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The Simpsons Series Card Set from SkyBox

Card Game Information: Number of cards: 80 (Base Set) Status: Inactive Maker: SkyBox Bongo

1993 SkyBox Simpsons trading cards unofficially mark the first modern, insert-driven set for the franchise. Although [Topps]] released a set based on the show three years earlier, it's from a simpler era where packs could be bought with couch treasure. 1993 SkyBox Simpsons trading cards are also ground-breaking with regards to one rare insert that has gone on to become a hobby staple.

The 1993 SkyBox Simpsons base set has 80 total cards. However, it's broken down into three different subsets, each with their own numbering. The first half of the set explores the show's characters. Unlike the Topps set that focused almost exclusively on the same five main characters, SkyBox delves much deeper into the world of Springfield. A lot of the show's charm comes from the secondary characters and obscure Springfield citizens. This set does a solid job at showcasing them. Other subsets focus on Itchy & Scratchy, and Radioactive Man.

1993 SkyBox Simpsons trading cards have several different insert sets, most of which are somewhat interactive. Tattoos are the most common. Several of them take tattoo cliches and give them a distinctly Simpsons spin. Mr. Burns flying serpent anyone? Wiggle Cards are lenticular motion inserts. The set has nine cards and is inserted 1:4 packs. Six acetate Cel Cards (1:18 packs) can be layered on top of one another to form different scenes. Glow-in-the-Dark cards (4 cards, 1:36 packs) are exactly as they sound.

The most important card in 1993 SkyBox Simpsons is the Art DeBart card. It's a redemption card good for an original sketch card from Simpsons creator, Matt Groening. Just 400 were produced. These are regarded as some of the first mainstream sketch cards, currently one of the most popular draws on the entertainment side of the hobby. These sketch cards can reach four figures today. And while the redemption cards are long expired, their rarity gives them strong value still today.

List of cards

Base Set

The Simpsons characters

# Card Front Back S1 Homer Simpson S2 Marge Simpson S3 Bart Simpson S4 Lisa Simpson S5 Maggie Simpson S6 Chief Wiggum S7 Kent Brockman S8 Lenny S9 Sideshow Bob S10 Apu Nahasapeemapetilon S11 Tattoo Annie S12 Mrs. Krabappel S13 Mr. Largo S14 Janey Powell S15 Nelson Muntz S16 Jimbo Jones S17 Bumblebee Man S18 Milhouse Van Houten S19 Sideshow Mel S20 Krusty the Clown S21 Lurleen Lumpkin S22 Groundskeeper Willie S23 Rabbi Krustofsky S24 Princess Kashmir S25 Jasper S26 Patty & Selma S27 Grampa Simpson S28 Smilin' Joe Fission S29 Capital City Goofball S30 Snowball II S31 Bill & Marty S32 Capt. Lance Murdock '74 S33 Captain McCallister S34 Blinky the 3-Eyed Fish S35 Ms. Botz S36 Troy McClure S37 Dr. Nick Riviera S38 Barney Gumble S39 McBain S40 Character Checklist

Itchy & Scratchy Cards

# Card Front Back I1 Bone Appetit I2 Strike Three, You're Dead I3 Pleased to Beat You I4 Gentlemen Prefer Bombs I5 Itchy & Scratchy On Ice I6 Crocodile Doomdee I7 A Farewell to Arms And Legs I8 Tee-House of the August Kaboom I9 Desperatly Shrieking Scratchy I10 Bongo Comics #1 Cover I11 Third Down, Dead to Go I12 Gun with the Wind I13 Little Dead Corvette I14 Between-Meal Smacks I15 Buzz Cola poster I16 It's a Wonderful Knife I17 Dead and Butter I18 On the Road Again I19 Some Like It Very, Very Hot I20 The Dead Scratchy Society I21 I'd Like to Propose a Toasting I22 Flesh as a Daisy I23 Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Grave I24 Itchy Blandings Builds His Scream House I25 Porch Pals I26 Candlelight and Whine I27 It Ain't the Heat. It's the Fatality I28 Up, Up, and Oy Vay I29 Itchy & Scratchy and Roger Meyers I30 Checklist

Radioactive Man Cards

# Card Front Back R1 Fallout Boy R2 Dr. Crab R3 Radioactive Man R4 Lava Man R5 Radioactive Boy and Glowy R6 2 Loves of Radioactive Ape R7 By My Sidekick Betrayed R8 UnSecret Identity R9 Public Enemy #1 R10 To Betroth A Foe

Other Cards

Art DeBart Sketch Card

400 produced. 1 card distributed via redemption.

Cel Cards

Inserted 1:18 packs.

# Card Front Back C1 Base/Barber C2 Middle/Barber C3 Top/Barber C4 Base/TV C5 Middle/TV C6 Top/TV

Glow-in-the-Dark Cards

Inserted 1:36 packs.

# Card Front Back G1 Eyeballs G2 Shock! G3 Smilin' Joe G4 TV

Tattoos

# Card Front Back 1 Born to Chop 2 Burns Lizard 3 Flamethrower Itchy 4 Bart Fink 5 Mermaid Edna 6 Skull 7 Devil & Cat 8 Radioactive Man 9 Scratchy in Flames 10 Love/Hate

Wiggle Cards

Inserted 1:4 packs.

# Card Front Back W1 Maggie W2 Itchy & Scratchy Anvil W3 Containment Dome W4 Itchy & Scratchy - Chase W5 Barney Belch W6 Itchy & Scratchy Fan W7 R-Man and Dr. Crab W8 Homer Strangles Bart W9 Bartman

Promo Cards

• 18 Otto
• B1 Homer
• C1 Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Marge Over-Sized Promo - "Collect 'em or Else."
• 4-card sheet - perforated
• 4-card sheet - not perforated
• 4-card sheet - pink border

External links

• 1993 SkyBox The Simpsons
• 1993 SkyBox Simpsons Trading Cards