 AM
Here are scans of my Costume Card from Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010). It houses a piece of fabric from the sweater Barbara Shelley wore in Quatermass And The Pit (1967) (aka 5 Million Years To Earth).

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSI1costumecard1_zps3c424a88.jpg)

Back:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCSI1costumecard2_zpscb794fc9.jpg)

The card is too thick to store in the 9-pocket sheet so I have it in a separate folder with the Sell Sheet and wrappers.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 02, 2014, 01:38:02 PM
 I wonder how close that fabric was to Barbara's assets.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 05, 2014, 05:35:56 PM
Hammer Horror Series 1 (Cornerstone, 1995) is the first modern day Hammer trading card set consisting of 81 card base set, 6 Cryp-tych chase cards, 1 Cornerstone Inside Trader Club Exclusive, and 4 promo cards. There were no autograph cards for this series. Scans from my complete set with all chase/promo cards follow.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195a_zps69f65301.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195b_zpsc7ef22e9.jpg)

Cards 73-81:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195c_zps8b06d365.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195d_zps583f338a.jpg)

Cryp-tych Chase Card Subset:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195e_zps0f5a239a.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195f_zpsaee8ea69.jpg)

All 4 Promo Cards & Inside Trader Club Exclusive Card:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195g_zpsbac93f9f.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH195h_zps79ffc014.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 05, 2014, 05:48:39 PM
Looks like a very nice set! Which key titles have a subset, like the CoF?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 05, 2014, 07:41:03 PM
Looks like a very nice set! Which key titles have a subset, like the CoF?
The movie titles were covered in the base sets. Chase card subsets featured things like art cards, autograph cards, or categories of things like Hammer Glamour or Gold Foil movie poster cards.

One interesting chase subset from Hammer Horror Series 2 (1996) features planned Hammer movies which never came to fruition called "The Hammer That Never Was". I'll be posting those soon.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 05, 2014, 11:15:45 PM
Looks like a very nice set! Which key titles have a subset, like the CoF?
Sorry, Mike, I misread your question resulting in my above post...ooops.

Anyway, here's the title breakdown for Hammer Horror Series 1 (1995):

1-9: The Curse Of Frankenstein
10-18: The Brides Of Dracula
19-27: The Curse Of The Werewolf
28-36: Dracula- Prince Of Darkness
37-45: Frankenstein Created Woman
46-54: Scars Of Dracula
55-63: Twins Of Evil
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 06, 2014, 01:10:57 AM
 Great selection, this set is on my radar.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 06, 2014, 08:07:03 AM

Anyway, here's the title breakdown for Hammer Horror Series 1 (1995):


Thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 06, 2014, 09:52:18 AM
Here are scans of some of my 1975 U.S. Shock Theater cards:

([url]http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/ShockTheaterfront.jpg[/url])

Here are scans of some of my 1976 U.K. Shock Theatre cards:

([url]http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Shocktheatrefront.jpg[/url])

The Shock Theatre set shares some of the same images as the U.S. Shock Theater set but the captions are substantially different.



According to the examples here, most of the captions are the same.


Comparing the two sets card by card - 22 cards are essentially the same, 4 cards have rewritten captions and 24 cards are completely different.

Here is a scan of another sheet from my U.S. Shock Theater set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Scan6pg_zps870a02f3.jpg)

The same sheet from my U.K. Shock Theatre set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Scan50004_zps2112c03f.jpg)

Another sheet from my U.S. Shock Theater set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Scan50002_zps1837701a.jpg)

And the same sheet from my U.K. Shock Theatre set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Scan50003_zps84b92dbd.jpg)

 cl:)





Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 06, 2014, 01:53:16 PM
Great selection, this set is on my radar.

Hammer Horror Series 1 (Cornerstone, 1995) is getting harder to find and usually runs around $45 for a base set in nice condition. The Series 2 (1996) is still very plentiful and usually sells for around $10.

I found an evilBay auction for a set of Series 2 with a minimum bid of only $2.49 (no bids, 2 days to go) and $3 shipping. Even if you don't plan to start collecting these you should pick these up super cheap just to check out the great photos and see how beautiful the cards are. The seller is a big card dealer and has beaucoup sets of these, so if you don't get this one cheap just bid again when they immediately relist another.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-Cornerstone-Hammer-Horror-Series-Two-Set-/381014469319?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58b63b6ac7 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/1996-Cornerstone-Hammer-Horror-Series-Two-Set-/381014469319?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58b63b6ac7)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 06, 2014, 02:05:53 PM
 thanks for all your help, HH.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 06, 2014, 04:27:28 PM
thanks for all your help, HH.
You're welcome, pal. I think you'll enjoy these once you get a taste.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 06, 2014, 04:37:51 PM
The Hammer That Never Was chase card subset from Hammer Horror Series 2 (Cornerstone, 1996) are presented below from my collection. This 6-card subset outlines Hammer movies that were planned but were never finished. Some of these look incredibly cool. Pardon the dust (forgot to wipe off the 9-pocket sheet before scanning).

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH296THTNWa_zps3d0a5239.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH296THTNWb_zps8fa92643.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 06, 2014, 05:17:19 PM
Seen most of those posters, before, but don't mind seeing them again! Always wanted to see that Zep v Pter movie!

Probably never heard of 90+ percent of those titles, though I imagine most of them got beyond a story treatment.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 06, 2014, 05:35:48 PM
Seen most of those posters, before, but don't mind seeing them again! Always wanted to see that Zep v Pter movie!

Probably never heard of 90+ percent of those titles, though I imagine most of them got beyond a story treatment.
The most heartbreaking one that never made it was Vampirella.  :'(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 08, 2014, 11:28:56 AM
I agree! Vampirella with Barbara Leigh was a movie that absolutely, positively cried out to be made!

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/barbaraleigh-fja.jpg) (http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/barbaraleigh-photoshoot.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Comics/18-06-201181330PM.jpg)

:(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 08, 2014, 11:29:38 AM
Here are scans from my 1973 Topps Creature Features set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-01-2013104410PM-1.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-01-2013104433PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-01-2013104436PM.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 10, 2014, 01:03:41 PM
More chase cards and promo cards from Hammer Horror Series 2 (Cornerstone, 1996) from my collection.

Checklist Card, Monster Motion Promo & Redemption Cards, 6-Card Chase Subset "The Hammer That Never Was"(posted earlier):
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH296chasepromo1_zpscb2cbefb.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH296chasepromo2_zpsbcd3755a.jpg)

3-Card Promo Subset From Model Mart, All 4 Promo Cards P1-P4, Inside Trader Club Card IT-5:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH296chasepromo3_zps1672a08e.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH296chasepromo4_zps1366e4e9.jpg)

I posted some of the Hammer Horror Series 2 (Cornerstone, 1996) basic set earlier in this thread. This post is everything else from that set except for the 6 Autograph Cards and the Monster Motion Card which I don't have yet (but I'm working on it).
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 10, 2014, 01:35:11 PM
 GREAT set, good luck on completing it, buddy.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 10, 2014, 01:51:08 PM
Thanks, Mord.

It's gonna be tough to find those Autograph Cards from the '96 set, but I do have several from the 2008 and 2010 sets. I'm waiting on 3 more to arrive in the mail (soooo slow from UK) and when they get here I'll post all the ones I will have accumulated so far. Still going to have some work to do on those recent sets.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 10, 2014, 02:04:44 PM
Thanks, Mord.

It's gonna be tough to find those Autograph Cards from the '96 set, but I do have several from the 2008 and 2010 sets. Still going to have some work to do on those recent sets.
The challenge is what makes it all worthwhile. I'm rooting for you.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 10, 2014, 02:12:40 PM
The challenge is what makes it all worthwhile. I'm rooting for you.
Thank you, sir.

I'll be up to my 'pits in Pitts. Got two different Ingrid Pitt Autos thus far with a third on the way. One can never get too much Ingrid.  :laugh:

One uncool thing in all this is the lack of a Yutte Stensgaard Autograph Card in any of those sets. I'll have to Hammer On sans Yutte. Drat!  :'(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 11, 2014, 01:40:27 PM
Classic Sci-Fi & Horror Posters Collector Cards (Breygent, 2007) is an oversized (3 1/2" X 5") 49 card base set with many chase cards (see checklist card back). Following are scans of cards 1-3 and the checklist card #49 from my collection.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCSFHP1_zps76930614.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCSFHP2_zpse1301e74.jpg)

http://nslists.com/vinpossf.htm (http://nslists.com/vinpossf.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 11, 2014, 02:02:14 PM
Classic Sci-Fi & Horror Posters Collector Cards

No movie titles on the check list.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 11, 2014, 02:14:40 PM
No movie titles on the check list.
The cards are numbered on the backs in the lower left corners. It's red on black so it's a little hard to see. Low contrast print colors are not cool for important info.  C:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 11, 2014, 02:28:57 PM
The cards are numbered on the backs in the lower left corners.

Yeah, but you need the cards to know what the movies are. There are no titles matched to the numbers on the check list.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 11, 2014, 02:39:46 PM
Yeah, but you need the cards to know what the movies are. There are no titles matched to the numbers on the check list.

http://nslists.com/vinpossf.htm (http://nslists.com/vinpossf.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 11, 2014, 04:01:10 PM
D'Oh! Forgot about House of Checklists! Thanks!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 13, 2014, 10:00:19 PM
Topps released a 132 sticker set of Monster Initial Stickers in 1974. I surmise that almost all were stuck somewhere because nice specimens are really tough to find these days. I have only the wrapper:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-04-201381331PM_zpsea671388.jpg)

 :-\
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 13, 2014, 10:51:26 PM
Topps released a 132 sticker set of Monster Initial Stickers in 1974.

132? There's only 26 initials.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 13, 2014, 10:55:18 PM
OK, I got The Mutant, The Vampire (1957) and Teenage Werewolf, but who are the eye guy, the guy in the hood and the spaceman/helmet guy?

(http://imageshack.com/a/img538/9958/P7B10f.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 13, 2014, 10:56:05 PM
132? There's only 26 initials.

http://www.bubblegumcards.org/Monster_Initials.html (http://www.bubblegumcards.org/Monster_Initials.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 13, 2014, 11:00:37 PM
[url]http://www.bubblegumcards.org/Monster_Initials.html[/url] ([url]http://www.bubblegumcards.org/Monster_Initials.html[/url])


Ah! Multiples.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 13, 2014, 11:46:53 PM
OK, I got The Mutant, The Vampire (1957) and Teenage Werewolf, but who are the eye guy, the guy in the hood and the spaceman/helmet guy?

([url]http://imageshack.com/a/img538/9958/P7B10f.jpg[/url])

The hooded guy might have been influenced by Horror Hotel (1960) which was released in the US in '61. As for the other two I'm not sure. For cheap kiddie fare like this the artist could have just made them up. This stuff is very important to us as collectors, but back then it was just cheap junk to be hacked out for those weird monster lovin' young'uns.  :laugh:

(http://monstergirl.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/horrorhotel-the-coven.jpg)

That hooded guy favors Vincent Price but the hood is wrong for Pit And The Pendulum (1961). Maybe it's an amalgam...who knows?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 14, 2014, 06:43:47 AM
For cheap kiddie fare like this the artist could have just made them up.

Entirely possible, but since have of them are film based, I thought the others might be.

That hooded guy looks so familiar! Horror Hotel was my first thought, but I couldn't find any matching stills.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: tintineric on October 14, 2014, 07:25:50 AM
I am looking for someone to contribute a chapter on the 70s horror trading cards for an upcoming book on 70s Monster Memories. Anyone intetrested? tintineric(*at*)yahoo.com
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 14, 2014, 09:52:56 AM
Welcome to the UMA, tintineric !

We certainly have a couple of major card collectors, here! 
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Herr Hussmann on October 15, 2014, 01:57:31 PM
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/the-masque-of-the-red-death/w448/the-masque-of-the-red-death.jpg)

Perhaps that hooded figure is from 1964's MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, before it is revealed who's behind the hood?



 The spaceman helmet guy reminds me a bit of Gigantor.
I love the fact the 1957 Vampire is there- I'm really a fan of that film.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 15, 2014, 02:23:43 PM

Perhaps that hooded figure is from 1964's MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH

The spaceman helmet guy reminds me a bit of Gigantor.


I couldn't find matching stills, but it could be either, or both of those.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 15, 2014, 02:30:16 PM
([url]http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/the-masque-of-the-red-death/w448/the-masque-of-the-red-death.jpg[/url])

Perhaps that hooded figure is from 1964's MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH, before it is revealed who's behind the hood?



 The spaceman helmet guy reminds me a bit of Gigantor.
I love the fact the 1957 Vampire is there- I'm really a fan of that film.

The Horror Monsters trading cards came out in 1961, so unless the folks at Nu-Cards had crystal balls it couldn't have been Masque.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 15, 2014, 02:35:25 PM
The Horror Monsters trading cards came out in 1961, so unless the folks at Nu-Cards had crystal balls it couldn't have been Masque.

Oops!  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Herr Hussmann on October 16, 2014, 08:33:57 AM
Sorry, I was unaware of the year that the cards came out. Maybe it's the guy from THE SEVENTH SEAL(1958) or just some dude in a hoodie.
I guess the year would also rule out Gigantor. Perhaps they're just randomly conjured-up characters created to fill space on the card, like all the random villains behind Penguin, Joker, Catwoman, and Clayface in the 1966 Batman TV show animated open.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 16, 2014, 01:32:37 PM
Here are scans from my 1980 Creature Feature set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-01-2013104439PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-01-2013104442PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-01-2013104446PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-01-2013104449PM.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 16, 2014, 04:32:57 PM
Here are scans from my 1980 Creature Features set:
 cl:)
The You'll Die Laughing/Creature Features (1980) set really is very nice. It's also still very affordable which makes it a good jumping on point for monster trading card collectors who wish to start collecting some of the older sets. Those stickers are way cool, as are the wrappers.  8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on October 16, 2014, 06:11:51 PM
The You'll Die Laughing/Creature Features (1980) set really is very nice. It's also still very affordable which makes it a good jumping on point for monster trading card collectors who wish to start collecting some of the older sets. Those stickers are way cool, as are the wrappers.  8)
Completely agree, cards don't have to be old to be cool.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on October 16, 2014, 08:17:52 PM
Some people don't like the frames on the cards, but they do make them instantly recognizable. Great sticker set and 4 different wrappers! What's not to like!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 19, 2014, 07:45:25 PM
I much prefer the 1980 to the 1973 Creature Feature set precisely because of the frames!

 ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 30, 2014, 09:23:27 AM
Leaf released these wild Awesome All-Stars cards in 1988:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385655PM_zpsa5875a86.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385655PM_zpsa5875a86.jpg.html)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385658PM_zps6bd026db.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385658PM_zps6bd026db.jpg.html)

Some came with snazzy puzzle backs:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/22-08-201373101PM_zpse8f990c7.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/22-08-201373101PM_zpse8f990c7.jpg.html)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/22-08-201373106PM_zps6e778c57.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/22-08-201373106PM_zps6e778c57.jpg.html)

A total of 99 different fronts were available. Cards 1-71 came with text on the backs while cards 72-99 had puzzle backs. Another 28 of the cards in the 14-53 range were also printed with puzzle backs,

They came in three different wrappers:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385701PM_zpsd5865647.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385701PM_zpsd5865647.jpg.html)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385704PM_zps345accc6.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385704PM_zps345accc6.jpg.html)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385706PM_zpsb3524767.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/Balticprince/media/General%20Album%203/19-08-201385706PM_zpsb3524767.jpg.html)

 8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 06, 2014, 11:11:23 AM
Here are scans of some of my Baseballs' Greatest Grossouts cards that Leaf issued in 1988 following up on the Awesome All-Stars cards:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/26-08-201373751PM_zpsff99221f.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/26-08-201373756PM_zps3d4e5d00.jpg)

The set consists of 88 different cards all available with text on the back. Of these 88, a total of 36 were also printed with puzzle backs.

Here are scans of the wrappers in which these cards were issued:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/26-08-201373759PM_zpsc3605a82.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/26-08-201373801PM_zps944ac782.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/26-08-201373809PM_zpsc151681d.jpg)

 8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 06, 2014, 03:49:40 PM
Here are scans of some of my Baseballs' Greatest Grossouts cards that Leaf issued in 1988

I didn't think they were still doing the Ed Roth style of cartoons in the '80s. Now, it's all popular, again (or should that be still?).
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 06, 2014, 04:15:26 PM
Here's another small, obscure set. These came one in every box of "Weeties" cereal in Australia in 1982. 12 cards to the set. I've seen 8 of the cards and half of those were psychedelically colorized movie monster photos and the other half had the same images that were used on Roach iron-ons, like the Creature one below. The cards had a sticker on one side and the  same image as a card on the other.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img911/7561/nAAcQQ.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img905/7091/loD6sk.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img537/5559/HPpi7C.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img538/4442/NfrUZM.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img540/453/EFevTZ.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 06, 2014, 04:48:54 PM
Not trading cards, but still monster cards. New, I guess. A B/W set and a LE color set.
http://www.amazon.com/Bicycle-Classic-Monsters-Limited-Edition/dp/B00NMW6PWU/ref=pd_bxgy_sg_img_y (http://www.amazon.com/Bicycle-Classic-Monsters-Limited-Edition/dp/B00NMW6PWU/ref=pd_bxgy_sg_img_y)

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/projects/1019967/photo-main.jpg)

(https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/106/923/3bb654f3609328242f45ed65ae8f728b_large.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 06, 2014, 07:36:03 PM
Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008) featured 10 Autograph Cards. Scans of six of the ten are posted below. Only four more to go.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008A61_zps31aaa1b5.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008A62_zpsa3f6ff26.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on November 06, 2014, 07:42:18 PM
 Good goin', buddy. Those are beauties! You have one hell of a collection, my friend.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 06, 2014, 07:50:32 PM
Very scarce are the Terror Cards XL "Death Edition" series. These were made by Necroscope in 2005/2006 and feature all Autograph Cards. I finally landed the Ben Chapman below off evilBay. I scanned it while still in the penny sleeve inside the top loader which is where the dust particles are (and oh so magnified against the black card with the blown up scan of the single card). Next time I think I'll remove the card before scanning it. Anyway, I'm happy to have a good Ben Chapman autograph on a card featuring my favorite movie.  :)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCbenchapman1_zps41dc8b1c.jpg)

Back:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCbenchapman2_zpsbe2d5847.jpg)

http://nslists.com/terror05.htm (http://nslists.com/terror05.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 06, 2014, 08:01:56 PM
Good goin', buddy. Those are beauties! You have one hell of a collection, my friend.
Thanks, Mord. I still have some climbing to do on the mountain that is the different Hammer Horror sets with all the different chase cards. I plan to eventually have them all except most of the many sketch cards from the 2008 and 2010 sets. I'll get what sketch cards I can, but there are several and the good ones are very expensive and hard to find. I'll be content with all of the Autograph Cards and other chase cards and base sets, but it seems damn near impossible to get all of the sketch cards. To be honest most of the sketch cards aren't all that good anyway, but I've seen some that are very good...and bearing a heavy price tag.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 06, 2014, 09:31:45 PM
I didn't think they were still doing the Ed Roth style of cartoons in the '80s. Now, it's all popular, again (or should that be still?).


"Big Daddy" Roth was indeed nearly forgotten in mainstream culture by the eighties. Only the odd eccentric/iconoclast such as myself still had fond memories of Roth model kits and T-shirts from childhood days. 

It was actually the Kenner toy company though that revitalized his memory in 1990 with the release of the "Big Daddy" Roth Rad Rods. Here are the three I have:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/RatFinkRadRods.jpg)

Revell then began reissuing the "Big Daddy" Roth model kits which quickly led to diecast models, pogs, trading cards, books and even films:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/RtFink_zpscc39db37.jpg)

His designs and memory are now once again a part of beat and hipster culture.

 8)





Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 07, 2014, 07:31:44 PM
You Slay Me (Imagine, Inc., 1992) is a cool trading card set homage to the classic 1959 You'll Die Laughing cards by the great Jack Davis. Sold either as a 60 card base set or a 63 card deluxe set with 3 Autograph Cards. I ordered my base set from Tim Ferrente who, being a very nice chap, included his Autograph Card as a bonus. Thanks, Tim.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYSM1_zpsc6dd264b.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYSM2_zps448cfc70.jpg)

Cards 55-60, Tim's Autograph Card, Info Card:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYSM3_zpsba1622f5.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCYSM4_zps302c9aaa.jpg)

Box:
(http://images.auctionworks.com/hi/50/49680/youslayme2013.jpg)

http://nslists.com/youslay.htm (http://nslists.com/youslay.htm)

http://tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=3780 (http://tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=3780)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 07, 2014, 07:52:46 PM
I sorta vaguely remember the title "You Slay Me", back when. Thanks for the pics!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 08, 2014, 09:41:19 PM
I finally picked up the 12 card Chromium chase subset for Universal Monsters Of The Silver Screen (Kitchen Sink, 1997).

Cards 1-6:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSSC1_zps6f71d1df.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSSC2_zps4be642bf.jpg)

Cards 7-12:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSSC3_zps1f69eecc.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCUMOTSSC4_zpscdea5909.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 08, 2014, 10:03:07 PM
I need a set of those! What are they selling for?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 08, 2014, 11:42:26 PM
I need a set of those! What are they selling for?

Usually $2-$5 per card but I found a great deal on eBay. Grab a set while they last, dude.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/381037253445?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT (http://www.ebay.com/itm/381037253445?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on November 09, 2014, 12:29:08 AM
 HH, I admire the passion & commitment you have for these beautiful card sets. Good going, brother.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 09, 2014, 12:43:12 AM
Usually $2-$5 per card but I found a great deal on eBay. Grab a set while they last, dude.

Great! Thanks!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 09, 2014, 12:46:10 AM
HH, I admire the passion & commitment you have for these beautiful card sets. Good going, brother.
Thanks, pal.

It's a good time to buy the cards from the last 25 years. Most of them are very affordable and attainable thanks to eBay. I'm just glad I picked up the early monster sets years ago because those are more scarce and expensive than ever.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 09, 2014, 02:23:43 PM
It's a good time to buy the cards from the last 25 years. Most of them are very affordable and attainable thanks to eBay. I'm just glad I picked up the early monster sets years ago because those are more scarce and expensive than ever.

Very true on both counts. A quarter of a century ago the rule of thumb was the older the card, the higher the price. Old cards tended to appreciate in price because of the destruction factor.

Things have changed in the last 25 years or so. The destruction factor is no longer an issue since almost all cards are hoarded as potentially priceless treasures. But demand is highest for cards upon their initial release but then drops dramatically as new card releases capture the attention of card buyers.

 cl:)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 09, 2014, 03:37:33 PM
Hammer Horror 40th Anniversary Tribute Set (CMA, 1997) is a 9 card set celebrating the anniversary of Hammer Horror proper with Curse Of Frankenstein (1957). Hammer made many movies prior to 1957, but Curse put them on the map as a horror powerhouse.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH40YTS1_zpsfc10c9b7.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH40YTS2_zpsf3fcc25d.jpg)

http://www.nslists.com/hamhor40.htm (http://www.nslists.com/hamhor40.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on November 09, 2014, 06:08:32 PM
 These Hammer cards are beyond fangtastic! I really don't care when a card set came out. Quality is my main interest. It's like toys, I feel a lot of older pieces are elevated beyond their actual worth because of age & scarceness. These Hammer cards (& a lot of newer toys & kits) are on a level that far surpass their predecessors, which is why I prefer them. Congrats, HH, great collection!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 09, 2014, 07:19:42 PM
These Hammer cards are beyond fangtastic! I really don't care when a card set came out. Quality is my main interest. It's like toys, I feel a lot of older pieces are elevated beyond their actual worth because of age & scarceness. These Hammer cards (& a lot of newer toys & kits) are on a level that far surpass their predecessors, which is why I prefer them. Congrats, HH, great collection!
I'm glad you enjoy seeing them, Mord.

I was making a rather broad sweeping statement before when I mentioned that cards from the last 25 years are so affordable and attainable. Some of the Hammer Horror cards are the exception to the rule. Three of the base sets are common and inexpensive- the 1996 set from Cornerstone, and both Strictly Ink sets from 2008 and 2010 respectively, but many of the chase cards from those three sets are harder to find and pretty expensive, especially the Autograph Cards and Sketch Cards. The other three Hammer sets (base & chase) are tough to find and expensive when you do. I agree with you that the Hammer cards are spectacular and they mean more to me than most of my '60s and '70s card sets. In fact, the Hammers are second only to my '59 Jack Davis You'll Die Laughing set to me personally. In a few years some of the Hammer card sets may very well outstrip many of the classic '60s/'70s monster card sets in common market value as well.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on November 09, 2014, 11:59:58 PM
 Well stated, I whole-heartedly agree.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 11, 2014, 09:37:04 AM
Topps released a 100 card set of Universal Monster cards in 1994. Chrome and Horror Glow chase cards were randomly inserted in packs. Here are scans of the chase cards I have from this set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-04-201381259PM_zpsa428a744.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-04-201381307PM_zps4646541f.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-04-201381241PM_zpscc0ecbf3.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-04-201381250PM_zps25c4ac26.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 11, 2014, 09:44:06 AM
Nice to see all of those! I have only the 2 Creature cards.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 11, 2014, 09:58:37 AM
Quote from: horrorhunter link=topic=26275.msg436673#msg436673 date=1415578782
I agree with you that the Hammer cards are spectacular and they mean more to me than most of my '60s and '70s card sets. In fact, the Hammers are second only to my '59 Jack Davis You'll Die Laughing set to me personally.

Pity none of the more recent Hammer Horror sets was issued by one of the traditional established card companies, e.g. Topps, Fleer, Donruss, Leaf, Philly Gum, Pacific, Score, Upper Deck, Skybox, etc. Which of these sets is your favourite, and why?

 ???

I was making a rather broad sweeping statement before when I mentioned that cards from the last 25 years are so affordable and attainable. Some of the Hammer Horror cards are the exception to the rule. Three of the base sets are common and inexpensive- the 1996 set from Cornerstone, and both Strictly Ink sets from 2008 and 2010 respectively, but many of the chase cards from those three sets are harder to find and pretty expensive, especially the Autograph Cards and Sketch Cards. The other three Hammer sets (base & chase) are tough to find and expensive when you do.

The Monster Card Museum site still has them listed relatively cheaply:

Quote from: Monstercard Museum
Hammer House of Horror Series 1 (Cornerstone, 1995) Set of the classics Hammer Horror flick photos (and some poster images). The backs have different text about the movies and the studio. (Base set of 81 cards) Retail: $20

Hammer Horror Series 2 (Cornerstone 1996) This set completes the earlier series by Cornerstone and matches it in style. The backs continue the numbering sequence from the first series (#82-162.) (Base set of 81 cards) Retail $15 (See review article.)

Hammer Horror One (Strictly Ink, 2007) 72 card set with various levels of chase cards. The foil wrapper is dated 2007, but the cards themselves are dated 2008. The backs provide additional text and photos. Retail $10

Hammer Horror Two (Strictly Ink, 2010) 54 card set with various levels of chase cards. The backs include puzzle back images of posters and such. Retail $10

Hammer Horror Entombed, Series 3 -  (CMA, England, 2000) Card series which continues to profile the classic Hammer shock films of the 1970s. Some cards show the actual posters, others, photos in tent and color. Some backs have text and others form a 9 piece poster. (Base set of 73 cards) Retail,: $25

Hammer Horror 4, Behind the Screams (2004, RiverWye Productions) Series of color and tented behind the scenes shots and candid stills of the horror studio that wouldn't die. The backs give brief info about the fronts. (Base set of 72) Retail: $25

Hammer Horror 40th Anniversary (CMA, England, 1997) 9 card tribute set (T1-T9) with backs that list the horror flicks by year. Retail: $15

 :-\

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 11, 2014, 01:32:41 PM
The Monster Card Museum site still has them listed relatively cheaply:

 :-\
Those prices are a joke. I've been in the trenches scratching and clawing for these things for the last few months. I've sent emails to several card dealers in UK in addition to making several purchases over there. These seem to be actual current values in NM condition.

Hammer Horror Series 1 (Cornerstone, 1995): Base Set: $45, Promos/Chase Cards: $3-$15

Hammer Horror Series 2 (Cornerstone, 1996): Base Set: $10-$20, Promos/Chase Cards: $2-$10, Autograph Cards (6): $50-$150 (this base set is still common)

Hammer Horror 40th Anniversary Tribute Set (CMA, 1997): 9 Card Set: $20-$25

Hammer Horror Entombed (CMA, 2000): Nearly impossible to find. A few chase cards and commons pop up but that's it. Base Set Estimate: $50-$100, Chase Cards/Promos: $5-$15, Autograph Cards: $50-$100

Hammer Horror Behind The Screams (RiverWye, 2004): Nearly impossible to find. Base Set Estimate: $50-$100, Promos/Chase Cards: $5-$20

Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008): Base Set: $10, Promos/Chase Cards: $3-$5, Autograph Cards (10): $15-$75, Sketch Cards: $10-$150

Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010): Base Set: $10, Promos/Chase Cards: $3-$5, Autograph Cards (13): $10-$75, Sketch Cards: $10-$150

I'm still trying to find base sets for Entombed and Behind The Screams. Some greed monger on evilBay has a sealed boxed set of Behind The Screams he wants around $300 for. I ignore that BS, but I would give $100 for the sealed boxed set.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 11, 2014, 04:01:20 PM
Pity none of the more recent Hammer Horror sets was issued by one of the traditional established card companies, e.g. Topps, Fleer, Donruss, Leaf, Philly Gum, Pacific, Score, Upper Deck, Skybox, etc. Which of these sets is your favourite, and why?
I don't think the Hammer Horror cards would be of such excellent quality if a US company had produced them. I regard Topps and some of the others highly mainly for sentimental reasons, but the Hammer cards seem to be a cut above the average offerings from the companies you name. Maybe those UK companies put a little extra into them since Hammer are the poster child for filling British coffers. Of course poor distribution and low print runs are precisely the reasons you can't find Hammer Horror Entombed or Behind The Screams today, and they would probably be cheap and plentiful if a US company had produced them.

As to my favorite Hammer Horror set...they all are. They are similarly excellent even though they were produced by different UK companies, right down to having similar logos. It's really like one tremendously large set of which certain parts are extremely scarce and expensive.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 13, 2014, 12:26:13 PM
Nice to see all of those! I have only the 2 Creature cards.

Don't your creature items ever get lonely removed from all their fellow Universal monsters?

 ???
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on November 13, 2014, 02:42:16 PM
Don't your creature items ever get lonely removed from all their fellow Universal monsters?

 ???
I was thinking the exact same thing. My Creatures look forward to their little tea parties with Dracula and the Mole People.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 13, 2014, 03:40:04 PM
Don't your creature items ever get lonely removed from all their fellow Universal monsters?

The Creature has never even met any of those people. He lives in the Amazon and they all live in Europe and the Middle East. The Creature has been to Florida, but I don't think he saw any of them, there.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 13, 2014, 05:01:22 PM
The Creature has never even met any of those people.


Yes he did. I have the photographic evidence right here:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Universal_zpsae1c2031.jpg)

 ???
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 13, 2014, 05:06:27 PM
Yes he did. I have the photographic evidence right here:

I happen to know that was done in Photoshop! You can't believe what you see in photos, anymore.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 13, 2014, 07:05:27 PM
 :o

How about this pic then?

(http://www.universalmonsterarmy.com/detich_logo.gif)

 ???
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 13, 2014, 08:10:05 PM

How about this pic then?


Obviously some artist's fantasy!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 14, 2014, 01:04:26 AM
Creature doesn't rub shoulders with those other Ne'er Do Wells. He knows he's the coolest UniMon.  8)  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 14, 2014, 09:40:44 AM
Obviously some artist's fantasy!

What? Fantasy? And here I thought it was like one of those sketches of court room scenes we see printed in newspapers.  :o

So all in all you're telling me that there's been a sordid plot here on UMA all along to deceive the membership of this board with respect to the activities and interactions of the Universal monsters?

 ???

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 14, 2014, 11:29:51 AM
So all in all you're telling me that there's be a sordid plot here on UMA all along to deceive the membership of this board with respect to the activities and interactions of the Universal monsters?

Oh, I'm not saying that people don't put their Creature toys with their other monster toys! I'm just saying in real life . . .
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 23, 2014, 12:51:23 PM
Scans of my Creature autograph cards of both Ben Chapman and Ricou Browning. I posted the Chapman card previously but never took it out of the top loader and the scan didn't turn out well. Since I just picked up the Browning card I decided to post both.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCreatureAutoCards1_zps64bdc827.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCCreatureAutoCards2_zpsd727c521.jpg)


http://nslists.com/vinpossf.htm (http://nslists.com/vinpossf.htm)

http://nslists.com/terror05.htm (http://nslists.com/terror05.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on November 23, 2014, 01:04:33 PM
 Wowie, zowie!!!!!!!!! These are fantastic! Why does the Ben Chapman card say "Death Edition"? Did he sign these right before he died.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 23, 2014, 01:57:24 PM
Wowie, zowie!!!!!!!!! These are fantastic! Why does the Ben Chapman card say "Death Edition"? Did he sign these right before he died.
No. I guess they just named the Autograph Card supplementary set "Death Edition" in keeping with the whole monster/horror oriented hoopla...you know, "Terror Cards...Death Edition". It was just a very unpleasant coincidence that Ben passed since he signed that card.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 23, 2014, 03:45:11 PM
Scans of my Creature autograph cards of both Ben Chapman and Ricou Browning.

Cool!  :)

Do you have the "Creature From The Black Lagoon Glitter Cards" from that one set?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 23, 2014, 05:03:49 PM
Cool!  :)

Do you have the "Creature From The Black Lagoon Glitter Cards" from that one set?
No. Those are from the Classic Sci-Fi & Horror Posters (Breygent, 2007) set. I only have the base set and the Ricou Browning autograph card. I know the poster images look better on the over-sized cards but I still prefer the standard size trading cards for convenience of storage and viewing.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 23, 2014, 05:33:06 PM
I found a set. I had seen them, before, but didn't remember what they were called.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Posters-Sci-Fi-Horror-Creature-from-Black-Lagoon-Glitter-Card-SET-/151148554407 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Posters-Sci-Fi-Horror-Creature-from-Black-Lagoon-Glitter-Card-SET-/151148554407)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 24, 2014, 01:26:02 PM
Frankenstein (Artbox, 2006) is a 72 card base set with several chase cards and a nice binder. I was a little disappointed in these cards as the fronts appear to be photos from the Universal classic taken from screen grabs and they don't appear very sharp. I guess I'm spoiled by the high quality of the Hammer Horror cards. I bought one of the binders (with a nice photo of the Monster on the cover) to store all of my Universal Monsters cards in.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFrankenstein1_zpsbae5873d.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCFrankenstein2_zps8d74514b.jpg)

http://nslists.com/franken.htm (http://nslists.com/franken.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 24, 2014, 01:35:36 PM
Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010) included 13 different Autograph Cards of which I've managed to obtain 7 so far. I also have the two unused redemption cards for two of the Autograph Cards (the only two that had redemption cards). Scans of mine follow:

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010AC1_zpsa281a1d7.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010AC2_zpsf4af6503.jpg)

http://www.nslists.com/hamhosi2.htm (http://www.nslists.com/hamhosi2.htm)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on November 24, 2014, 04:37:45 PM
 I think those Frankenstein cards are pretty decent (no Hammer, of course). The picture quality (or lack of) gives them that old movie feel. Did you get the "chase" figures (the monster & the Bride) that go with this set?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 24, 2014, 07:01:12 PM
I think those Frankenstein cards are pretty decent (no Hammer, of course). The picture quality (or lack of) gives them that old movie feel. Did you get the "chase" figures (the monster & the Bride) that go with this set?
No, I only have the base set and binder at this point. I would like to have the figures and chase cards but those are some of the many things on the backburner. If I find backburner stuff cheap enough it gets moved to the front burner.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 25, 2014, 09:21:48 PM
Here's a cool new set!

(http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9456/9zd34X.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 25, 2014, 10:19:42 PM
Here's a cool new set!

([url]http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9456/9zd34X.jpg[/url])

It does look pretty cool. I'm a huge Monster Times fan and have a complete run including the specials. I was really excited about these cards at first until I found out the set costs around $25. They offer a few token odds and ends with it but I wish they would have kept their plastic cockroach and made the set more reasonably priced...like about half what they are charging (or less). Each card features a cover from The Monster Times, but if you already have the run it kind of takes the wind out of it. For me this looks like one of those backburner things where I'll pick one up when I get a good deal on evilBay...like about 10 bucks.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 25, 2014, 11:16:54 PM
Each card features a cover from The Monster Times, but if you already have the run it kind of takes the wind out of it.


And if you don't, you can see the covers, here!  ;D

http://monstermagazinegalleries.blogspot.com/2010/03/monster-times.html (http://monstermagazinegalleries.blogspot.com/2010/03/monster-times.html)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 26, 2014, 04:03:09 PM
I finally found a few Twilight Zone (Rittenhouse) Autograph Cards for good prices and have posted the scans below. My favorite is Beverly Garland since she is a fave Horror Hottie. Some others of note regarding monster movie appearances are William Schallert, Charles Herbert, and Susan Gordon.
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZautos1_zpsde8d4563.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZautos2_zps0d134156.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZautos3_zps85c05158.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCTZautos4_zps2f1de18f.jpg)

I bought these in different eBay auctions all from the same seller for between $2 and $12 each, averaging around $5 each. Most of the time these cards only show up as Buy-It-Now and usually are $15-$30 each or more. Being patient and waiting for an auction is a good strategy if you just want a good sampling of various cards, but if you are looking for specific cards you could be waiting a very long time. I just got lucky that the seller was auctioning off some of the cards I was looking for anyway, especially Bev Garland.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 26, 2014, 04:21:38 PM
I finally found a few Twilight Zone (Rittenhouse) Autograph Cards

Are these actual autographs, or just printed on? All the ink is the same color.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 26, 2014, 04:46:33 PM
Are these actual autographs, or just printed on? All the ink is the same color.

Those are the real deal. When viewing the cards in person you can tell the ink casts a slightly different reflection off the card surface. Rittenhouse Archives made five Twilight Zone trading card series from 1999-2009 with 149 different autograph cards. I don't have all of the chase cards from those sets but I don't think they had printed signature cards.

http://nslists.com/twizone2.htm (http://nslists.com/twizone2.htm)

http://tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1405 (http://tradingcardspace.com/community/showthread.php?t=1405)

Also, if you follow this eBay link to the listings for different Susan Gordon cards you will see slight variations in her signatures. If they were printed signature cards they would all be identical.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060778.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsusan+gordon+autograph+card&_nkw=susan+gordon+autograph+card&_sacat=0 (http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2060778.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xsusan+gordon+autograph+card&_nkw=susan+gordon+autograph+card&_sacat=0)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 14, 2014, 12:22:52 PM
Found this buried in my (digital) files. Original art and the finished card (both sides). An example of a Topps Foldees (1962). There was another one in this series with a Frankenstein monster.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img673/7827/bibEoN.jpg)

Just found the Frank one on ebay.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img538/4214/Zeev56.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 14, 2014, 10:59:55 PM
Those 1962 Topps Foldees are tough! I don't have any.

Here are front and back scans of a few of my sheets from the 81 card Hammer Horror set Cornerstone issued in 1995:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Hammer1_zps7e9d221e.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Hammer3_zps0b682b97.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Hammer5_zps33d3cfc0.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Hammer7_zps56fe4636.jpg)

I like the way the set is arranged. The first card is a reproduction of the movie poster while the next eight are stills from the movie. Toward the end of the set is this group of nine cards featuring Hammer movie posters:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Balticprince010/Hammer7_zpscc3672fe.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Balticprince010/Hammer8_zps144695ee.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 14, 2014, 11:34:52 PM
Those 1962 Topps Foldees are tough! I don't have any.

There's a half dozen of them on ebay with BIN prices of $10-12.

Here are scans of a few of my sheets from the 81 card Hammer Horror set Cornerstone issued in 1995:

Those are very nice!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on December 15, 2014, 02:48:05 PM
 A question for HH...if you could only get ONE Hammer card set (only considering quality & selection, not price or collectability), which one would you chose?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on December 15, 2014, 06:21:00 PM
A question for HH...if you could only get ONE Hammer card set (only considering quality & selection, not price or collectability), which one would you chose?
Probably the Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008). It's really close between all six of the Hammer Horror sets starting with the 1995 set from Cornerstone. The 2008 set edges them out for me because of the great Autograph Cards and SOME of the Sketch Cards (some of them suck). That base set is still available and very affordable, but in a few years it won't be.

BTW, I purchased several more Hammer Horror Autograph Cards for the 2008 and 2010 sets. When the last of them get here I'll try to post. That will give me 9 of the 10 auto cards from the 2008 set, and I think 9 of the 13 auto cards from 2010 set. I'm missing the Dave Prowse cards from both sets. He signed like 100 or less and they are pricey. I'll try to eventually get all of those but it'll take awhile.

I've got lots more monster trading cards to post when I ever get to it. Been spending all my UMA time posting that playset stuff.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on December 15, 2014, 10:07:48 PM
 I had no idea you were getting so close to finishing up on the autograph chases. Congratulations, pal, that's quite an achievement.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 16, 2014, 01:43:23 PM
Those are very nice!  :)


Cornerstone followed up its first Hammer Horror set with a second series of 81 cards plus an unnumbered checklist in 1996. Here are scans of three sheets from this second series:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Hammer9_zps292d849a.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Hammer10_zpsf06ec4eb.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Hammer11_zpsd4b902d7.jpg)

 cl:)

P.S. Does anyone have a spare card #82 from this set? Mine somehow acquired a slight corner ding so I want to replace it.

 ???
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on December 16, 2014, 06:20:37 PM
I had no idea you were getting so close to finishing up on the autograph chases. Congratulations, pal, that's quite an achievement.
Thanks, bro. Those last few are gonna be a right beyotch, but I'm committed (and probably should be  ;D), and I'll eventually get 'em.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 17, 2014, 10:41:56 PM
Here are scans of some of my Dinosaur cards from a set that was issued with York Peanut Butter in 1962:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/12-09-201362758PM_zps65cc0274.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/12-09-201362803PM_zps4c1ff3a8.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/12-09-201362817PM_zps1c18bd7f.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/12-09-201371747PM_zps2b65082d.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/17-07-2012112824PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/17-07-2012112829PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/12-09-201371751PM_zps1b1bc8a4.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/12-09-201371753PM_zps85b665b2.jpg)

Here are a few closeup scans:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/09-06-201325500PM_zps9c304c44.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/09-06-201325508PM_zpsbda5a8d5.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/09-06-201325450PM_zps35cf817d.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/09-06-201325455PM_zpsdbd6677f.jpg)

Here's a picture of the album for the cards that I lifted off the net:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/YorkP_zpsa6b80055.jpg)

 cl:)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on December 18, 2014, 12:12:32 PM
Here are scans of some of my Dinosaur cards from a set that was issued with York Peanut Butter in 1962:

Those octagonal dino cards are very cool. I have some square perforated cards that survived the toybox wars of the '60s that have similar images. I'll dig those out and post them.

I have two binders full of dino trading card sets that I was going to post along with the rest of my monster sets before I got sidetracked with the playset postings. I'll eventually get to them. All in good time I suppose.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on December 18, 2014, 01:15:38 PM
Dinosaurs And Other Prehistoric Animals Trading Cards (Golden Press, 1961) is a 45 card set of perforated cards sold in book form. Here are a few suvivors from my young Dinokid days.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDinoCardsGoldenPress1_zps966e0068.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDinoCardsGoldenPress2_zps00a81970.jpg)

http://www.dinofan.com/dfcollectibles/Set_Detail.aspx?IID=57 (http://www.dinofan.com/dfcollectibles/Set_Detail.aspx?IID=57)

(http://www.dinofan.com/dfcollectibles/dfCollectiblesImages/57_2.gif)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on December 18, 2014, 01:34:09 PM
Dinocardz (Dinocardz, 1992) is an 80 card set with illustrations by Dave Marrs on the fronts and facts on the backs. Scans of my first 9 follow.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDinocardz1_zpsb5dea565.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCDinocardz2_zpsfc59566e.jpg)

Looks like some of the info is already generally understood to have changed. These cards claim Spinosaurus to have been a little smaller than Tyrannosaurus which is now believed to be reversed. Our "facts" about dinosaurs change all the time. Anyway, it's a cool card set with good illustrations.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 19, 2014, 11:44:14 AM
Those octagonal dino cards are very cool.


They were enclosed under the cap of these jars (not mine unfortunately):

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/YORKDINOJAR2jpg_zps3e45de9c.jpg)

York was following up on the success of the similar Hockey card promotion from the winter months. Here's a scan of some of those 1961-62 York Hockey cards:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/19-05-201354447PM_zps2771cfe8.jpg)

 :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 19, 2014, 12:14:53 PM
These cards claim Spinosaurus to have been a little smaller than Tyrannosaurus which is now believed to be reversed.


Here's a good article about Spinosaurus:

Giant Swimming Dinosaur - BBC (http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29143096)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/spinosaurus_1280_zpscb9dd76b.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/spinosaurus-swimming_zps06bae6c5.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Spinosaurus3_zpseb2b29ed.png)

Our "facts" about dinosaurs change all the time.


And of course just because they say the previous fellows were mistaken does not mean that the present day scientists are correct and the previous fellows were wrong. They're now telling us that the plesiosaur was not a dinosaur! Excuse me, fellows. The plesiosaurs haven't changed. It's you fellows who have altered your "definition" of a dinosaur to exclude the plesiosaur. But guess what? If your newfangled definition flies in the face of the standard usage of the term, it's your definition that's incorrect fellows, not the standard usage.

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on December 19, 2014, 01:24:12 PM
This is a cool Discovery Channel show about Spinosaurus.  8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vu8Ve-3N2Ho (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vu8Ve-3N2Ho)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 22, 2014, 01:03:59 AM
I've had one problem after another scanning my Lady Death and other cards in the last couple of weeks. Somehow the resolution level of my scans had defaulted down to low. I blame it on the technician from Staples who was resolving another issue. After I figured out how to enhance the resolution of my scans, I decided scanning my cards within their sheets would be good enough and a lot easier. My scanner, however, decided to break the nine cards on the sheet down to nine separate images or else a group of six plus a group of three some, but not all, of the time! Arrrgggghhhh!!!

Here anyway are front and back scans of two Lady Death promo cards to preview the scans I hope to be ready to post in a few days:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeah10001_zps63ea0edb.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath30001_zpsbc6d9f66.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeah10002_zps169ee8d9.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath30002_zps37551ca7.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 29, 2014, 10:48:31 AM
So here are front and back scans of three sheets of my Krome Productions 1994 Lady Death cards:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath1_zpse36a76d4.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath2_zpsd7749a6a.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath3_zps717e18b2.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath4_zps377c0eee.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath5_zps3f3783ff.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/LadyDeath6_zpsf15babf9.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on February 14, 2015, 02:51:18 PM
Saw this uncut sheet of FRANKENSTEIN STICKERS on ebay. Top and bottom rows are the same.

(http://imageshack.com/a/img537/3349/coLtKS.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Dr Wolfenstein on March 06, 2015, 11:32:36 PM
 This is an unusual set of 70's swap cards I recently picked up off ebay.Most of the monsters are from Japanese movies with a couple of exceptions.
  Card No 2 is the Wolfman
  Card No 12 is for Outer Limits I think
  Card No 16 is a Knight,not sure from what Tv show or movie.All I can think of is either Scooby Doo or an episode of Kolckak The Night Stalker.
   There are 36 cards in the set.I don't think a lot of Australian companies in the 70's bothered about getting permission to use these images.
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e179/Ravenville/texta%20monster%201.jpeg)

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e179/Ravenville/texta%20monster%202peg.jpeg)

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e179/Ravenville/texta%20monster%20back.jpg)

  I also picked up this Lou Costello card from the same seller.

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e179/Ravenville/costello%20Fyna.jpg)(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e179/Ravenville/Scan%206.jpeg)

  Gab
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on March 07, 2015, 12:10:12 AM
 Wow, these are very impressive! I've never even heard of these.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on March 07, 2015, 12:15:46 AM
Nor had I. Impressive!

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on March 28, 2015, 01:41:48 PM
Autograph Cards and Promos for Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008). Missing is the Dave Prowse card. I haven't found one for sale yet.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008A1_zpsqpld5xaf.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008A1B_zpsuz1tui3l.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008A2_zps06sjf1nc.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2008A2B_zpscekrhc7w.jpg)

It's a shame they couldn't get Christopher Lee or Yutte Stensgaard to sign cards for this set or Series 2. I guess Chris was out of Strictly Ink's price range, and Yutte doesn't seem too interested in embracing fandom like many of the Hammer Hotties have.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on March 28, 2015, 01:48:54 PM
All Autograph Cards for Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010) and Promo Cards except for T. Breyer.

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010A1_zpszc1jyl8n.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010A1B_zpsuiegwekw.jpg)

(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010A2_zpsbpkb1w1e.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHH2010A2B_zpseea7waje.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on March 29, 2015, 04:34:26 PM
 I am truly envious. These are incredible. That's quite an undertaking.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on March 29, 2015, 06:22:26 PM
I am truly envious. These are incredible. That's quite an undertaking.
Thanks. These are available on eBay for anywhere from $12 to $70 each. They are usually available as Buy It Now but occasionally one comes up at auction if you save the search and lurk long enough. I've been patient so I've managed to pick up about half of mine at auction for around half the retail BIN prices. The 1996 and 2000 Hammer Horror sets also had Autograph Cards- 6 each. I plan to get those at some point. I would also like to get some of the better Sketch Cards from the 2008 and 2010 sets. The problem with those Sketch Cards is that the crappy ones aren't worth having and the good ones are very expensive. Something else to be on the lookout for I guess.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on March 29, 2015, 09:57:57 PM
Autograph Cards and Promos for Hammer Horror Series 1 (Strictly Ink, 2008). Missing is the Dave Prowse card. I haven't found one for sale yet.

All Autograph Cards for Hammer Horror Series 2 (Strictly Ink, 2010) and Promo Cards except for T. Breyer.

Are these autograph cards serial numbered? I don't see any such numbering on them. How many packs did you have to buy on average to get an autograph card? Does it appear that any of the autograph cards are less common than the others?

 ???
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on March 29, 2015, 10:40:46 PM
Are these autograph cards serial numbered? I don't see any such numbering on them. How many packs did you have to buy on average to get an autograph card? Does it appear that any of the autograph cards are less common than the others?

 ???

They aren't numbered but they are limited. This link to the House Of Checklists listing for the 2008 series lists the total numbers. 500 of some, 100 or less of some. The prices vary because of the scarcity of the Autograph Card and the popularity of the actor (example: Caroline Munro fetches higher prices than Madeline Smith even though there are 500 of each).
http://nslists.com/hamhosi1.htm (http://nslists.com/hamhosi1.htm)

The listing for the 2010 set does not list the total numbers produced, but they are probably similar to the totals for the 2008 set (Series 1, Strictly Ink).

I never bought these when they first came out. I've been playing "catch up" in the last few months. I bought the base sets and all the chase cards and promos including the Autograph Cards off of eBay. The only Hammer Horror set that I already had was the 1996 Series 2 set from Cornerstone, and I picked that up a few years back.

In the last few months I've picked up the entire 1995 set, most of the chase/promos for the 1996 set, the 9-card 40th Anniversary Set (1997), a few chase/promos for the 2000 and 2004 sets, and nearly complete 2008 and 2010 sets (most everything but Sketch Cards) including the limited binder for the 2008 set. I bought all of these off of eBay. Also picked up a sell sheet, some wrappers, an unopened pack, and a few related odds and ends.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on March 30, 2015, 12:35:43 PM
Caroline Munro fetches higher prices than Madeline Smith even though there are 500 of each.


Me I prefer Madeline!

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/AMade-Copy.jpg)

(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n313/sogoishi/Cult%20Sirens/madeline_smith1.jpg)

(http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q693/RayzLittleHell/Hammer%20Horror%20Girls/MadelineSmith-TheVampireLovers-1970_zpsff6622f7.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/AMadelineSmith-1.jpg)

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k36/scalphunterfire/uk/uppompeiiiMadeline-Smith-in-Up-Pompeii-1970.jpg)

 ;)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on March 30, 2015, 05:54:37 PM
Me I prefer Madeline!

They are both beautiful, talented, girls. Popularity drives autograph prices and Caroline is more popular because she was in so much more: Bond, Phibes, At The Earth's Core, Golden Voyage, Starcrash and many more recent genre flicks. I love them both and honor them equally.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Kj-Hgfy--O8/SbkcRlRKMzI/AAAAAAAAAAM/O-KVVKk6IwM/s1600-R/caroline_munro3.jpg)

I just checked Maddy's IMDb listing and she was in more than I realized. Mostly TV though, so it goes under the radar easier.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809184/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809184/)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on March 30, 2015, 07:54:38 PM
 Maddy will never go under MY radar. Beautiful cards, buddy!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on May 14, 2015, 06:05:30 PM
I finally landed a base set of Hammer Horror Entombed (CMA, 2000), 72 card set with title card and checklist card (74 total). I already had a few of the chase cards but still have a few more to get.

Cards 1-9:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHammerHorrorEntombed1_zpsbkajwajs.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHammerHorrorEntombed2_zpssuljzezb.jpg)

Cards 64-72:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHammerHorrorEntombed3_zpsxzxkxfgb.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHammerHorrorEntombed4_zpshqvloyoe.jpg)

Title Card, Checklist Card, One Promo, 6 Card Female Signiture Set (printed on sigs, not autos):
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHammerHorrorEntombed5_zpsguovs9pk.jpg)

Backs:
(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b552/horrorhunter/TCHammerHorrorEntombed6_zpsxdmyk6su.jpg)

This is one of the tough ones. There is also a Male Signiture Set and six Autograph Cards that I plan to procure at some point. Now if I can just score that damned Hammer Horror Behind The Screams set from 2004.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on May 14, 2015, 07:20:29 PM
 REALLY love your Hammer sets. Let me know when you're ready to sell them, ok?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on May 14, 2015, 08:21:29 PM
REALLY love your Hammer sets. Let me know when you're ready to sell them, ok?
Something comes to mind about "having to pry them from my cold dead hands". Capiche?  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mord on May 14, 2015, 11:34:43 PM
Something comes to mind about "having to pry them from my cold dead hands". Capiche?  ;D
Ah, so you're goin' full Heston on me? I can wait a little.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on July 28, 2015, 07:09:18 PM
Here is the very cool Funny Travel Poster #13 from the collection of Freddie Poe:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/Topps_zpsruakjfvc.jpg)

It was part of a 24 poster set issued by Topps in 1967 although it's possible that the set was again reissued in the seventies. Each poster is 9 3/4" X 18 1/2" with artwork that appears to be by Wally Wood.

 cl:)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: geezer butler on June 12, 2016, 08:20:49 PM
Sold a bunch of used books the other day. I took home some cash, but used some of the loot for credit toward this Eclipse King Kong trading card set. I think it's from 1990s. Actually three full sets in this binder.

(https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7602/27024981314_2763390c17.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Hb76pG)2016-06-12_09-15-24 (https://flic.kr/p/Hb76pG) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7433/27601567446_162cddbb41.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/J44fnU)2016-06-12_09-15-07 (https://flic.kr/p/J44fnU) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr

(https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7748/27357752860_f53b0a03f5.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HFvCN9)2016-06-12_09-14-47 (https://flic.kr/p/HFvCN9) by geezer2014 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/66203961(*at*)N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on June 12, 2016, 08:57:22 PM
I took home some cash, but used some of the loot for credit toward this Eclipse King Kong trading card set.

I have one of those Eclipse KK sets. Great movie card set!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on November 05, 2016, 11:45:08 AM
The Topps You'll Die Laughing card set was released before Halloween in 1959. Here are scans of a couple of the most Halloweeny cards from the set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/b45f86fc-38bb-4f0b-8fa4-8cf28f9bf321_zpsggyy5bpc.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/716fe55f-53ba-4ee6-9c63-4a4bb133ac6c_zpszpsr9yci.jpg)

 tynhrt
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: long live kong on November 05, 2016, 03:29:52 PM
A few of my horror/non-sport trading card sets...
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161105/05d43ca3843693ad4c2f915f9d4c481c.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsters For Sale on November 13, 2016, 08:59:52 AM

I acquired this little Frankenstein / Donald Duck Menkco Card.  It is 1¾" x 2¾" and the seller said it is from the 1950's.

Front:

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5722/30920717876_b96d4059b4_b.jpg)


Back:

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5492/25320771599_912ba68571_b.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsters For Sale on November 13, 2016, 10:18:57 AM

These two 2 7/8" x 3 7/8" MONTRUOSOS packs look like regular trading card wax packs, but the paper is thin (and un-waxed) and the Spanish writing that can be seen through the outer wrapping seems to indicate that these are stickers.  They also indicate that some packs contain two stickers so you can share one with a lucky friend.  I think they were made in Mexico, but have no idea what year they were produced.

Pack 1 - Front:

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5327/30958018285_d7b0b7c913_c.jpg)

Pack 1 - Back:

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5613/30958017955_313f5f4088_c.jpg)


Pack 2 - Front:

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5806/30958017715_8b5cc3202b_c.jpg)

Pack 2 - Back

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5498/30656210880_bbb692ce2d_c.jpg)


I have no idea what the stickers look like.  Both packs are firmly sealed.  Since these are the only examples of these packs I have ever seen, I am reluctant to rip one open.

Both packs are shown here because there may be other members who have never seen them before.  If any of you have examples of the stickers, please share them with us.
 
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 13, 2016, 11:01:09 AM
I think this is it. From the MONSTERWAX website:

Monstruosos Regalos (Company uncertain, made in Murcia (Spain), circa early 1990s). Not much to report yet on this series, I've only seen the paper thin album (pic 1) and interior bluelined images of 28 stickers (pic 2), which appear to be recycled art from Monstrous Diabolicos). The date mentions a promotion that ends in 1993, and number of stickers is 28 plus an unpictured 29th. The title translates into Monstrous Gifts. Retail uncertain.

(http://www.monsterwax.com/MonstruososRegalosCover.JPG)

(http://www.monsterwax.com/MonstruososRegalosLp.JPG)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsters For Sale on November 13, 2016, 01:12:31 PM
I think this is it. ...

I don't know.

The sticker art looks a lot different from the individual pack art.  The packs have a classic Frankenstein image and the  stickers don't have any cartoons in the same classic style.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 13, 2016, 01:24:21 PM
I don't know.

One way to find out!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on February 05, 2017, 11:44:19 AM
I file my cards in binders by subject category. Here are a few of these binders:

Jack Davis

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/FunnyValentineCards.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/FunnyValentines.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/FunnyValentineWrappers.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/WackyPlaksCards.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/AYoullDieLaughing-1.jpg)

Monsters/Horror

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/OuterLimitsCards.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/HammerDracula.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpookStories.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/TerrorTales.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/TerrorTales2.jpg)

Science Fiction

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/MarsAttacks.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpaceCards-1.jpg)

Superheroes - DC

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/Funnyfoldingcards.jpg)

Superheroes - Marvel & Other

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SuperHeroCards.jpg)

War & Military Stuff

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/CivilWar-1.jpg)

 8)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on February 05, 2017, 12:38:42 PM
Why are Spook Stories set 2 so hard to find? Did they not make as many as set 1?

Anybody got any extra set 2 Creature cards you want to sell?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on February 05, 2017, 03:15:19 PM
Why are Spook Stories set 2 so hard to find? Did they not make as many as set 1?

That's my guess. Leaf knew that kids had a limited attention span and not as many would collect series 2. I only collected series 2 myself as a kid.

 :-\

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 26, 2018, 11:01:59 AM
Spook Stories article is posted on MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD: https://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CSpvYvMF6nY/W9HU95D3qyI/AAAAAAAA46U/dww6Pemn-ZUjLBfIeyqSWXiPIkFVtkbVgCLcBGAs/s1600/SPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BNON%2BSPORTS%2BCOLLECTOR%2B10_2018%2B01.jpg)

(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t7LgMjraudg/W9HU9w12RII/AAAAAAAA46Q/uztIL4JaLq4EBBJh-O0j3gS_cFrmrv6HQCLcBGAs/s1600/SPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BNON%2BSPORTS%2BCOLLECTOR%2B10_2018%2B02.jpg)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wO7Kwh6xKjM/W9HU-FJryKI/AAAAAAAA46Y/aDADo6mjRIknhFU72JVqBNbi0nRfhEiyACLcBGAs/s1600/SPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BNON%2BSPORTS%2BCOLLECTOR%2B10_2018%2B03.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3aLw9Y0164o/W9HYpE5OqPI/AAAAAAAA46s/wfwLGgcygT0v1KTrb_lpvn0z0PUAa2dNQCLcBGAs/s1600/01%2BSPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BCARD%2BFRONT%2B01%2BMMW.jpg)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9aXGsC6za2k/W9HYpP4O1UI/AAAAAAAA46o/JbECIygwCWofNVF3Snw_F5dEYVq3yjlcgCLcBGAs/s1600/02%2BSPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BCARD%2BBACK%2B02%2BMMW.jpg)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bfkPVViCAqw/W9HYpJ4ILxI/AAAAAAAA46w/EHDNaURxzwMgmGMFzdQcIGE9Mb1Ay1sSgCLcBGAs/s1600/03%2BSPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BCARD%2BSTICKERS%2B03%2BMMW.jpg)

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TrSVpUZiv2I/W9HYppc9GOI/AAAAAAAA460/sS8wbdSnl5Qrpb_5yaKugEw2fPX0XhicACLcBGAs/s1600/04%2BSPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BBOX%2BAND%2BWAX%2BPACKS%2B04%2BMMW.jpg)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3Y6m7VbyJu4/W9HYp629qfI/AAAAAAAA464/vw23Axm6YSgB0oTbhLJVygXR5eIlHCepgCLcBGAs/s1600/05%2BSPOOK%2BSTORIES%2BWRAPPERS%2B05%2BMMW.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 26, 2018, 11:31:53 AM
Hey! The fellow running the blog posted scans of MY wrappers without my permission! From page two of this thread:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpookTheatrewrappers.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/SpookStories.jpg)

 :o
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 26, 2018, 11:39:12 AM
Are you contemplating litigation?  :laugh:
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on October 26, 2018, 12:07:51 PM
The vexation will have me starting with moral suasion before resorting to threats of abrasion.

 ;)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on October 27, 2018, 11:26:10 AM
Monster trading card auctions are discussed at MONSTER MAGAZINE WORLD: https://monstermagazineworld.blogspot.com/

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rCpnLVGkIWc/W9MjAqvRB-I/AAAAAAAA47U/1PCOiGElLXkMkBPD7jQH0C2rIOBWCC3FACLcBGAs/s1600/MONSTER%2BCARD%2BAUCTION%2B01%2BMMW.jpg)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n0shwMaiQ1o/W9MjE7ASA-I/AAAAAAAA47Y/CEBgT3rIndgzeVJfVOn35tDPyxooGdUcACLcBGAs/s1600/MONSTER%2BCARD%2BAUCTION%2B02%2BMMW.jpg)

(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_fKzbJvpXQo/W9MjQF_fBSI/AAAAAAAA47g/V8V54KHgJDgNOlz75sKQKpO_5Pa29CzUgCLcBGAs/s1600/MONSTER%2BCARD%2BAUCTION%2B04%2BMMW.jpg)

(https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nnogs0oLPm0/W9MjZJqxPfI/AAAAAAAA47w/Mg2IKD1GlZMiJSnjo2v2D2Do_QIvRtZdQCLcBGAs/s1600/MONSTER%2BCARD%2BAUCTION%2B06%2BMMW.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 05, 2018, 03:32:41 PM
The single best publication I've ever encountered on monster and other non-sport trading cards is The Wrapper which Les Davis has been publishing since 1978:

(https://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Wrapper%202_zpsemoy58u5.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/General%20Album%203001/Wrapper%201_zpszn9jrg5t.jpg)

I just renewed my subscription again. Here's the website:

The Wrapper Magazine (http://www.thewrappermagazine.com/)

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Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 10, 2018, 01:10:10 AM
Here's some scans of my Topps Foldees from the '60's that have monsters on 'em...

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/368/32697151035_78492e8114_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RPkrRn)Comic Book Foldees #8 Frankenstein/Beauty (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/RPkrRn) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 10, 2018, 01:11:31 AM
The Mummy...

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/620/31874408374_ed892a3005_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QyCF85)Comic Book Foldees #25 Mummy/Soldier (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/QyCF85) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 10, 2018, 01:12:45 AM
The Creature...

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/646/32739338095_e545f2416f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RT4EAt)Foldees #4 Bull Thrower/ Monster (Topps 1962) (https://flic.kr/p/RT4EAt) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 10, 2018, 01:14:58 AM
Witch...

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/450/32523420456_7ba3b7a1a2_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RxZ2Ny)Comic Book Foldees #12 Witch/Babe Ruth (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/RxZ2Ny) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 10, 2018, 01:17:12 AM
And I have this Foldee. There's also a vampire in the Comic Book Foldees, but I don't have that one. I think that's all the monsters.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/356/31934477944_de0639b99e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QDWxHj)Foldees #22 Adolph/Frankenstein (Topps 1962) (https://flic.kr/p/QDWxHj) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 10, 2018, 11:14:42 AM
The Creature...

Knowing I'd never pay what these are going for, I made a working repro of the Creature Foldee for my collection.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 11, 2018, 01:36:27 AM
Knowing I'd never pay what these are going for, I made a working repro of the Creature Foldee for my collection.

That's cool. I got mine for a great price about 6 or 7 years ago, but I know they usually go for a lot more than I could afford, too. Here's another Creature you might like. It's from the Topps Frankenstein Valentine Sticker set from the '60's. These are usually expensive, too.

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/15057395069_ea50b9d722_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oWz5XP)Frankenstein Valentine Sticker Creature (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/oWz5XP) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsters For Sale on December 11, 2018, 01:44:27 AM
That's cool. I got mine for a great price about 6 or 7 years ago, but I know they usually go for a lot more than I could afford, too. Here's another Creature you might like. It's from the Topps Frankenstein Valentine Sticker set from the '60's. These are usually expensive, too.

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3836/15057395069_ea50b9d722_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oWz5XP)Frankenstein Valentine Sticker Creature (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/oWz5XP) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

That face looks like it should be wearing a monocle & top hat and smoking a Calabash.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 11, 2018, 09:21:20 AM
Here are some scans from my 1966 Topps Comic Book Foldees set:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/19-05-201180056PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/19-05-201180101PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/19-05-201180105PM.jpg)

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Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 11, 2018, 09:26:26 AM
The Creature...

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/646/32739338095_e545f2416f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/RT4EAt)Foldees #4 Bull Thrower/ Monster (Topps 1962) (https://flic.kr/p/RT4EAt) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

And I have this Foldee.

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/356/31934477944_de0639b99e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QDWxHj)Foldees #22 Adolph/Frankenstein (Topps 1962) (https://flic.kr/p/QDWxHj) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

Cool! The Topps Foldees are far more difficult to find than the Topps Comic Book Foldees.

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Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 11, 2018, 09:29:50 AM
Knowing I'd never pay what these are going for, I made a working repro of the Creature Foldee for my collection.

Just give up drinking for a month, and cut back on your eating. And walk more places instead of driving and paying for the gas. All of that will not only save you enough money, but will be good for your health as well.

 ;)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 11, 2018, 11:03:10 AM
Here's another Creature you might like. It's from the Topps Frankenstein Valentine Sticker set from the '60's.

I've reproed the 3 Creature cards from that set, too. I know these go for over $50. I'm not a card collector, just a Creature collector, so I'm not interested in paying big bucks for cards. Happily, all the other Creature cards can be had reasonably.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 11, 2018, 11:07:00 AM
All of that will not only save you enough money

Of course, you still have the problem of even finding one of these cards (Foldees and Frank Valentines).
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 12, 2018, 02:08:09 AM
Of course, you still have the problem of even finding one of these cards (Foldees and Frank Valentines).

They are hard to find. I've managed to collect 8 of them and the wrapper. Here's the wrapper...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5590/15057408099_0353689195_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oWz9Qt)Frankenstein Valentine Stickers Wrapper (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/oWz9Qt) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 12, 2018, 09:54:44 AM
All I have is the wrapper:

(https://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%202/15-04-201381329PM_zps65359a5d.jpg)

The destruction factor on the stickers must have been enormous which is why they're now super tough to find.

 :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 12, 2018, 10:50:52 AM
The destruction factor on the stickers must have been enormous which is why they're now super tough to find.

I wonder how much ones stuck to an old notebook are worth?  ;D
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 12, 2018, 11:57:32 AM
Would this old notebook still contain any usable pages?

 ???
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 12, 2018, 02:13:19 PM
Would this old notebook still contain any usable pages?

Nah, it's full of stories written by some kid named Stevie K.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 13, 2018, 01:30:03 AM
Here's a couple more of mine both involving eyes.

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5584/15244151955_9452a9b8f3_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pe5gh8)Frankenstein Valentine Stickers Zombie/Cyclops (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/pe5gh8) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 13, 2018, 11:35:50 AM
Here's a couple more of mine both involving eyes.

They are in amazing condition!

Is that swimming Creature one yours? It looks like they had some existing art of a naked swimming guy and just painted a Creature head on him.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 13, 2018, 02:33:17 PM
They are in amazing condition!

Is that swimming Creature one yours? It looks like they had some existing art of a naked swimming guy and just painted a Creature head on him.

Yes, the swimming Creature is mine, too. I was thinking the same exact thing about his swimming body, it looks human, just made green. Here's a couple more of mine...

(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3861/15241065841_742e182301_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pdNrTg)Frankenstein Valentine Stickers Hunchback/Phantom (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/pdNrTg) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 13, 2018, 02:46:10 PM
Nice PHANTOM art!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 13, 2018, 04:54:34 PM
I believe that Norm Saunders was the artist for the Valentine Stickers. He of course also did the artwork for the Topps  Civil War News, Mars Attacks, Battle and Batman sets. Here's a book devoted to the life and art of Norm Saunders:

(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51uqayn9pYL._SX373_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg)

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Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 13, 2018, 10:52:34 PM
I believe that Norm Saunders was the artist for the Valentine Stickers.

He was. I wouldn't mind getting that book!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 13, 2018, 11:39:55 PM
He was. I wouldn't mind getting that book!

Yup--It's Norman Saunders artwork on the Frankenstein Stickers. I need that book, too. Here's another Norman Saunders sticker...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5831/22451446219_8621468703_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/AcXwLk)Wolfman Frankenstein Valentine Sticker (Topps 1960's) (https://flic.kr/p/AcXwLk) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 15, 2018, 01:57:40 AM
Here's my last two Frankenstein Valentine stickers...

(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5577/15243765782_601dc8346b_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pe3htY)Frankenstein Valentine Stickers Frank And Hyde (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/pe3htY) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 16, 2018, 02:27:34 AM
I have a bunch of the Topps Monster Greeting Cards from 1965. The fronts feature art by Robert Crumb and a set-up to a joke and on the back is a punchline and a photo using masks and props. Here's one...

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7561/16144136742_0d0a3d0788_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qAAVpd)Monster Greeting Cards No. 14 (Topps 1965) (https://flic.kr/p/qAAVpd) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 16, 2018, 02:29:15 AM
Here's a scan of another one...

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7523/15539947834_201445992f_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pFdi65)Monster Greeting Cards No. 34 (Topps 1965) (https://flic.kr/p/pFdi65) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 16, 2018, 02:31:25 AM
And another one...

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7568/15506453943_9161fbc036_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pCfCwc)Monster Greeting Cards No. 43 (Topps 1965) (https://flic.kr/p/pCfCwc) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 16, 2018, 08:40:43 AM
I never knew Crumb did a card series.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 16, 2018, 02:02:43 PM
I never knew Crumb did a card series.

Yup-- the Topps Monster Greeting cards was one of R. Crumbs first commercial jobs. He went to New York to work for Harvey Kurtzman's Help! magazine, but the job fell through. So, he did the Monster Greeting cards for Topps. Here's another one of my scans...

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7523/15959111767_d713f49182_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qjfBVr)Monster Greeting Cards No. 10 (Topps 1965) (https://flic.kr/p/qjfBVr) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 17, 2018, 12:08:50 AM
Robert Crumb has said that his drawing style that he became known for was not fully developed when he did these cards in 1965. He developed it in late '65 to early '66 after experimenting with LSD. Here's one more...

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8630/15938724898_31c5982f00_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qhs8BG)Monster Greeting Cards No. 24 (Topps 1965) (https://flic.kr/p/qhs8BG) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 17, 2018, 12:16:21 AM
Robert Crumb has said that his drawing style that he became known for was not fully developed when he did these cards in 1965.

Yet, there's no doubt that the artist is Crumb.  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 17, 2018, 12:56:15 PM
Myself I'm just not a fan of Robert Crumb's artwork.

 :(
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: The Batman on December 17, 2018, 01:01:25 PM
Those cards are deliciously retro. 'Very cool find.
I remember Universal trading cards with a monster making a funny comment (such as the Creature saying 'Come on in, the water is fine")  and on the back of each card was a piece of a giant picture you would need all cards to complete.  'Cruel marketing to only issue a few of the final cards to complete the photo. This thread takes me back to somewhere around '67.

d e l  i c i o u s       r e t r o    find
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on December 17, 2018, 01:30:30 PM
Here are a few more Frankenstein Stickers from the collection of Shiverbones:

(http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc238/matthewkirscht/Untitled-1x_zps77083af4.jpg)

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 17, 2018, 02:41:35 PM
I remember Universal trading cards with a monster making a funny comment (such as the Creature saying 'Come on in, the water is fine")  and on the back of each card was a piece of a giant picture you would need all cards to complete.

That was the 1980 "Creature Feature" set. More specifically, the puzzle parts were on the backs of the stickers sub-set. All 22 stickers had puzzle pieces on the back, but you only needed 10 to finish the puzzle.

(https://imageshack.com/a/img923/8493/lLEchI.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 18, 2018, 12:03:12 AM
Here are a few more Frankenstein Stickers from the collection of Shiverbones:

([url]http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc238/matthewkirscht/Untitled-1x_zps77083af4.jpg[/url])

 cl:)


I think he might've sold them because six of them are the same examples that I have and I think I remember that the seller I got them from might have been someone here at the UMA.

I also have some of these Topps Comic Book Heroes from 1974/75 --stickers that have the Marvel monsters on some...

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7475/15647149860_037d0bfd07_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pQFJvS)Comic Book Heroes stickers 1 (Topps 1974) (https://flic.kr/p/pQFJvS) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on December 18, 2018, 12:05:26 AM
And here's some more scans of my Comic Book Heroes stickers with the monsters on them...

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7471/15647144110_88131888aa_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pQFGNJ)Comic Book Heroes Stickers 2 (Topps 1974) (https://flic.kr/p/pQFGNJ) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on January 24, 2019, 10:25:27 AM
And here's some more scans of my Comic Book Heroes stickers with the monsters on them...


Yes indeed! While not specifically monster related, plenty of monsters were featured in the Marvel Comics card sets. Here are sample scans of the cards and wrappers from my three sets:

1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174301PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174304PM.jpg)

1975 Topps Comic Book Heroes Stickers

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174309PM.jpg)

The checklist card backs were also puzzle pieces:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174315PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174321PM.jpg)

1976 Topps Marvel Super Heroes Stickers

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174324PM.jpg)

The checklist card backs were also puzzle pieces:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174329PM.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/25-08-201174332PM.jpg)

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Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on February 27, 2020, 05:39:49 PM
Here's my collection of GPK Creature cards.

The first 4 cards are from a 2013 set. There were also some that had gold, or silver borders. One of my cards is a "Mini".

The next 4 cards are from a 2017 set. There were many border color variations.

The last 4 are from the 2019 Super 7 card set. I also have 2 of the 3 different color wrappers.

The scanner trimmed some of the cards a bit.
(http://imageshack.com/a/img923/6112/U0PG7Z.jpg)

(http://imageshack.com/a/img923/9497/Zx5Dnr.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Rex fury on February 28, 2020, 11:14:32 AM
The 1966 Marvel Superhero cards are some of my favorites- both in terms of content and collection. I used to go to the only grocery store in my hometown to purchase them whenever I could scrape up the money. For a kid in the 60’s this wasn’t always an easy choice between two packs of cards or one comic book!
I enjoyed trying to get all the correct cards to form the puzzle on the back. I really liked the artwork ( Kirby? , Severin?) that was used  for the puzzle. However,  coloring on Thor was slightly off if I remember correctly.
I still have the set stored away, including a wrapper and a box. Thanks for posting the set on this site; I’ll have to dig them out and take another look.
RF
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on February 28, 2020, 11:42:47 AM
The 1966 Marvel Superhero cards are some of my favorites- both in terms of content and collection. I used to go to the only grocery store in my hometown to purchase them whenever I could scrape up the money. For a kid in the 60’s this wasn’t always an easy choice between two packs of cards or one comic book!


You bet that was always a problem! The choice for me was actually five packs of cards for $0.25 plus sales tax or two comics for $0.24 with no sales tax on magazines/reading material.

I enjoyed trying to get all the correct cards to form the puzzle on the back. I really liked the artwork ( Kirby? , Severin?) that was used  for the puzzle. However,  coloring on Thor was slightly off if I remember correctly.



(http://gobacktothepast.com/wpsys/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/marvel-1966-card-set-backs.jpg)


It looks to me as if Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and the Hulk were rendered by Jack Kirby. Spider-Man may have been by John Romita and Daredevil by Bill Everett.

I still have the set stored away, including a wrapper and a box. Thanks for posting the set on this site; I’ll have to dig them out and take another look.


Here's a good picture of the display box that I lifted off the net:


(https://cconnect.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/1966-Donruss-Marvel-Super-Heroes-Box.jpg)

 :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Rex fury on February 28, 2020, 01:43:43 PM
Thanks for posting the back of the ‘66 Superhero set. I’d forgotten about the use of yellow on both Cap and DD! I think DD is taken from a Kirby/Romita drawing for the cover of issue 13. Spidey is a little more illusive.  Didn’t  Ditto render that original pose for the MMMS poster version? And (I think), Marie Severin may have redrawn it for the later ‘60’s version of  the personality poster line- the one that doesn’t have Spidey’s “autograph” in the lower corner.
Anyhow, it’s fun to reminisce about that set!
RF
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on February 28, 2020, 06:59:36 PM
Thanks for posting the back of the ‘66 Superhero set. I’d forgotten about the use of yellow on both Cap and DD! I think DD is taken from a Kirby/Romita drawing for the cover of issue 13. Spidey is a little more illusive.  Didn’t  Ditto render that original pose for the MMMS poster version? And (I think), Marie Severin may have redrawn it for the later ‘60’s version of  the personality poster line- the one that doesn’t have Spidey’s “autograph” in the lower corner.

Got me. It was DC comics that I bought between 1962 and early 1966 and I'm still overwhelmingly a DC guy.

 :-\
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: marsattacks666 on February 29, 2020, 02:20:18 AM
I just scored a set of three Night of the Living Dead , 25th Anniversary cards

(https://johnnymartyr.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/img_1362.jpg?w=551&h=413)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Rex fury on February 29, 2020, 10:59:11 AM
Got me. It was DC comics that I bought between 1962 and early 1966 and I'm still overwhelmingly a DC guy.

 :-\
Not that I’m obsessed or anything ( yeah, right) but I checked up on my artistic memories and confirmed the following on the ‘66 superhero set:

Thor- Journey Into Mystery 125, Kirby pencils Colletta inks
DD- 13, Kirby pencils Romita inks
Cap and Iron-Man- Tales of Suspense 59, Kirby pencils Ayers inks
Hulk- Tales To Astonish 77, Kirby pencils Romita inks
Spidey- the only non-cover image of the bunch. Originally rendered by Ditko, reworked by Marie Severin. The facial features are more pronounced on the Severin version

Okay, I can return to my coffin in peace now.
RF
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on March 01, 2020, 08:24:52 PM
Not that I’m obsessed or anything ( yeah, right)....

Speak for yourself! Me I'm proud of my obsessions.

 ;)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Sir Masksalot on March 21, 2020, 04:14:57 PM
I've been enjoying all the explosions of color in this thread.

I've never actively collected cards and know virtually nothing of their history but find myself with quite a lively bunch today.
'Sorry about all the flash-bounce >

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/921/4Knugp.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/UF1SNN.jpg)       (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/KSt5iI.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/7c5UZH.jpg)       (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/921/W20O2D.jpg)

I bought this set from one of the shops at Universal Studios. I just love the artwork on them >

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/921/ET08EC.jpg)       (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/921/iLPVpf.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/g3IrJQ.jpg)        (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/BgEulD.jpg)

'More cards >

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/67/cardstgibsoncx4.png)       (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/67/cardsroebucknq7.png)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/67/cardspanoptnh1.png)       (https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/67/cardsalvarezwaxke9.png)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/67/cardsladymf6.png)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: geezer butler on March 22, 2020, 04:15:48 AM
I've been enjoying all the explosions of color in this thread.

I've never actively collected cards and know virtually nothing of their history but find myself with quite a lively bunch today.
'Sorry about all the flash-bounce >

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/921/4Knugp.jpg)
etc.

Very cool!!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on March 22, 2020, 10:49:37 AM
I've never actively collected cards and know virtually nothing of their history but find myself with quite a lively bunch today.

Oh no! So you missed out on all the joy of hurriedly stuffing thin slabs of powdered bubble gum into your mouth while you looked through the cards contained in the wax packs you bought?

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/15/Bubble Gum Topps.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)

  :o

Are you a youngster <35?

 ???

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Sir Masksalot on March 22, 2020, 12:27:44 PM
the joy of hurriedly stuffing thin slabs of powdered bubble gum into your mouth

Are you kiddin'? I wasn't even allowed to chew gum!
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on March 22, 2020, 02:01:21 PM
My word! A tragically deprived fellow born to and bred by helicopter parents. Me I just drool when I see pictures like these:

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/15/Topps Bubble Gum 2.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)

In fact back in 2005 or so I opened a one cent pack of 1960 Topps Funny Valentines A cards which I'd bought for the wrapper:

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/FunnyValentinesAwrappers.jpg)

I then ate the gum. It was crumbly and there was a bit of bitterness to it as well as the sweetness. Overall it wasn't very good.

Fortunately I have some Hubba Bubba bubble gum tape right at hand!

 cl:) 



Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on March 22, 2020, 02:10:55 PM
I then ate the gum.

https://www.aenetworks.com/article/historys-new-series-eating-history-follows-two-extreme-food-collectors-on-their-quest-to-eat-the-oldest-foods-to-have-survived-time-premieres-march-11 (https://www.aenetworks.com/article/historys-new-series-eating-history-follows-two-extreme-food-collectors-on-their-quest-to-eat-the-oldest-foods-to-have-survived-time-premieres-march-11)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 28, 2020, 06:02:00 PM
I thought I'd post this here  'cuz I always liked the artwork on them. These are the key cards from my Outer Limits board game...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/2947/15201745029_49aad19fcd_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pajVbe)Outer Limits Game Key Cards (https://flic.kr/p/pajVbe) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on March 28, 2020, 06:06:15 PM
Love those game cards!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 28, 2020, 06:14:53 PM
This is one of the Topps Nasty Notes from 1967. The artwork is all by Wallace Wood. These you open up to read them, so this is one of four pics...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49433073162_f3025d9f80_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijeqqS)1967 Topps Nasty Notes (1of 4) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijeqqS) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr



Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 28, 2020, 06:16:09 PM
Two of four...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49432367553_b353cf383d_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijaNFc)1967 Topps Nasty Notes (2 of 4) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijaNFc) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 28, 2020, 06:17:16 PM
Three of four...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49432845051_103e63fd7d_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijdfBV)1967 Topps Nasty Notes (3 of 4) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijdfBV) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 28, 2020, 06:18:30 PM
Four Of Four...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49432365208_c77087e6e5_4k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijaMYL)1967 Topps Nasty Notes (4 of 4) (https://flic.kr/p/2ijaMYL) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on March 28, 2020, 06:26:21 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8883/lri7yA.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 28, 2020, 06:37:53 PM
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8883/lri7yA.jpg)

The bearded lady tried a jar, now she's a famous movie star.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:33:10 PM
These are Japanese menko cards from the 1960's...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/8658/15928752825_521303b23b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qgz2gp)1960&#x27;s Japanese Menko Cards 1 (https://flic.kr/p/qgz2gp) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:35:18 PM
Here's a couple more Menko cards. I just collect the ones that I like the artwork on.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7547/15902953696_e4e146fc0a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qehN5Q)1960&#x27;s Japanese Menko Cards 2 (https://flic.kr/p/qehN5Q) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:37:05 PM
Here's some more.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7541/15883409897_af49594ec1_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qcyCoM)1960&#x27;s King Kong Menko Cards 2 (https://flic.kr/p/qcyCoM) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:38:31 PM
A couple more with King Kong on them.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7544/15449509183_ea916b2d01_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pxdLPZ)1960&#x27;s King Kong Menko Cards (https://flic.kr/p/pxdLPZ) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:40:18 PM
King Ghidorah and Gappa...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7580/15446871864_fc35fc5543_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pwZfQY)1960&#x27;s King Ghidorah/Gappa Menko Cards (https://flic.kr/p/pwZfQY) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:42:30 PM
In the middle is King Kong, and on the two end cards is a monster called Marine Kong.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/551/31771417363_8033afb460_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/QpwPtZ)1960&#x27;s Monster Menko Cards (https://flic.kr/p/QpwPtZ) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:44:36 PM
Ragon and Barugon...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7490/16043370326_e2529ba73b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qrGt4d)1960&#x27;s Ragon/Barugon Menko Cards (https://flic.kr/p/qrGt4d) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 29, 2020, 06:46:05 PM
And the original 1933 Kong...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7806/32433492307_782d448af1_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Rq38ie)King Kong Menko Card (https://flic.kr/p/Rq38ie) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on March 29, 2020, 11:11:32 PM
Wow! Those Japanese Menko cards are gaudy to beat hell and just right in my book!

 8)

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 30, 2020, 12:45:05 AM
Wow! Those Japanese Menko cards are gaudy to beat hell and just right in my book!

 8)

Thanks. Here's a couple more you might like.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7469/15743009797_6922ae94b0_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/pZa3kp)1960&#x27;s Japanese Menko Cards 4 (https://flic.kr/p/pZa3kp) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 31, 2020, 12:42:11 AM
I have some Wacky Packages stickers with monsters on them. This one is from 1992.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4156/33796144043_df7ca8029c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Tus5bF)Wacky Packages (topps 1992) (https://flic.kr/p/Tus5bF) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 31, 2020, 12:43:19 AM
Here's another one.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4163/33796142463_d3fc6ce58c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Tus4Hr)Wacky Packages (Topps 1992) (https://flic.kr/p/Tus4Hr) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 31, 2020, 12:44:49 AM
This one's from 1980.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4379/37017238881_b3c08d1d51_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Yp62sz)Wacky Packages No. 226 ( Topps 1980 ) (https://flic.kr/p/Yp62sz) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 31, 2020, 12:46:49 AM
This on'e also from 1980.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4388/36345803763_059c71aa77_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XnKKc2)Wacky Packages No. 207 ( Topps 1980 ) (https://flic.kr/p/XnKKc2) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 31, 2020, 12:48:30 AM
And this one is from 1975.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4082/35647554746_0bcd3f564e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Wj435S)Wacky Packages Sticker ( Topps 1975 ) (https://flic.kr/p/Wj435S) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on April 01, 2020, 11:01:38 AM
You have to love Wacky Packages stickers! They were a runaway success for Topps and even outsold baseball cards for a while in the 1970's.

The ad parody concept was introduced to cards well before Topps issued its initial series of die-cut Wacky Packages cards in 1967. Leaf pioneered the concept with a 72 card Foney Ad set in 1960. Here are scans from my set:


(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/FoneyAdswrapper.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/FoneyAds1.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/FoneyAds2.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/015_zps6abdca3a.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/016_zps2887a86c.jpg)


And here's a scan of  the original Ratz Crackers card!


(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/014_zpscdcb0257.jpg)


The Foney Ads spawned a Canadian set by a company labelling itself Goodies called Baloney Ads. Here from my collection are some scans of the Baloney Ads:


(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BaloneyAdswrapper.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BaloneyAds1.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/BaloneyAds2.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/30-05-2013105839PM_zpsa07fa643.jpg)

(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g434/Balticprince/General%20Album%203/30-05-2013105844PM_zps298659de.jpg)

 
The Baloney Ads set can be seen to have been a blatant rip-off of the Foney Ads set. The Baloney Ads cards feature many of the same images found in the Foney Ads set but rather sloppily redrawn. Nonetheless, the Baloney Ads are still keenly sought after by card enthusiasts these days since they're a lot more difficult to find than the Foney Ads.

 :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on April 02, 2020, 12:34:57 PM
Hepcat--You've got a great card collection. I love all the ad parodies. I only have one of the Foney Ads...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4408/36345633463_447775f888_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XnJSyP)Foney Ads ( Leaf 1960 ) (https://flic.kr/p/XnJSyP) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on April 05, 2020, 01:46:34 PM
I don't have a complete set, but here's some of my Nu Cards Horror Monsters series...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/3876/14587699358_60f5a7db8c_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oe4LMU)HORROR MONSTER cards 2 (https://flic.kr/p/oe4LMU) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on April 05, 2020, 01:49:03 PM
Here's a few more of my favorites. The first series from 1961 had green borders, the second series had orange. They were the first cards to use photographs of monsters on them.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/2928/14587856257_fc33fad473_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oe5zr4)HORROR MONSTER cards 1 (https://flic.kr/p/oe5zr4) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on April 05, 2020, 02:31:20 PM
I love all the ad parodies. I only have one of the Foney Ads...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/4408/36345633463_447775f888_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/XnJSyP)Foney Ads ( Leaf 1960 ) (https://flic.kr/p/XnJSyP) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

I scored a decent payday posing for that card.

 cl:)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: mjust on May 14, 2020, 08:05:53 PM
The photos were sometimes "doctored up" by replacing an actor's face with the face of a Topps employee and it made the image look a little skewed.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on May 15, 2020, 12:07:30 AM
The photos were sometimes "doctored up" by replacing an actor's face with the face of a Topps employee and it made the image look a little skewed.

The 1973 "You'll Die Laughing" set is full of those.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Jim Bertges on May 15, 2020, 12:47:58 PM
My attention was drawn to the "It" card. I wonder if that's actually Crash Corrigan in the suit or someone else. I noticed that the infamous Corrigan chin/tongue isn't sticking out of the mouth. Could this be a publicity shot of Paul Blaisdell wearing the suit?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on May 15, 2020, 01:40:44 PM
Could this be a publicity shot of Paul Blaisdell wearing the suit?

Could be!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 16, 2020, 04:13:05 PM
This is a monster sticker album sold in Venezuela probably in the '80s or '90s. It has 24 pages and 212 stickers and is complete. I took some pics of the covers and a few pages.

Front and Back Covers:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611268042_0f53bc0491_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611129726_e7a4c59cc1_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611134146_0f5ebdfb98_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50610400173_2be70e67ac_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611146436_bc384cc52d_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611149716_34dfdec7d5_b.jpg)

I bought this from an eBay seller 3 or 4 years ago. I also have a blank one and several unopened packs of stickers, but trying to complete one of these things is very difficult since you get so many dupes. That's why I bought one that was already completed. I really like the colorful, garish, yet creepy aesthetic of the thing. It's also fun trying to figure out what the artist was aping when he drew this stuff. I see images from monster movies, comic books, and monster magazines. There's even an image based on Webster, the mascot for one of my favorite monster mags Web Of Horror. Lots of superhero references too, Nova, Ms. Marvel, Hulk, Thor, Taskmaster, Human Torch, etc. I even see an image from one of the monster superballs, and another one from one of the Monster Magic Action trading cards of the '60s. Lotsa cool monster kid stuff here. I believe this album originated in Spain but finding one of those would be tough. Even this one doesn't show up very often anymore.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 16, 2020, 05:22:18 PM
Great collection! I would love to get one of the Creature stickers!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsterscud on November 16, 2020, 05:36:07 PM
I have this album too, but mine isn't complete yet, I bought about 3 boxes of 200 packs of stickers each and still haven't completed the album, like you say you get so many dupes in them, I was going to order some more but I haven't seen them on Ebay for ages. Do you have many that you would be prepared to sell, of course all depends which ones you have. It's a fantastic album with really nice artwork.

This is a monster sticker album sold in Venezuela probably in the '80s or '90s. It has 24 pages and 212 stickers and is complete. I took some pics of the covers and a few pages.

Front and Back Covers:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611268042_0f53bc0491_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611129726_e7a4c59cc1_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611134146_0f5ebdfb98_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50610400173_2be70e67ac_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611146436_bc384cc52d_b.jpg)

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50611149716_34dfdec7d5_b.jpg)

I bought this from an eBay seller 3 or 4 years ago. I also have a blank one and several unopened packs of stickers, but trying to complete one of these things is very difficult since you get so many dupes. That's why I bought one that was already completed. I really like the colorful, garish, yet creepy aesthetic of the thing. It's also fun trying to figure out what the artist was aping when he drew this stuff. I see images from monster movies, comic books, and monster magazines. There's even an image based on Webster, the mascot for one of my favorite monster mags Web Of Horror. Lots of superhero references too, Nova, Ms. Marvel, Hulk, Thor, Taskmaster, Human Torch, etc. I even see an image from one of the monster superballs, and another one from one of the Monster Magic Action trading cards of the '60s. Lotsa cool monster kid stuff here. I believe this album originated in Spain but finding one of those would be tough. Even this one doesn't show up very often anymore.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 16, 2020, 06:09:20 PM
I bought about 3 boxes of 200 packs of stickers each

Do you have an extra Creature you want to sell?  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 16, 2020, 07:19:43 PM
Great collection! I would love to get one of the Creature stickers!  :)
I checked the open extra cards I have and no Creatures. I have a big brick of unopened packs with 200 cards but that has artwork on it and I want to keep it as is. Even if I opened every pack there's still no guarantee I'd find a Creature card. If I run across a Monstruos Creature card I'll send it to you, or send you a link to the listing, or whatever.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 16, 2020, 07:25:58 PM
I have this album too, but mine isn't complete yet, I bought about 3 boxes of 200 packs of stickers each and still haven't completed the album, like you say you get so many dupes in them, I was going to order some more but I haven't seen them on Ebay for ages. Do you have many that you would be prepared to sell, of course all depends which ones you have. It's a fantastic album with really nice artwork.
Cool to find someone else here who has the album.

I have a small stack of about 30 extra loose cards. If you PM me a list of the ones you need I'll see if I have any of them and let you know about price and so forth. I have several unopened packs but I don't really want to sell those right now, and they may not complete the thing for you anyway. Just keep an eBay Saved Search for Monstruos cards and maybe more will pop up at some point.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 16, 2020, 10:22:04 PM
I checked the open extra cards I have and no Creatures.

Dern it!

If I run across a Monstruos Creature card I'll send it to you, or send you a link to the listing, or whatever.

Thanks!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Doh! on November 17, 2020, 01:39:11 AM
Love those stickers! The art reminds me of the Mars Attacks trading cards.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: marsattacks666 on November 17, 2020, 01:46:29 AM
Love those stickers! The art reminds me of the Mars Attacks trading cards.

🔫🛸🛸🛸
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: horrorhunter on November 17, 2020, 11:31:26 AM
Love those stickers! The art reminds me of the Mars Attacks trading cards.
Yep, it has that aura about it. Actually I misidentified them as "stickers", they're really just cards. I have a few loose ones and there's no adhesive or nothing to peel off. Evidently they were intended to be glued into the album. The person who glued the ones in my album did a  good job, no excess glue or mess. So glad I grabbed this back then. Finding these at all has gotten tougher, but finding a completed one is a real challenge.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 17, 2020, 12:14:12 PM
Actually I misidentified them as "stickers", they're really just cards.

Thanks for clearing that up! I had heard them called stickers, before and assumed they were, given the nature of the album.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsterscud on November 17, 2020, 05:53:02 PM
Cool to find someone else here who has the album.

I have a small stack of about 30 extra loose cards. If you PM me a list of the ones you need I'll see if I have any of them and let you know about price and so forth. I have several unopened packs but I don't really want to sell those right now, and they may not complete the thing for you anyway. Just keep an eBay Saved Search for Monstruos cards and maybe more will pop up at some point.

Thank you, I'll see which ones I need, after opening all 3 boxes of them I should imagine certain ones are more difficult to come across. Yes I'll do another search for them, haven't checked in awhile.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsterscud on November 17, 2020, 05:54:43 PM
Do you have an extra Creature you want to sell?  :)

I shall have a look for you, if I have I'll send it to you free of charge, Is there any others you like the look of?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on November 17, 2020, 06:12:17 PM
I shall have a look for you, if I have I'll send it to you free of charge, Is there any others you like the look of?

Thanks!  :)  I mostly just collect Creature stuff. That goes for cards, too. I'm always looking for the odd Creature card from these obscure sets.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsterscud on November 18, 2020, 05:46:40 PM
Cool to find someone else here who has the album.

I have a small stack of about 30 extra loose cards. If you PM me a list of the ones you need I'll see if I have any of them and let you know about price and so forth. I have several unopened packs but I don't really want to sell those right now, and they may not complete the thing for you anyway. Just keep an eBay Saved Search for Monstruos cards and maybe more will pop up at some point.

PM sent
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monsterscud on November 18, 2020, 05:47:45 PM
Thanks!  :)  I mostly just collect Creature stuff. That goes for cards, too. I'm always looking for the odd Creature card from these obscure sets.

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Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: markspearsmonsters on November 26, 2020, 12:05:33 AM
I have a new Monster Trading Card Series coming out next March.  Here is the kickstarter if you would like to help out.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spearsart/mark-spears-monsters-retro-trading-cards (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spearsart/mark-spears-monsters-retro-trading-cards)

(https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/031/500/098/eac847bf01eef99ab8966eabfb94a35d_original.jpg?ixlib=rb-2.1.0&auto=compress%2Cformat&q=1&w=680&fit=max&v=1605991600&frame=1&s=5727a78e28c2ce09ef16f261958b6ca5)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on December 29, 2020, 09:01:05 PM
I posted this in the "Monster Room" thread, but Hepcat said I should post it here, too. So, here's all of my Creature trading cards.

Misc. '60s cards. YDL '59, FM set, Horror Monsters and Monster Cards (blue)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/6246/hYZhG7.jpg)
Terror Monsters, Silly Cycles, Foldees, Frankenstein Stickers
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6746/tTrxVh.jpg)
Spook Stories
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5140/x0Yd2d.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5139/VQGspe.jpg)
Creature Feature '73
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2793/IyYsso.jpg)
Creature Feature '80
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1210/04bOPX.jpg)
and 4 stickers
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3827/sWjE3B.jpg)
puzzle left
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2717/VfLByw.jpg)
puzzle right
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2381/lCkrSb.jpg)
Creature sub-set from Universal Monsters Illus.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2826/te3wC1.jpg)
UMI cards, Han Cholo promo card, Creature card from a UK card game.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2193/9D1j9c.jpg)
Creature sticker and cards from the Universal Monsters of the Sliver Screen set., Misc. cards
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5488/YuP63K.jpg)
Various Spanish/Mexican cards/stickers, Aus. cereal premium cards.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2131/hgVTLW.jpg)
Wacky Packages an GPK cards.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/5601/SpAVY3.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3025/7nk674.jpg)
One of 3 wrappers.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4777/V8ynI5.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: marsattacks666 on December 29, 2020, 11:31:32 PM
Awesome cards
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on February 25, 2021, 03:12:19 PM
Mike---Really great Creature card collection!

I recently got this 1965 Topps wrapper. The cards from this series are easy enough to find, but the wrapper is not...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50978521167_519e6020f9_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kENfh8)Monster Greeting Cards Wrapper (Topps 1965) (https://flic.kr/p/2kENfh8) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on February 25, 2021, 05:05:32 PM
I recently got this 1965 Topps wrapper.


I can't remember what "Monster Greeting Cards" are, which means they probably don't have a Creature card.


Oh yeah, these!

(http://www.monsterwax.com/mongreet.gif)   (http://www.monsterwax.com/mongreetb.gif)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on February 25, 2021, 05:24:36 PM
I can't remember what "Monster Greeting Cards" are, which means they probably don't have a Creature card.

Oh yeah, these!

That's correct, and you're right--there's no Creature card.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 10, 2021, 01:38:35 AM
I just recently got another Topps Frankenstein Valentine sticker for a great price...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51021605846_bfcc263e0e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJB4Rq)Frankenstein Valentine Sticker No. 13 (Topps 1966) (https://flic.kr/p/2kJB4Rq) by donald deveau (https://www.flickr.com/photos/124856366(*at*)N04/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on March 10, 2021, 03:18:54 AM
I just recently got another Topps Frankenstein Valentine sticker for a great price...

If you don't mind saying, what is your idea of a good price?
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Monolith on March 10, 2021, 03:58:41 PM
If you don't mind saying, what is your idea of a good price?

It was 24 bucks.
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Mike Scott on March 10, 2021, 05:02:15 PM
It was 24 bucks.

Not bad at all!  :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on May 01, 2021, 10:48:31 AM
It was 24 bucks.

Ulllppp!!! That was one of those sets where the prices in any guide were cheap for decades but nobody ever had any for sale. Now that prices have been bid up, the supply has of course come out of the woodwork. But it's still very tough to find complete sets in high grade for sale.

 :-\

Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: Hepcat on July 13, 2022, 10:33:44 AM
This 1-cent Topps Funny Monsters (You'll Die Laughing) wrapper is perhaps at the very top of my wrapper want list:

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/bL7KUC8.jpg)

 :)
Title: Re: Monster Trading Cards
Post by: marsattacks666 on July 13, 2022, 07:18:55 PM
This 1-cent Topps Funny Monsters (You'll Die Laughing) wrapper is perhaps at the very top of my wrapper want list:

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/g434/Balticprince/bL7KUC8.jpg)

 :)

Super cool wrapper art.