Monstercards.org: Monster trading card index M to T

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Mad Monster Tattoos (Dynamic (Australia) 1993?) 16 different designs, 2 designs per (2 1/4" x 3") sheet. 16 different combinations available. Very colorful and nice art of various monster faces. Identical backs. See Checklist. Retail: $25

Mad Moon Monster cards (Sunicrust Bread, Austrailia, circa 1970s) Colorful but rather unthreatening monsters inspired by the likes of Basil Wolverton. Each card measures 5 x 8 cm and it is believed that the set consisted of 50 cards. No copyright date is provided, but it is believed to be 1972. They came with tabs on the bottom that included a dotted line on the backs instructing collectors to cut them off. Sample titles include: #2 – Happy Bloat, #8 – Crying Gaggle, #12 – Many-Eyed Tanglethrip, #24 – One-Eyed Frilletoid, #31 – The Greedy Greebie, #32 – The Trunky Roller. Low supply and low demand item. Retail uncertain.

Make Your Own Name Stickers (Topps 1966) Basil Wolverton monster art, same as Ugly Stickers (also Topps) and Monstickers (also Topps), but these are just a LITTLE more serious. 33 color stickers. (Blank sticker backs.) Retail: $150-$250 Ex/Nrmt.

Mars Attacks (Bubbles aka Topps, 1962): There's several cheap reproductions, so there's no excuse not to have Mars Attacks. Topps put hard work and imagination into this one. It's probably their most creative set ever. And that great Norm Saunders pulp cover painting style was just icing on the cake. 55 cards in the set. The backs have a pink backround. Retail: $800-$2000 Ext-Nrmt. See our special Mars Attacks Profile Page.

Mars Attacks Archives (Topps, 1994) The official Topps re-issue of the classic 60s sets, plus 45 more cards from various artists. (100 card NRMT/Mint set) Retail: $60-$75. Included two per box were four Matrix (prism renditions of art from the original series.)

There is also a cheaper 1984 reprint of the original 55 cards plus a wrapper card that sells much cheaper (Retail: $10-$20)

Mars Attacks Comic-cards and buttons (Pocket Comics, 1988) Cards 1, 2, 3 & 4 could be cut from the mini-comics boxes. There were also 2 large Mars Attacks buttons and 1 small button made to promote the mini-comics. Retail: $8 Low supply, low demand item.

Mars Attacks-- Del Rey Books insert (Topps, 1996) At least four different cards promoting the comic book series by Topps. 2 cards per strip (inserted in Del Rey Mars Attacks books. One is numbered P5, the other P6. Retail: Uncertain.

Mars Attacks Parody Cards (Cracked Magazine insert, 1997): Fun satire of Mars Attacks, pretty good artwork, too. Even has "Prize Captive" take-off. Comes as uncut cardboard sheet. 12 uncut cards (full color) set, Retail: $40

Mars Attacks Philly Convention Promo (Topps, 1996): Features the Mars Attacks color wrapper on the front and text on the back. Given to patrons of the 25th annual Philly convention. Retail: $5-15.

Mars Attacks- Screaming Models (Screaming, 1995) Nine different cards with original Mars Attacks paintings based on the models issued by Screaming. The 9th card is a bonus card featuring three martian faces, and it's also available as an oversized (6" x 8 6/8") card. Retail: Uncertain.

Mars Attacks- Spanish version (Late 1960s or early 1970s, Argentina) 53 card set bootleg of the Topps version with rewritten backs. Rare in the USA. Retail: Uncertain.

Mars Attacks- The Unpublished Version (Rosem, 1984) This is a set of 13 cards that were supposedly the "toned down" versions that Topps considered replacing the more controversial cards with. In the end, no revisions were issues and the entire Mars Attacks series was canceled. This set limited to 1,000 sets. Retail: is usually around $50.

Mars Attacks Movie- Widevision (Topps, 1996): Wide screen cards from the Tim Burton movie. If you liked the movie, you should enjoy this set. 72 color card set, NM/MT $8-$15

Masters of Horror (Imagine, 1993) Three card set of black & white promos featuring Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, & Mike Mazurki. The regular series was never issued. (See backs.) Retail: $2 each.

Mego Museum Monsters (Mego Museum, 2007) A subset of an ongoing series of promos showing various plastic action dolls put out by Mego in decades past. The Monsters were (2) Draculas, (2) Frankensteins, a mummy and a werewolf (numbers 66-71).

Men In Black (Inkworks, 1997) 90 card photo set based on the movie of the same name (starring Will Smith.) Lots of aliens, including giant bug monsters. Various chase too. Retail: $15

Menko Monster Cards (Japan, 1960s 1970s for most monsters) Menko is a Japanese card game played by two or more players. The size is usually 18.5cm(7.6")x15.5cm(6.4"). The sparse backs are in Japanese but are mostly symbols or logos. Each player uses Menko cards made from thick paper or cardboard, with one or both side printed with images from anime, manga, etc. A player's card is placed on the hardwood or concrete floor and the other player throws down his card, trying to flip the other player's card with a gust of wind or by striking his card against the other card. If he succeeds, he takes both cards. The player who takes all the cards, or the one with the most cards at the game's end, wins the game. There are many subjects, including military (before the war) and baseball after the war. Most the monsters became popular in the 1960s and 70s and seem to be cartoons like Tobor the 8th Man and Astro boy. Live action monsters (photos) include Godzilla and Ultraman. Retail: Unknown.

Midnight Madness Unopened Box (Rosem 1990): A beautiful die-cut full color box that has pull tabs to make various graveyard characters move back and forth. It contains all eight packs which each contain a twelve card set of Midnight Madness monster stories. Packs were also sold separately for $2 each. Only 1,000 of these boxes were made (each numbered). Retail: $15-$25 for the full box.

Mini-bombs Trick Noise Maker Cards (M. Kapp, 1992) Six different color cards printed on the backs of novelty toy boxes. The cards are perforated and regular size. The backs are gray with text. The cards are #01: Attack of the Dinosaur, #02: Rat Fight, #03: Desert Destruction, #04: Bat Warfare, #05: Creatures from the Gorge, #06: Mutant Worms. Retail: Uncertain.

Monster Box, The (Pulp Novelties, 2005) 25 different 5" x 5" full color reproductions of the covers from various 8mm horror films (of the 1960s). They are not numbered and the backs are all blank. Retail: $25

Monster Box Series 2, The (Pulp Novelties, 2006) Another 25 covers made in the same style as the first series.( See review.) Retail $25

Monster Cards (Rosan? 1966?) 84 blue & white photo set of famous and not-so-famous monster movies, with a crude cartoon image on the reverse and bad jokes. This is thought to be a "knock-off" set of Horror Monster Green set. They are basically the same images, but not as professionally produced. (This pirated set has no company name listed on the backs. The date is uncertain as well.) Usually found as complete sets in high grade. Retail: $100-$175 Nrmt. See our special Horror Monsters Profile Page (for details about the origin of Monster Cards).

Monster Chews (Funsport, 1988) 21 different chewy candy wrappers with different weird monsters drawn on them. No numbers, but names. Probably many more in the series. There is also a set made in Buenos Aires by (Productos Stani) of at least 17 different wrappers, which is probably the same thing. Wrappers measure 3 11/16" x 2 5/16". Retail: $1 each. (Sorry, but this particular picture can only be viewed with an AOL browser.)

Monster Flip Movies (Topps, 1963) Not a card series, but a series of 36 different flip books that one could flip though to see a scene from a famous classic Universal monster movie. Originally sold in pairs. Retail: $12-$20 Ex

Monster Galerie, Die (Bastei (Germany), 199?) 192 cards and 45 stickers of monster paintings. The stickers are smaller than the regular sized cards. The back text is in German. This set is rarely seen in the USA, but there is also little awareness or demand for it. Here are samples of the card fronts, the card backs, the sticker fronts, and the sticker backs. Retail: $50

Monster Gum (Spanish vintage issue): A group of at least 8 different Monster Bubble wrappers, sold with gum. Each packs has a Monster pictured and a name much like the Topps Ugly Stickers did. See Monster Chews as a similar English version of the same set.

Monster Greetings (Topps, 1965) Color set of 50 cards. The fronts feature illustrations by R. Crumb, but the backs use photos of various Topps employees wearing monster masks and such. The front sets up the gag, the back delivers the punch line. Retail: $150 Nrmt

Monster In My Pocket (Morrison Entertainment Group, 1991) 48 cards of colorful monster drawings, plus 24 stickers forming a puzzle (the artwork of which if pretty crude.) Retail: $10

Monster Initial Stickers (Topps, 1974) 132 sticker set with two monster letters on the front, blank sticker backs. There was also 9 puzzle cards distributed in packs. There is no "MA" sticker as reported in various guide books. (Please note that the stickers pictured have been cut in half from two image panels.) Retail: $250-300 Nrmt.

Monster Laffs (Topps, 1966?) 66 of the images taken from Monster Midgees put in regular sized card. Often found as complete sets. Originally sold in clear cello packs. Retail: $35-60 (see back)

Monster Legends (aka Drac-Snax Monster Candy. Topps, 1977) A rare test issue wrapper (3 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches) with a Monster Legend (story) and color illustration on the reverse. There is no number listed and the set size is unknown, but five verified titles are "The Story of Mr. Hyde", "The Story of the Swamp Monster", "The Story of The Werewolf", "The Story of The Mummy", and "The Story of Dracula." Retail: Unknown.

Monster Masterspieces (House of Monsters, 2003) Ten postcard sized (4x5") color cards with nice art by Scott Jackson, and text by Barry Kaufman. The two plan on releasing ten more cards each year until 2008, when they will re-release the entire series of 50 in a regular card sized set. Retail: $15 per ten card set.

Monster Midgees (Topps, 1963) Low # series 1-108. Small 1 9/16 x 2 1/2" cards that originally came in 3 card panels.(Often separated.) Great photos of your favorite B monster movies (American International films and Japanese monster flicks), plus the typical "Monster Laffs" jokes on the back with gag lines on the front. There was also a 2nd series of high number, #109-153. Those are more rare and much more expensive. Retail series 1: $150. Series 2: $250-$350 Ex. (See backs.)

Monster Magic Action (Abbey Vending, 1963) 24 colorful but confusing cards to the naked eye, until a special lens is passed over the front and the images appear to move. The color drawing are somewhat crude. Retail: $25-$35

Monster Movie Classics (Reed, 1997): 51 card color set of the horror and sci-fi movies from 1930s to 1969. (Curse of the Demon, Forbidden Planet, War of the Worlds, The Thing, etc.). Just 2,000 numbered sets made. Retail: $18. See Set Profile.

Monster Movie Classics Promo set. Six promos (P1-P6), mentioned here because they feature movies not included in original set. See Set Profile.

Monster Movie Classics 2, The Attack of the Killer "B" Films! (Reed, 1997) Featuring the monster flicks of the 40s, 50s and 60s that were small in budget but BIG in imagination. Fun fright flicks include Plan Nine From Outer Space, Frozen Dead, Beast with a Million Eyes and many more! Set features a special two color process that creates a dramatic 3-D effect, making many of the monsters jump off the card (scary!). But fear not: no 3-D glasses are required... 50 card series limited to just 2,000 numbered sets. Retail $15. See Set Profile.

Monster Movie Classics 2 Promo Set: Three card promo set to the above series, mentioned here because they have photos not seen in the regular set. All three retail: $3.95. See Set Profile.

Monster Old Maid (Milton Bradley, 1964) 19 different 3 1/2" x 5 6/8" cards with close up black & white photos of various Universal monsters (tinted in different colors). The backs (reduced here) have a spider web with MONSTER across it. The 20th card is an instruction card. Sold as a game, there were two of each card except the Dracula's Daughter (only one, the "old maid"). Retail: $35 a set

Monster Olympics (an unknown UK publisher, circa 1980s) Smaller blank backed English cards released in the UK. Two series were reportedly issued, the first one just 18 cards measuring 1 7/8" wide and 2 13/16" tall. The artwork is rather crude but quaint. The most identifying aspect of this series is the number on each card, which appears as "No. _ of 18" logo, which is made to look like a piece of paper stuck in the top left corner with a tiny knife. Since there is no checklist provided, here is one: #1 The Evil Troll, #2 The Blob, #3 The Bonesucker, #4 Mr. Hyde, #5 The Werewolf, #6 The Zombie, #7 The Bride of Dracula, #8 Slimeball, #9 The Phantom of the Opera, #10 The Headless Ghost, #11 Creature from the Pit, #12 Four Eyes, #13 Frank N. Steins Monster, #14 King Tut, #15 Count Vlad, #16 Quasimodo, #17 Egor, #18 Attila The Hun. Here are the other 14 card images: (batch 2 and batch 3) The second series was larger, supposedly 50 or so, and had a pronounced sports theme. Many of the same 18 monsters from the first series returned doing sports activities, something that was basically missing the first series. Other characters in the second series included Octy, Fungus (or fungi) ... and he (probably) played soccer or sprinted, and (perhaps) the Purple people eater.

Monster Pin-ups (Phoenix Candy, 1963) Six candy boxes with a cut-out photo of Frankenstein (#1), Dracula (#2), The Creature of the Black Lagoon (#3) Wolfman (#4), The Mummy (#5) and The Phantom of the Opera (#6). Retail: $80 to $100 ea..

Monster Tatoo (Topps, 1962?) Very rare tattoos with Jack Davis art. The backs form the red wrapper. I have a few dupes and would prefer to trade them for singles from the same series that I don't have. Contact me if you need any or have some to trade. Unknown number in series, but over 75 at least. Retail: $15 each.

Monster Tattoos (Topps, 1975) The same images as above were reissued in a smaller set of 60. These are numbered in two series, 1a-30a and 1b-30b. (Notice that the images are shaded a little different, and unlike the 1960s versions, these actually have numbers on the bottom.) The backs form the (yellow, orange, red or blue) wrapper which is distinctly different as well. Retail: $5-$10

Monster Tattoos Gum, Balloonka (Murry Allen Int'l Incl, 19??) small tattoos that were issued with gum. No numbers, no date, unknown set size and unknown value.

Monster Tattoos, Topps UK (Topps A&BC, 1970) According to Alan in England, the series is a set of 16 sheets of tattoos, with 14 colored tattoos on each sheet. The size of a sheet is 320 X 80 mm. The pictures on the wrapper provide a few other likely images. (Unknown retail)

Monsters & Mysteries of the Planet Earth (Contact Press, 1993) 30 card set of black & white photo cards depicting various "believe it or not" type myths. If you're expecting lots of monsters in this set, you'll be disappointed. The few that are included are the Lock Ness & Big Foot variety. Retail: $8 (See back.)

Monstickers (Topps, 1979) Plastic puffy stickers sold in 3 panel strips. 68 different panels, but all the different designs can be collected with as few as 26 panels. The backs are blank. Complete set retail: $75

Monstruos (Libro Para Cromos, Spain) 210 color cards of monsters, robots and aliens. They measure 1 7/8" x 2 5/8". A large album was also offered to past them in.Retail: Unknown.

Morbid Monsters (Nostaligic Cards Co., 1999) 45 different cards with monster faces and common names on the front. Reverse has monster limricks. Foil chase cards offered. Retail: $10

Movie Poster Cards (Movie Poster Cards 1997) Monster movie posters from days gone by-- 1940s - 60s. Complete 34 Full color card set (#35 & #36 were promos). Retail: $5-$15. (See backs.)

Mummy Returns, The (Inkworks, 2001) 90 color photo set of the blockbuster sequel of the recent Mummy remake. Various chase and promos also offered. Retail: $10

Munsters (Leaf, 1964) 72 black and white cards based on the TV show, plus 16 smaller lick 'em stickers with cartoon images from the same image. Backs contain jokes. Card set retail: $300 EX, sticker set $200 Nrmt.

Munsters Deluxe (Dart Flipcards, 1996) 90 color cards of the TV series on mirror card finish. Backs have text about the show. Various chase made. Retail: $20

Munsters Series 2 (Dart Flipcards, 1997) 72 black and white and sometimes color cards (no mirror finish). Very similar to the first series by Dart. Text backs. Various chase too. Retail: $15

Munsters cars by Johnny Lightning "Fright'ning Lightninings" episode 2. (Circa 2000) Color, nnumbered, blank backed cards featuring famous cars. Two of them have the two cars from The Munsters, (including the actors). The six cards are The Munsters Koach, The Munsters Drag-u-la, the Heavenly Hearse, Meat Wagon, Surf Hearse, and Carl Casper's Undertaker.

Myth or Real? (American Realist Company, 1994) Two sets of 40 cards sold separately in white foil packs. Features B/W photos, illustrations and a few crude sketches of various legends. Typical examples include Big Foot, Kraken, and aliens. Few folks seem to know about this low mintage set, and the demand is soft. Retail: $20 (see back.)

Nestle's Chiller Club (Nestle's, 1966) Very crudely drawn rather goofy monster images on cards given away Nestle's product. At least 60 different ones made. Low supply, low demand item. Retail: Uncertain.

Nightmare on Elm Street (Comic Images, 1988) Mini-sticker set with 32 page album. 264 color stickers (2" x 3") form the set. Retail: $12

Nightmare on Elm Street (Impel, 1991) Factory set and send-away set of 130 cards. Both sets are the same except for the ten behind-the-scene subsets. Two holograms were also issued in both sets (which are different). Retail: $20

Night of the Living Dead (Rosem, 1987) 50 black & white cards immortalizing the gory zombie movie of the same name. Text telling story on the reverse. Retail $15

Night of the Living Dead (Imagine, 1993) 68 color card set also immortalizing the gory zombie flick by Romero. This one more professional. Autograph card also put out. Set retail: $12

Night Slasher, The (Mystery Playhouse, 2003) 36 color card set that spoofs the 1970s monster TV show, The Night Stalker. The images are photographs shot on location at a closed haunted house, with full cast and special effects. Only 50 test boxes were manufactured, so no more than 300 sets could be made from them. Retail: $10 per set. See Set Profile.

Nutty Initials (Topps, 1967) Not really monsters, more like goofy creatures that form initials (Wally Wood cartoons?). Either one or four intials per sticker. 48 different. Retail: $4 - $10 each.

Odd Rods -Several titles (Donruss, 1970s): Not exactly conventional monster cards, but goofy monsters on hot rods. It started 1969 with Odd Rods, then 1970 with Odder Odd Rods (reissued in 1973 as Fabulous Odd Rods), Oddest Odd Rods (numbered 67-132 and reissued in 1973 as Fantastic Odd Rods series 1) then 1973 with Fantastic Odd Rods series 2 (numbered 1-66!). A combination of all was also released in 1970 as Odd Rod All Stars. (See also Silly Cycles ). First series 44 stickers, the rest were 66 stickers each. Retail for most is $200 Ex/Nrmt, except Fabulous Odd Rods, which is $70 Nrmt.

Outer Limits (Bubbles aka Topps, 1964)- 50 colorized photos from the classic TV show. The corny stories on the back only made it more endearing. (They had nothing to do with the actual stories from TV.) The black borders were easily chipped. (Beware of retouching with black markers on the edge.) There is supposedly a variation from the 1 cent packs that have blue backs instead of yellowish-green backs. Two different photos on the fronts from that variation were supposedly #2 ("Radio-Active Man" was originally called "Woman From Another Time") and an unknown card number called "Thing From Venus." Both featured different photos from the current ones. Retail for regular series: $350-500 Ex/Nrmt

Outer Limits (Duocards, 1997). Color and black and white cards from Season one of the original 1960s TV hit and the 1990s series as well. 81 card set. Retail: $15-$20

Outer Limits (Rittenhouse, 2002) 72 duotone set (looks black and white) profiles 8 of the episodes. Various chase sets and autographs offered. Retail $10.

Outer Limits- Sex, Cybors & Science Fiction (Rittenhouse, 2003) 1-- cards set (plus chase & autograph cards) profiling the remake series of color episodes. Retail: $10

Otros Mundos (Libro Para Cromos, Spain) 243 color cards of aliens, monsters and space ships. (They measure 2 1/8" x 2 15/16") A large album was also offered to past them in. Retail: Unknown.

Puffy Monster Stickers (Hong Kong,1972): One fad of the 70s was "puffy stickers". These soft, 1 1/2 inch square stickers feature monster heads of Frankenstein, Dracula, Ape man, Cyclops, Mummy, the Witch, etc. They glow in the dark. 12 sticker 2-color set retails for $5

Planet of the Apes- Movie (Topps, 1969) 44 color card set featuring scenes from the film. Backs have green graphic with text. Retail: $150

Planet of the Apes-TEST (Topps, 1969) Same set as above but with black borders and the actors names are include in the text. Rare. Set retail: $1800

Planet of the Apes-TV (Topps, 1975) 66 color card set devoted to the Ape series on TV. Puzzle backs. Retail: $75

Planet of the Apes Archives (Inkworks, 1999) Combination of all the movies profiled. Several chase & promo cards offered. Set retail: $15

Planet of the Apes- Movie Retold (Topps, 2001) 90 color card set show casing the Tim Burton "retelling" of the classic Ape yarn. Backs have mini-pix and text. Several chase & promos offered. Retail: $15

Psycho Cards (Psycho Studios, 1994) The set was canceled, but four promos were distributed. The fronts set up the gag, the backs deliver the punch line. Mostly corpse jokes. Retail: $1 each

Quentin Post Cards (Philly Gum, 1969) 12 cards with black & white photos of David Selby (Quentin Collins from the Dark Shadows TV show.) Retail: $5 per card.

R.I.P. Trading Cards (Kitchen Sink, 1994) 42 coffin-shaped cards depicting supposedly true supernatural events and gruesome killers. This could have been a better set if they had not of used several different artists with clashing artistic styles. Interesting text backs. Retail: $15

Scary Monsters Card Set (Denis Druktenis Publishing, ?) 9 card set of black & white photos of Aurora monster models. Images are dark with an all white background printed on flimsy stock. The backs form a puzzle of another model. The 9th card is a certification card signed by Sam Scare. Limited to 1,000 numbered sets.

Scary Monsters Movie Parody (Denis Druktenis Publishing, 1994) Color parody drawings of classic monster movie posters and lobby cards from days gone by. 36 card set retail $12. An extra Ron Foss autograph card is also available.

Scobby-doo Playing Cards. (200?,?) Playing card set of 3 x 5 inch cards. Images are repeated 4 times for each number (w/ different suits). Retail: $3

Shock Theatre / Shocking Laffs (Topps 1975 & 1976): Rare full color set of monster cards, featuring full color images from Hammer Horror films. The 1975 US version is a test series that never went into regular production (usually selling around $500 on account of it's scarcity). There are no #47s in the test version, but two different #17s. The 1976 version was only sold in the UK, but like it's US cousin, it's regular card sized. There are no #17s in the UK set, but two #47s! The two sets feature about a third different images from each other. (The test sets has more on Frankenstein, while the UK set has more vampires.) Both sets have 50 cards and say "Shocking Laffs" on the backs. The UK set retails for $250 in Nmnt.

Silly Cycles (Donruss, 1970) Goofy monsters riding various super-motorcycles. 66 color stickers. Many of the backs feature drawings sent in by Odd Rod collectors. Retail: $250 Nrmt.

60's Sci-fi & Terror TV (Funfax, 1994): Very scarce series containing the classic sci-fi & horror series from the golden age of TV. The photo fronts feature pictures and the backs contain info on each show. It profiles every TV sci-fi & horror series from the 1960s (Time Tunnel, Alfred Hitchcock, Wild Wild West, The Invaders, Twilight Zone, Thriller and Way Out, etc.) 50 b/w card set. Suprisingly scarce for a 1990's set. Retail: $45. See Set Profile.

60's Sci-fi & Terror TV, The Sequel (Funfax, 1994): A follow up to the first series 1. It picks up at card #51 and goes to #100. Has a retro-back graphic. Each set is numbered and limited to only 2,000. 50 b/w card set. Retail $15. See Set Profile.

60's Sci-fi & Terror TV, The Sequel Chase set (Funfax, 1994): P1-P6 chase cards. Each chase set included a card-sized certificate numbered one of only 750. Profiles The Prisoner sci-fi series. 6 b/w card set, NM/MT. $11.95. See Set Profile.

Spook Stories (Leaf, 1961) This series is copyright 1961, but was actually distributed in two series from 1963 to 1965. Two series of 72 black and white cards featured photos from various Universial monster movies with gag on-liners beneath them. The packs were sold with a smaller full color sticker, which eventually composed an unnumbred set of 48. The stickers had backs that had "lick'em to stick 'em" glue, just like postage stamps. If the adhesive is uneven or appears brushed on, it is likely a counterfeit. Series 1 card set retail: $200 Nrmt. Series 2 card set retail: $350. Unnumbered stickers, $18-$28 each Nrmt. (see back.) (Read an article on the sticker series with checklist)

Starship Troopers (Inkworks, 1997) More sci-fi than monster, but the villians are vicious bug monsters! By the same director of Robocop, a very worthwhile film and decent set too. 81 color card set. Retail: $20. (See gift shop.)

Sunicrust Monster Cartoon Cards (Sunicrust Bread, circa 1970, Australia) Series of 40 different cards that were included for free within the Sunicrust packets of bread. Staining from the bread is common. Like many foreign items, this is a low supply, low demand item. Retail: Unknown.

Super Cinema Movie Poster Cards (Due emme Publishing, 1996) 144 different full color movie posters on oversized cards. Several were monster movies, many were not. Measured 3 1/8 x 3 15/16". Back facts in Italian or Spanish. Retail: $20.

Survival of Star Colony 9 (Geo Bassett & Co, UK, ?) 50 color mini-card (1 3/8" x 2 1/2) set telling the story of a space traveler condemned to a dangerous penal colonly, where he teams up with an alien to fight the hostile creatures that infest that planet. Retail Uncertain.

Tales of the Crypt (Cardz, 1993) 110 color card set with images from the HBO TV series. Most the images are the Crypt-keeper in various outfits (not freeze frames from the show.) 30 of the cards feature covers from the comic books. Various chase cards offered. Retail: $12

Team Spirits (UNUSUALLY FUNNY FACTORY LTD, 1990 (UK)) Collection of slightly smaller (2 7/8 x 1 15/16") British cards of semi-goofy monster cartoons doing sports, ie Olympics. Contains goofy statistics or a short tale on the back. There were 40 in the series, but it is uncertain if card #23 was produced. You can see card #9, #18, #19, and #20. There was also another series of 18 blank back monsters without the sports theme included as chase cards, numbered X of 18, but it is not certain if these are the first series of Team Spirits or another series called Monster Olympics. They may be reissues of an earlier series, as some look very old and others are laminated. The company name was listed as "The Unusually Funny Factory Ltd. 4 Slaid Hill Court, Leeds, LS17 87J". If you have an AOL browser, you may be able to open this image open this image of both series side by side.

Terror Cards (Necroscope, 2004) 50 card set of various scream queens and monsters from modern off-title horror flicks. They were sold in 12 pack boxes (cello packs) and included up to 3 different screen queen inserts (1 per 42 packs) and various autographs. Retail: $8

Terror Monster Green & Purple (Rosan, 1963): These looks so primitive, you can't help but enjoy it in an immature sort of way. The quality stinks, any kid with a photo copy machine could do a better set today- but that only adds to the charm. 132 cards (both series combined). The Retail: on both these sets has reached surprising highs. Expect to pay between $400-$600 per set in EX. Series 1 (green) is cards 1-64. Series 2 (purple) is cards 67-132. There are also two unnumbered bonus cards (usually considered #65 and #66, though no number is on them). These bonus cards often run between $100 to $200 each and have purple borders. The purple series 2 (#67-132) comes in TWO varieties: 1.) Regular b/w photos with a crude reverse graphic arched above a joke (usually called the "arch backs" variety) and 2.) A duotone variety (often using out of register photos) with a small skull and crossbones graphic in the top right and bottom left corner (with the joke in the middle). You can see both purple varieties here. (View green backs and regular purple backs.)

Terror Tales (Topps 1967): At first I didn't care for the word balloons imposed over the monster photos, but they've grown on me. And the scary (not!) stories on the back are really great. (They were later repeated on the backs of Fright Flicks). This set is tough to complete, but worth it. 88 cards. Retail: $600-$1200 Ex- Nrmt

Terror Tattoos (Topps Ireland, 1990s?): Produced overseas for European distribution, this collection of 25 different "terror tattoos" came along with 20 puzzle cards (to make two different puzzles). The backs of the cards give instructions on how to apply the tattoos and the fronts make up the large nine card poster (plus two cards with the complete puzzle image). Retail: Unknown.

Texta Swap Cards (Texta, Australia, 1960 or 70s): A set of 36 color photos from the Ultra-man tv series, featuring mostly monsters and villians from the show. They measure 1 11/16" x 2.5" and have back text in English. They were issued with school supplies. Retail: $10-$40 (low supply, low demand, foreign issue)

3-D Monster Cards (Yoplaint/ GoGurt 2005) Three Dimensional effects could be enjoyed with this set when you looked at them with the three-D glasses, which came with the GoGurt box (along with two cut-out cards). They were typical monsters, but made "friendlier" as not to offend parents (and to avoid paying Universal any royalties!). Examples include #3 Howlin' Werewolf, #4 Phantom Pirate, #7 Count Dracula, #8 Witch Doctor, #15 Spooky Scarecrow, #16 Haunting Headless Horseman. There were 18 total in the set. Retail: Unknown.

Time Machine, The (?, 2001) 5 card movie promo set for the remake starring Guy Pierce. Several of the images are Morlocks. "Only 30,000 made." Retail: $1 each.

Time Machine, The Art Of HG Wells Series 1 (Monsterwax, 2005) 27 card set (+ checklist) of color paintings faithfully recreates the famous HG Wells story. Only 166 numbered boxes made. Each checklist was individually numbered 1 to 1,000 and was distributed in the boxes. See set profile.

Topps Pak O' Fun (Topps, 1969) Two card panel set of 42, almost the size of postcards. Many of the cards have Halloween themes, like Halloween finger puppets (image reduced), and several of the cards are re-issued images from the original Jack Davis Funny Monsters (issued in two card panels). Retail: $750 Nrmt.

Tune In For Terror! (Mystery Playhouse 1992): Artwork set depicts radio's golden age of horror. The first third profiles the famous radio shows of that era, the middle section profiles the classic writers who inspired many of the shows, and the last third tells short horror stories. Less than 1,200 numbered sets of the duo tone set. were made, and then a full color version was released in 500 (36 count) boxes. 33 cards and 9 sticker set. Retail: $10-$15. See Set Profile.

Tune In For Terror! Prototype Extension Set (Mystery Playhouse 1992): Six card series sold with the color series numbered 43 - 48. (They featured the same artwork as the extreamly rare autograph cards) 966 numbered sets were made. Retail: $12. See Set Profile.

Twilight Zone (Unknown, circa 1990s) A thirteen card set of black and white drawings that seem to promote various stories from a Twilight Zone book or magazine. No company info is provided, but a header card claims the series is limited to 5,000 sets. Retail: Uncertain, but probably around $8.

Twilight Zone [series 1]. (Rittenhouse, 1999) Black and white set profiling various Twilight Zone tv episodes. The base set was 72 cards, plus various chase cards and autographs. Retail for base set: $5

Twilight Zone, The Next Dimension [Series 2]. (Rittenhouse, 2000) Black and white set profiling various Twilight Zone tv episodes. The base set was 72 cards, numbered 73-144. There are also various chase cards and autographs. Retail for base set: $5

Twilight Zone, Shadows & Substance [series 3]. (Rittenhouse, 1999) Black and white set profiling various Twilight Zone tv episodes. The base set was 72 cards, numbered 145-216. There are also various chase cards and autographs. Retail for base set: $5

Twilight Zone, Science & Superstition [series 4] (Rittenhouse, 1999) Black and white set profiling various Twilight Zone tv episodes. The base set was 72 cards, numbered 217-288. There are also various chase cards and autographs. Retail for base set: $5