CARTOPHILIC
Kellogg Company 'Skill Shotz' Training Tips.
It has now been confirmed that there are only three cards to collect even though there are six different countries depicted on the discs within the packet. Along the bottom of each card can be found Skill 1, Skill 2 and Skill 3.
These are the only cards issued.
Thornycroft Ltd. 'Action Scenes' Comix - Mix
One more packet can now be added to the list, Looney Tunes. This makes seven different characters in the Comix Mix range. The two colour differences in the Spiderman issues makes a total issue of 8x6 = 48 different to collect.
What Next Candy 'England Tattoo' (6)These large size Tattoos issued with bubblegum celebrate England's involvement in the World Cup. The Tattoos available are: Red Rose, Bulldog, England, George and the Dragon, Dragon with England Flag and England Shield.
Card size 169x80.
John
West Foods
Ltd. 'Sunlight
Breaking over the
Sea' (1)Following on from Ewa Polanek's success with The Ranging Sea' (recorded in May/June CN&N) the company has issued another of the artist's seascapes. The packet front carries the same picture, with a snapshot of Ewa and some information regarding her life and work on the reverse. On the back of the card is an application form to send for a limited edition print.
Card size 73 x 54, undated.
Cadbury
Ltd. 'Flake 99 Recipes' (4)Cadbury have had a long tradition of issuing various series of Flake 99 recipes. The latest offerings of mouth watering extravaganzas are printed on the back of the 16 Bar Packs.
Card size when cut from packet back 170 x 94. Unnumbered and undated.
Lotus
Bakeries
NV 'Winnie the
Pooh' (6)This series of six collectable puzzles are on the reverse of packs of Caramelized Biscuits. Alongside the puzzle is an image of the finished picture for you to match up the pieces. Puzzle size when cut from packet 128 x 96, unnumbered and undated.
Yoplait
Dairy Crest Ltd. 'Frubes Characters' (?)Printed on the reverse of the Frubes packet are three character cards. Each card depicts one of today's stereotypes, from the City Gent to a Punk Rocker. The characters are repeated on the tubes of Yogurt inside the packet. To date I have seen six printed cards (three on each of two packs) and twelve different tube characters.
Card size when cut from packet 69 x 38, unnumbered and
undated.
Dracco
Company Ltd. Hong
Kong 'Batman' (50 + 1)Inside the attractive lollipop packet can be found two Batman Poppers along with a check list which depicts pictures of all 50 Poppers.
Ascom
Fleer
'The Simpsons' (26)These lively pictures of the Simpsons characters can be found within multi bags of The Simpsons Bubble Gum. The wrap arounds carry the logo - The Simpsons TM & © 1998 Twentieth Century
Fox Film Corp. Unnumbered, size 66 x 42.
Unilever
Ice Cream & Frozen Foods Ltd. (Walls)
'Spongebob' (?)The stickers can be found on the inside of the lolly wrapper but there is no indication of how many there are in the set. 12 different seen to date.
The sticker size is 53 x 32, dated 2005 but unnumbered.
Mr.
Lucky Bags
'The Simpsons' (?)It is the time of year for Ghouls, Ghosts and things that go bump in the night! Not to be left out The Simpsons are in on the act thanks to Mr. Lucky Bag's scene card and stickers.
Sizes: scene card 140 x 138, sticker sheet 152 x 110.
COMMERCIAL
GE
Fabbri Ltd. 'Dr. Who Battles in Time'
(Exterminator) (275 + 1)The total set of 275 cards is made up of the following:
231 common cards (8 in every packet);
28 rare (1 in every packet);
10 super rare (1 in every 6 packets);
6 ultra rare (1 in every 24 packets).
Extra to the set is a Golden Ticket card - only one in every thousand packets. The company has also launched a new magazine; issue No.1 comes with a backing card and two free packs of the gaming cards.
Card size 87 x 63.
Cards
Inc. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' (Dead Mans
Chest) (6 + 20)The second film in the series has been well accepted by the movie going public and the commercial sector has not been slow to catch on. Cards Inc. has produced a set of 20 'Medallionz' and a set of 6 check list cards. Two cards are included in each packet along with the medals. The same check list is on the reverse of each card.
Size 88 x 63, unnumbered and undated.
David
J. Hunter 'Infantry
Regimental Colours' (6x7)A further collection of superb and accurate Regimental Colours with each of the six sets depicting six of the Battalions within the Regiment. Also on the reverse of the Regimental Colour is a check list. The Regiments included are:
The Black Watch
(Royal Highland Regiment)
The Devonshire Regiment
The Highland Light Infantry
(City of Glasgow Regiment)
The Royal Irish Regiment
The Royal Scots Fusiliers
The South Wales Borderers.
Card size 77 x 60, undated.
