And the "Death Duel with the Vulgar" card you also noted in that post is shown just above the "Nothing Can Stop...The Sandwitch" card on this page. Yeah, I'm just assuming there isn't another unnumbered Spider-Femme card that starts with "Nothing..."

I'm also assuming that #7 card is from the Spider-Femme boxed factory set.

I have a question...is the Freedonia Funnyworks (1993) listed in PCE an actual promo set? I have seen a set for sale before and see one now. It's numbered out of 1200 but it includes a certificate of authenticity that states profits from the sets go to charity. That means it was for sale. Todd had one that was marked as a proof so that could be considered a promo depending on what kind of a proof it is.

Here is a copy of the entry from PCE 2008 exactly as it appears other than being split over two columns, there is also a image of #4 on the same page

FREEDONIA FUNNYWORKS (1993)
Freedonia Funnyworks. 12-card set; source
n.k.; promotes comic books; red prismatic
foil on all; comes with a certificate of
authenticity, serial numbered out of
1200 sets; mine is marked “Proof”
instead...a promo set for a promo set?
...$3 each
_ #1 “Europa” by Geof Darrow
_ #2 by Mark Schultz
_ #3 “Grendel” by Matt Wagner
_ #4 “Milk & Cheese” by Evan Dorkin
_ #5 “Hardboiled” by Geof Darrow
_ #6 “Dr. Radium” by Scott Saavedra
_ #7 “Madman” by Michael Allred
_ #8 “Bambi” by Dave Stevens
_ #9 “Hellboy”, by Mike Mignola
_ #10 “Sin City” by Frank Miller
_ #11 “The Big Guy & Rusty the Boy
Robot” by Geof Darrow
_ #0 “Sin City” by Frank Miller; 5 by 7;
same image on front as #10; back says
“Rare Promo Card-If you got one of
these you must know the boss!!” ...$50

regards
John

Thanks, John. If that set was for sale, then the 1200 sets were not promos. Only the #0 card and maybe Todd's proof set would be promos. Sometimes a proof is another word for a prototype and some number of them were given out. Other times, a proof (or a prototype) is a pre-production sample made only for in-house review. In that case there might be only a small number of them - maybe only one.

PCE2008 notes that the #2 promo from the "Universal Monsters of the Silver Screen" 6-card promo set was an insert in "Combo" magazine but the issue number wasn't included. While looking at sealed magazines on Ebay, I noticed it was inserted with #23, the December 1996 issue.

We're talking about Bob Marley promos in another thread. PCE2008 says that promo #4 was polybagged with "Combo" magazine but doesn't say which issue. I went looking for that on Ebay and see a sealed #4 (May 1995) issue that has it inside.

I should add that in that issue you got a 2-card promo pack that had the #4 promo and the unnumbered promo contest card (also listed in PCE2008)

PCE2008 notes that Proto #1 (Judge Dredd) from the Judge Dredd: The Epics (Edge Entertainment, 1995) promo set was polybagged with Combo magazine, issue #6. I should say up front that Proto #1 through Proto #6 have variants. The title of the card can have either thick or thin letters. PCE has the thin letter variant as the insert but you could also get the thick letter variant of Proto #3 (Judge Death). I noticed it while looking for the Bob Marley promo yesterday. Anyway, I was wondering if the promo you could get was even more random that that - more variants of more numbers?

PCE2008 lists an unnumbered "The Matrix Plane" promo under the "Brainstorm Comics" heading. The source isn't given but it was inserted with the limited trading card edition of the "Sweet Lucy" comic #2.

PCE2008 lists two unnumbered cards under the "Spoof Comics" heading: "Beware...The Dimmer!" and "High Beams...engage!" The listing notes that both cards were inserted with comics but the issues were not specified. Both were inserted with the Trading Card Edition of "Headlights" comic (Personality Comics, 1992). I'm not sure which comic character is being parodied. I haven't seen a prismatic-bordered card related to the comic.

Among the several promos PCE2008 lists under the heading, "Ultraverse," there is card "C2" titled "Hardcase" in gold foil lettering. The source of this card is not given but it was inserted with the comic issue, "The Strangers" #2.

PCE2008 lists a 9-card set under the "Ultraman" heading on page 154. It lists the source of all the promos except for the #4 card, "Barrangas." Like card 5 and 6, it is found in the Ultraman #2 comic (Ultracomics/Harvey Comics Entertainment, 1993) but you got only one of them per copy so you had to buy three copies to get all of them. You can see which card you are getting through the baggie.

Cards 1, 2, and 3 were bagged with issue #1. Cards 7, 8, and 9 were bagged with issue #3.

PCE2008 added that the #4 card was hardest to find. I don't remember seeing it for sale as a single but you should be able to find sealed copies of the comic and rather cheaply. I've seen cards 1, 2, and 3 for sale as a lot here and there and I've seen them in a sealed plastic pack (source still unknown) but the other cards have been harder to find as singles or as a lot or part of a lot.

Here's another one of the Spoof Comics promos you could find inserted with a copy of the serial-numbered "Trading Card Edition" of "Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Issue #5. It's titled on the back as "Punish-Her." It's listed in PCE2008 in a group of cards noted as not having a date, company, set title, nor markings to indicate that it's a promo. The source was unknown at the time.

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
PCE2008 lists two cards, "Bloodskirt" and "Spiderfemme" under "Spoof Comics" on pages 132-133 but neither has the source noted. Todd lists the "Spiderfemme" card within a subgroup, the cards being distinct in that they are undated and lack manufacturer info, having just the character name and brief background info on the back.

These two cards are the kind of thing you might have found in a bargain box back in the 90's but they were originally available only as inserts with the special serial-numbered "Trading Card Edition" of "Amazing Heroes Swimsuit Issue" #5. Many of you remember "Amazing Heroes" as a comics industry journal geared for comic book collectors in the 80's and early 90's. Wikipedia says it went out of business in 1992 but these cards were inserted with the August 1993 Swimsuit Issue.

I have seen two other copies of the "Trading Card Edition" of the issue and they didn't have the same two cards so I assume there are even more of them and maybe a few of the other cards listed in PCE were also inserted with Swimsuit Issue #5 or one of the other special editions.

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PCE2008 lists a "Sound & Vision" promo card as a dealer promo on page 130 so I assume it was sent to some dealers as a single. It features topless nudity so I can't show it here. I can also add that it was the header card in a 4-card promo pack (plastic pack sealed with a "Sound & Vision" sticker.

The other three cards are from the Druuna set (Sound & Vision, undated). They are #48, 49, and 50, each marked on the back as "Druuna Promo Card Reprint 1996" (also adult-oriented). PCE2008 says that these cards (and #47 with same promo marking on the back) were included with the regular set (cards 1-47).

Also, according to the back of the Sound & Vision header card, you could buy the Manara 6-card promo set. It's listed in PCE2008 so it must have been given out in some way before it was available for sale. Some companies have offered their leftover promos for a low price to cover the cost of shipping. Sound & Vision was based in Italy so you don't see too many of their promos in the U.S. That Manara 6-card set is probably the most commonly-seen one. A local comic shop once had it but they wanted around $15 for it. I didn't get it but it sold later.

The back of the Sound & Vision card also lists the Druuna #48, 49, 50 reprint promos as a group you could buy separately. None of these cards are dated. I don't have any of the regular sets. They might be dated. I've seen a few for sale on Ebay but the sellers tend to want a lot for shipping and that's before the additional import fees made applicable this year.

Every once in a while, you see one of the other Sound & Vision promos including one for the Roberto Baldzzini set and one for the Magnus set which is also a show promo (European show).

PCE2008 has a listing for an unnumbered, prism bordered "Leonard Nimoy" (Personality Comics, 1993) card. Todd knew it was bagged with a comic but didn't know which one. He didn't know if it was part of a set. I can say it was bagged and only available with the "Limited Prism Card Edition" of the Leonard Nimoy #1 comic by Personality Comics (1993). Also included is another unnumbered Leonard Nimoy card that might also be an exclusive of that edition plus two random cards from the "Original Crew" factory set. The prism card isn't numbered and neither is the comic but there's a sticker on the original bag that has a serial number out of 500.

From my list (don't own any), I have a #/2,000 and it ends in 1992.

Comic # / Date Trading Cards
Music Comics (1992)
Music Comics (1992) #1 / 1992 ???
Music Comics (1992) #2 / 1992 ???
Music Comics (1992) #3 / 1992 Red Hot Chili Peppers trading card edition (limited to 250)
Music Comics (1992) #4 / 1992 Elvis Presley prism trading card edition (limited to 850) + one
Music Comics (1992) #5 / 1992 ???
Personality Comics Presents (1991)
Personality Comics Presents (1991) #13 / 1992 Elvira (#/1,400)
Personality Comics Presents: Baseball Sluggers (1992) #1 / Jan 1992 Ken Griffey Jr. (#/4,000)
Personality Comics Presents: Best Pitchers (1992) #1 / 1992 Nolan Ryan
Personality Comics Presents: Football Heroes (1992) #1 / May 1992 Joe Namath
Personality Comics Presents: Football Heroes (1992) #2 / Jun 1992 John Elway
Personality Comics Presents: Football Heroes (1992) #3 / Aug 1992 Joe Montana
Personality Comics Presents: Kiss (1992) #1 / 1992 ??? (#/1,000)
Personality Comics Presents: Kiss (1992) #2 / 1992 ??? (#/450)
Personality Comics Presents: Kiss (1992) #3 / 1992 ??? (#/50)
Personality Comics Presents: Madonna (1991) #1 / Sep 1991 Madonna (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: Madonna (1991) #2 / Oct 1991 Madonna (Signed – #/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: Pink Floyd (1992) #1 / May 1992 ???
Personality Comics Presents: Pink Floyd (1992) #2 / Jun 1992 ???
Personality Comics Presents: Pink Floyd (1992) #3 / Jul 1992 ???
Personality Comics Presents: Sports Classics (1991) #1 / Dec 1991 Babe Ruth (#/4,000)
Personality Comics Presents: Sports Classics (1991) #2 / Jun 1992 Mickey Mantle
Personality Comics Presents: Sports Comics (1992) #4 / 1992 3 regular and 1 prism (#/1,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Beatles (1991) #1 / Nov 1991 John Lennon (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Beatles (1991) #2 / Dec 1991 Paul McCartney (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Beatles (1991) #3 / Jan 1992 George Harrison (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Beatles (1991) #4 / Feb 1992 Ringo Starr (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #1 / Jul 1991 Patrick Stewart (Signed – #/2,000 or Unsigned – #/5,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #2 / Nov 1991 Jonathan Frakes (Signed – #/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #3 / Nov 1991 Brent Spiner (Signed – #/2,500)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #4 / Jan 1992 Levar Burton (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #5 / Feb 1992 Denise Crosby (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #6 / Mar 1992 Michael Dorn (#/3,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #7 / Apr 1992 Marina Sirtis (#/????)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #8 / May 1992 Gates McFadden (#/1,600)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #9 / Jun 1992 Whoopi Goldberg (#/????)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #10 / Jul 1992 Colm Meaney (#/????)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) #11 / Aug 1992 Wil Wheaton (#/????)
Personality Comics Presents: The New Crew (1991) Annual #1 / Dec 1992 Prism (#/1,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #1 / Jun 1991 William Shatner (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #2 / Aug 1991 Leonard Nimoy (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #3 / Oct 1991 DeForest Kelley (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #4 / Dec 1991 James Doohan (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #5 / Jan 1992 Walter Koenig (#/????)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #6 / Feb 1992 George Takei (#/????)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #7 / Mar 1992 Nichelle Nichols (#/3,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #8 / Apr 1992 Majel Barrett (#/2,000)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #9 / May 1992 Mark Lenard (#/1,600)
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew (1991) #10 / Jun 1992 Grace Lee Whitney (#/1,500)
Personality Comics Presents: The Rolling Stones (1992) #1 / Jun 1992 The Rolling Stones

This just appeared, so it might be it.
Personality Comics Presents: The Original Crew Special (1991)

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Originally posted by catskilleagle:
PCE2008 has a listing for an unnumbered, prism bordered "Leonard Nimoy" (Personality Comics, 1993) card. Todd knew it was bagged with a comic but didn't know which one. He didn't know if it was part of a set. I can say it was bagged and only available with the "Limited Prism Card Edition" of the Leonard Nimoy #1 comic by Personality Comics (1993). Also included is another unnumbered Leonard Nimoy card that might also be an exclusive of that edition plus two random cards from the "Original Crew" factory set. The prism card isn't numbered and neither is the comic but there's a sticker on the original bag that has a serial number out of 500.

Haha, they sure did Steve Guttenberg dirty on the back of that Nimoy card.

I didn't notice that. Hilarious.

Whoever wrote the text in the Personality Comics retrospective on the Beatles was very opinionated. Clearly disliked "Yesterday." Hey, that's a great song.

I still have no idea how many different cards Spoof Comics/Personality Comics made but there are still cards that PCE2008 lists that I haven't seen and I found a few that aren't listed last year. It is getting harder to find ones I haven't heard of but I'm assuming there were at least two cards for every title and I have seen a number of different comics that I haven't seen the cards of.