Monster Trading Cards

[Hepcat]

The Creature...

Foldees #4 Bull Thrower/ Monster (Topps 1962) by donald deveau, on Flickr

And I have this Foldee.

Foldees #22 Adolph/Frankenstein (Topps 1962) by donald deveau, on Flickr

Cool! The Topps Foldees are far more difficult to find than the Topps Comic Book Foldees.

[Hepcat]

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.

[Mike Scott]

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.

[Mike Scott]

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).

[Monolith]

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...

Frankenstein Valentine Stickers Wrapper (Topps 1966) by donald deveau, on Flickr

[Hepcat]

All I have is the wrapper:



The destruction factor on the stickers must have been enormous which is why they're now super tough to find.

[Mike Scott]

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? 

[Hepcat]

Would this old notebook still contain any usable pages?

[Mike Scott]

Would this old notebook still contain any usable pages?

Nah, it's full of stories written by some kid named Stevie K.

[Monolith]

Here's a couple more of mine both involving eyes.

Frankenstein Valentine Stickers Zombie/Cyclops (Topps 1966) by donald deveau, on Flickr

[Mike Scott]

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.

[Monolith]

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...

Frankenstein Valentine Stickers Hunchback/Phantom (Topps 1966) by donald deveau, on Flickr

[Mike Scott]

Nice PHANTOM art!

[Hepcat]

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:

[Mike Scott]

I believe that Norm Saunders was the artist for the Valentine Stickers.

He was. I wouldn't mind getting that book!