New issues, Mar/Apr. 2004

 

CARTOPHILIC
Weetabix Ltd.
'Heat Reveal'-' Swap Cards' (32)

The cards are issued 4 at a time in the Weetos Chocoriffic cereal. The cartoon characters from Nicktoons TV make up 4 sets of 8 cards:

Sponge Bob & Squarepants Nd. 1 - 8
Jimmy Neutron Nd. 9 - 16
Rugrats Nd. 17-24
Wild Thornberrys Nd. 25-32

Cards are double numbered with 16 subjects on the fronts but 32 numbered backs.
Cards are 84 x 60 with rounded corners and dated 2003

G.E. Fabbri Ltd.
'Mr. Bean's Stinky Sticker Atlas' (300)

Stickers were issued with the first publication of this magazine in January 04. The Atlas is an Album with 44 pages for 233 stickers, there were also 67 unnumbered stickers issued.

Stickers are 55 x 45, plain backs with scenes from around the world depicting Mr. Bean's voyage of discovery.

Cadbury's Ltd.
The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King' (18)

Merlin has specially produced these stickers for the Cadbury Easter Egg 2004. With scenes from the movie on the front with blue orders, the backs are in black print with number (1 of 18 etc.) Stickers are issued in packs of 6, size 81 x 55.

Thornycroft Ltd.
'Looney Tunes Back in Action' (20)

The stickers are available in four differently designed packets featuring; - Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Taz and Tweety Pie. Stickers are 70 x 42 with black printing on the backs and dated 2003 on the fronts, they are also anonymous.


The Laughing Cow '
Beano Characters' Pop-lips' (A) (6)

The D. C. Thomson characters are issued in special packs of Cheez Dippers Snack Packs. The cards are numbered on the front and dated 2003. The series can be collected in two sizes, 100 x 45 & 73 x 51


Disney's Big Time Magazine
'Disney Deck of Cards' (A) (52 + 2 Jokers)

The deck of cards were given with issue No. 138 dated 19th Dec. - 30th Jan. 2004
Standard playing cards size 87 x 57 with rounded corners; they have 6 small Disney characters on the backs but the fronts have no illustrations. The Jokers are clown figures, one coloured the other black & white.

Arsenal Official Magazine
'Arsenal Greats' (A) (52 + 2 Jokers)

The playing cards were issued over a four-month period as below;
Nov. 03 Issue 4 Diamonds
Dec 03 Issue 5 Clubs
Jan 04 Issue 6 Spades
Feb 0 Issue 7 Hearts
Jokers Freddie Ljungberg & Sylvain Wiltord

The pack features players past and present, card size 87 x 57 with rounded corners, the red backs carry an advert for the Evening Standard newspaper.


Joyco Espana S.A.
'Football Fans' (21 cards + 12 Tattoos)

A colourful series where the theme is face painting and the paints are supplied on the backs of the cards. They are issued in 5 different pack designs with Boomer Bubble Gum, also included is a series of Megatattoos.
Paint cards size 82 x 63 unnumbered and undated (21 different seen)
Megatattoos size 90 x 64. A series of transfers with a sporting theme. Plain backs with Boomer Trade Mark at lower left back (12 different seen)


COMMERCIAL

Topps Europe Ltd. & Quaker Trading Ltd.
'F.A. Premier League 04 - Official Sticker Collection' (578 + 20)

A third series issued this season in which Merlin have featured the Premier League, this series the biggest to date also has a bumper Album of 128 pages to house the stickers.
The series also includes a subset of 20 stickers Nd. Q1 to Q 20, size 85 x 62. These are termed Derby Days and a special Poster is included in the Album. These stickers are only available in Sugar Puffs cereal and the Sugar Puffs logo is on the lower left back. Made up of two sizes 85 x 62 and 69 x 54 the stickers cover the usual features of; Team Pictures, Club Badges, Key Players, Star Strikers etc. some with and some without foil fronts.

Panini
'Looney Tunes - Back in Action' (180 + 26)


The stickers show scenes from the new Warner Bros, movie, which includes humans. Regular stickers Nd. 1 to 180, red borders to front and black printing on the back. Dated 2003, size 70x54
'Stick and Lift' sub set Nd. A1 to A26 with white fronts no borders. They are for use on the Movieset Poster, which can be found in the centre fold of the special Album.

Wizards of the Coast Inc. (USA)
The Simpsons - Trading Card Game' (156)


Packs of 11 random game cards are given away with comic books sold in W.H. Smith, Woolworth etc. Size 89
x 64 with rounded corners and black borders to front and back. They are dated 2003.

 

(C) 2004 The Cartophilic Society of Great Britain Ltd.