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1966 batman 55 card set orange back, any info?
coachvinny
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as someone who usually collects sports cards, i worked a trade whereby i rec'd the subject set
as part of the deal. can any one give me any info on it?
who made it? wwg or topps?
are there any other back colors?
retail value if the cards are nm?
any info would be helpful.
i love the set, the pix are corny but cool.
as part of the deal. can any one give me any info on it?
who made it? wwg or topps?
are there any other back colors?
retail value if the cards are nm?
any info would be helpful.
i love the set, the pix are corny but cool.
i ain't often right
but I've never been wrong
it seldom turns out the way
it does in the song
once in a while
you get shown the light
in the strangest of places
if you look at it right
but I've never been wrong
it seldom turns out the way
it does in the song
once in a while
you get shown the light
in the strangest of places
if you look at it right
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My 4th birthday Batman theme party, Sept 1966, I'm the sexy kid in red
My little brother with black bat #14 (Nightly Patrol) in his mouth, can't tell which cards are on the floor, oh the humanity...
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
Coach see below.
Batman (1966) Bubblegum Trading Card Sets
Click the card images of a particular Batman Series to view the entire set:
The Batman -- Black Bat -- Card 1
Batman - Black Bat series
Set Facts
Title: Batman Series 1
AKA: Orange Backs, Black Bat
Type: Cards sold via 5 cent wax packs
Design: Color hand-painted images
Verso: Orange back with story text
Genre: TV Series - Situation Comedy
Producer: Topps
Year released: 1966
Cards in set: 55
Wrapper produced: Yes
The Batman -- Black Bat -- Card 1
Batman - Black Bat series
Batman Series 1 - known to bubblegum trading card collectors as Batman Orange Backs or Black Bats, has a total of 55 cards in the set. Each card is a full color hand-painted image by several artists, the majority by pulp cover veteran Norm Saunders (Mars Attacks) and from pencil drawings by Golden Age comics artist Bob Powell. The verso features a short storyline that follows the illustration.
The Batman -- Red Bat -- Card 33A
Batman - Red Bat series
Set Facts
Title: Batman Series 2
AKA: Puzzle A, Red Bat
Type: Cards sold via 5 cent wax packs
Design: Color hand-painted images
Verso: Color puzzle piece
Genre: TV Series - Situation Comedy
Producer: Topps
Year released: 1966
Cards in set: 44
Wrapper produced: Yes
The Batman -- Red Bat -- Card 33A
Batman - Red Bat series
Batman Series 2 - known to bubblegum trading card collectors as Batman Puzzle A or Red Bats, has a total of 44 cards in the set. Similar to the Series 1 set, these cards are beautiful hand-painted images, with the noticible difference of red pinstriping around the border and a red bat caption. The verso features a short storyline that follows the front illustration, plus a puzzle segment drawn in comicbook fashion.
Batman -- Blue Bat -- Card 18
Batman Blue Bat series
Set Facts
Title: Batman Series 3
AKA: Puzzle B, Blue Bat
Type: Cards sold via 5 cent wax packs
Design: Color hand-painted images
Verso: Color puzzle piece
Genre: TV Series - Situation Comedy
Producer: Topps
Year released: 1966
Cards in set: 44
Wrapper produced: Yes
Batman -- Blue Bat Puzzle B-- Card 18
Batman Blue Bat series
Batman Series 3 - known to bubblegum trading card collectors as Batman Puzzle B or Blue Bats, also has a total of 44 cards in the set. Similar to the previous two series, these cards feature blue pinstriping around the border and a blue bat caption. The verso features a caption (the same as the blue bat) above the short storyline, plus a different puzzle segment drawn in comicbook fashion.
Batman -- Blue Bat -- Card 18
Batman Blue Bat Back
Set Facts
Title: Batman Series 3 v.2
AKA: Blue Bat Back, Blue Cape, Blue Cowl
Type: Cards sold via 5 cent wax packs
Design: Color hand-painted images
Verso: Color puzzle piece
Genre: TV Series - Situation Comedy
Producer: Topps
Year released: 1966
Cards in set: 44
Wrapper produced: Yes
Batman -- Blue Bat Back-- Card 18
Batman Blue Bat Back
Batman Series 3 version 2 - known to bubblegum trading card collectors as Batman Blue Bat Backs, also has a total of 44 cards in the set. These cards feature identical blue pinstriping around the border and a blue bat caption. The verso features a caption (the same as the blue bat) above the short storyline, within a large light blue bat.
Batman -- Riddler series -- Card 18
Batman - Riddler series
Set Facts
Title: Batman Riddler Series
AKA: Riddler Back, Black Back
Type: Cards sold via 5 cent wax packs
Design: Color photographic images
Verso: B/W text w/secret message
Genre: Movie
Producer: Topps
Year released: 1966
Cards in set: 38
Wrapper produced: Yes
Batman -- Riddler series -- Card 18
Batman - Riddler series
Batman Riddler Series, has a total of 38 cards in the set. The cards feature a color photographic image with a white border, red corners and a black border. The black verso features a white bat with the card number, a caption above the short storyline, and "The Riddler's Riddle" which has the answer scrambled below. Aligning the wax "Secret Decoder" over the two X's will reveal the secret answer to the riddle.This set is based on the 1966 "Batman" Movie.
Batman -- Bat Laffs -- Card 13
Batman Bat Laffs series
Set Facts
Title: Batman Bat Laffs Series
AKA: Number Series
Type: Cards sold via 5 cent wax packs
Design: Color photographic images
Verso: Color photographic puzzle piece with riddles
Genre: Movie - Situation Comedy
Producer: Topps
Year released: 1966
Cards in set: 55
Wrapper produced: Yes
Batman -- Bat Laffs -- Card 13
Batman Bat Laffs series
The Batman Bat Laffs Series, has a total of 55 cards in the set. These cards feature a color photographic image with a black pinstripe, a circle with the card's number and a white border. The majority of the card backs feature a large "BAT LAFFS" caption above a ridiculous question that somehow always incorporates a "BAT" in the answer.
The answer is in a much smaller font upside-down and below the question. A few of the card backs did not have a caption, but ALL of the Bat Laff cards feature a color photographic image puzzle.
PLEASE NOTE: The BATMAN craze was certainly not limited to the USA - it was a worldwide frenzy, with card manufacturers licensed to create almost identical cards to the Topps series above. In Canada it was O-Pee-Chee, in the UK and Netherlands it was A & BC Gum, and in Australia it was Scanlens. The images above represent the Topps/USA versions only.
Steve
<< <i>I have a box of maybe 200 mixed red & blue Batman cards I should try to put a set together being locked in today with snow everywhere. >>
I'd be interested in any blue bat cards ya got
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972