1992–1993 Eclipse Enterprises : Famous Comic Book Creators
In 1992 and 1993, Eclipse Enterprises released a trading card series that
honored figures in the comic book industry. The
Famous Comic Book Creators Trading Cards series features artists,
writers, and editors from over 50 years of publishing. The package design and
art is by Larry Marder. The card text was written by David Allen. Color photo
retouching was done by Ed Rachles.
The First Series is comprised of 110 cards. Each box contains 26 packs with 12 cards per pack. The series was followed by a 1993 expansion update
of 36 additional creators. The card backs contain selected credits and a brief biography for
each person.
Superman creators showcased include Al Williamson, Bill Finger,
Curt Swan,
George Pérez, Jack Kirby, Julius Schwartz, Kerry Gammill, Kurt
Schaffenberger, Murphy Anderson, Sheldon Moldoff, and Wayne Boring.
Both series include yellow or blue back variations. The less common
blue-back promos were sent to creators and distributed as contest prizes. A
custom imprinted vinyl three-ring binder was sold through mail for $6.95.
Complete factory sets and uncut sheets were issued by Eclipse Enterprises. A
fold-out promo brochure contains two uncut samples of the George Pérez and
Sergio Aragones cards.
The 1992 First Series is comprised of 110 cards. The 1993 Update expansion
contains 36 cards.
| 1992 Checklist | |
| 1 | Will Eisner |
| 2 | Wally Wood |
| 3 | Gary Kwapisz |
| 4 | Walt Kelly |
| 5 | Keno Don Rosa |
| 6 | Mark Gruenwald |
| 7 | Norm Breyfogle |
| 8 | Jim Shooter |
| 9 | Steve Rude |
| 10 | Bob McLeod |
| 11 | John Buscema |
| 12 | Dan Brereton |
| 13 | Rick Geary |
| 14 | Jim Starlin |
| 15 | Joe Simon |
| 16 | John Romita Sr. |
| 17 | Kate Worley |
| 18 | Reed Waller |
| 19 | Howard Cruse |
| 20 | Eddie Campbell |
| 21 | Martin Nodell |
| 22 | Larry Marder |
| 23 | Doug Moench |
| 24 | Dick Ayers |
| 25 | Michael T. Gilbert |
| 26 | Bob Burden |
| 27 | Brent Anderson |
| 28 | Murphy Anderson |
| 29 | Mike Baron |
| 30 | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| 31 | Curt Swan |
| 32 | Neil Gaiman |
| 33 | Marv Wolfman |
| 34 | Len Wein |
| 35 | George Perez |
| 36 | Sergio Aragones |
| 37 | Bob Kane |
| 38 | Al Williamson |
| 39 | David Boswell |
| 40 | Jim Engel |
| 41 | Matt Wagner |
| 42 | Gerard Jones |
| 43 | Erik Larsen |
| 44 | Steve Leialoha |
| 45 | Trina Robbins |
| 46 | Scott McCloud |
| 47 | William Messner-Loebs |
| 48 | Carl Potts |
| 49 | Moebius |
| 50 | Bill Sienkiewicz |
| 51 | Stan Sakai |
| 52 | Wayne Vansant |
| 53 | Julius Schwartz |
| 54 | Larry Hama |
| 55 | Steve Englehart |
| 56 | Sam Glanzman |
| 57 | Todd McFarlane |
| 58 | Charles Vess |
| 59 | Timothy Truman |
| 60 | Paul Chadwick |
| 61 | Mark Verheiden |
| 62 | Ken Steacy |
| 63 | Tom Lyle |
| 64 | Bryan Talbot |
| 65 | Mike W. Barr |
| 66 | Frank Springer |
| 67 | Timothy Bradstreet |
| 68 | Ron Frenz |
| 69 | Klaus Janson |
| 70 | Al Gordon |
| 71 | Ann Nocenti |
| 72 | Tom Yeates |
| 73 | Marie Severin |
| 74 | Marc Hempel |
| 75 | Roy Thomas |
| 76 | Paul Mavrides |
| 77 | Don McGregor |
| 78 | Joe Staton |
| 79 | Fred Kida |
| 80 | Gray Morrow |
| 81 | Mark Wheatley |
| 82 | Mike Ploog |
| 83 | Marc Silvestri |
| 84 | Mark Nelson |
| 85 | Mark Evanier |
| 86 | Paul Gulacy |
| 87 | Sam Kieth |
| 88 | Mark Schultz |
| 89 | Ken Macklin |
| 90 | Lela Dowling |
| 91 | Beau Smith |
| 92 | Bill Reinhold |
| 93 | Gilbert Shelton |
| 94 | Dan Spiegle |
| 95 | Bill Finger |
| 96 | Bill Everett |
| 97 | Reed Crandall |
| 98 | Wayne Boring |
| 99 | Milton Caniff |
| 100 | Jack Kirby |
| 101 | Chuck Dixon |
| 102 | Clive Barker |
| 103 | John Bolton |
| 104 | George Herriman |
| 105 | Harvey Pekar |
| 106 | David Wenzel |
| 107 | Sal Buscema |
| 108 | Lou Fine |
| 109 | P. Craig Russell |
| 110 | Checklist |
| 1993 Checklist | |
| 111 | Jim Valentino |
| 112 | Ernie Chan |
| 113 | Stan Woch |
| 114 | John Romita Jr. |
| 115 | Dave Cockrum |
| 116 | Kurt Busiek |
| 117 | Brett Ewins |
| 118 | William M. Gaines |
| 119 | Ian Gibson |
| 120 | Basil Wolverton |
| 121 | Bill Griffith |
| 122 | Scott Hampton |
| 123 | David Lloyd |
| 124 | Sheldon Moldoff |
| 125 | Bruce Jones |
| 126 | Jerry Robinson |
| 127 | Luke McDonnell |
| 128 | Frank Thorne |
| 129 | Paul Levitz |
| 130 | Doug Wildey |
| 131 | Ron Lim |
| 132 | Fred Burke |
| 133 | Alfredo Alcala |
| 134 | Roberta Gregory |
| 135 | Irwin Hasen |
| 136 | Kerry Gammill |
| 137 | Alex Raymond |
| 138 | David Chelsea |
| 139 | James Hudnall |
| 140 | Diane Noomin |
| 141 | Matt Feazell |
| 142 | Frank Cirocco |
| 143 | Harvey Kurtzman |
| 144 | Robert Crumb |
| 145 | Don Simpson |
| 146 | Checklist |