Nintendo : Super Power Club Power Challenge Trading Cards
Power Challenge Trading Cards were distributed to
Nintendo Power subscribers as part of the Super Power Club program. The
series debuted in October 1992. Six-card perforated panels were randomly
inserted in each monthly issue until February 1995.
The cards were designed by Phil Honeywell. Nintendo (NES) game cards are red,
Super Nintendo (SNES) cards are green, and Game Boy (GB) game cards are
purple. Each card includes a game challenge ranked as Novice, Intermediate, or
Pro. A monthly contest awarded a free cartridge for collecting specific card
combinations.
Gold-foil stamped "Collector's Edition" cards were available by mail order.
The "Collector's Edition" cards are non-perforated. Nintendo also issued a
series of Super Power Club Caps based on the Hawaiian milk cap cover
game known as
POGs.
Power Card #149 showcases The Death and Return of Superman for
the SNES. The card was included with Nintendo Power #66 (November
1994). The game cover artwork features Doomsday punching through a bleeding
Superman emblem. The cover was penciled by Doomsday creator Dan Jurgens and
inked by Brett Breeding.
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The Death and Return of Superman was released by Sunsoft for the Super
NES in August 1994. A Sega Genesis version rated MA-13 followed in 1995.
Guinness World Records 2009 lists the title as the "First superhero
game to tie into a contemporary storyline."
Players cycle through Superman, Cyborg Superman, Eradicator,
Superboy, and
Steel in a plot that loosely follows the
"Doomsday!"
and
"Reign of the Supermen!"
story-arcs. The scrolling gameplay consists of button-mashing "beat 'em up"
mechanics with flying and shooting elements. Cutscenes feature digitized
artwork reproduced from the four Superman comic book titles.
The back of the video game box features an image of Superman by Jon
Bogdanove from the Superman Better Than Ever limited edition art
portfolio.
* The cards were randomly distributed in the magazines. Some cards received
multiple releases or variant printings. The complete checklist consists of
170 cards.
| Super Power Club Checklist | |
| 1 | Kirby's Dream Land |
| 2 | Metroid II: Return of Samus |
| 3 | Tetris |
| 4 | Yoshi |
| 5 | Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters |
| 6 | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 7 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
| 8 | Super Play Action Football |
| 9 | Actraiser |
| 10 | Dragon Warrior III |
| 11 | Faceball 2000 |
| 12 | Adventures of Lolo III |
| 13 | Lemmings |
| 14 | Gargoyle's Quest |
| 15 | Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts |
| 16 | U.N. Squadron |
| 17 | Bionic Commando |
| 18 | Wizards and Warriors X: Fortress of Fear |
| 19 | Double Dragon III |
| 20 | Super Smash T.V. |
| 21 | Battletoads |
| 22 | Felix the Cat |
| 23 | Final Fight |
| 24 | Adventure Island |
| 25 | Dr. Mario |
| 26 | Kickle Cubicle |
| 27 | Metalstorm |
| 28 | Punch-Out!! |
| 29 | Wings 2: Aces High |
| 30 | F-Zero |
| 31 | Dinocity |
| 32 | Super R-Type |
| 33 | Prince of Persia |
| 34 | Pac-Man |
| 35 | R.C. Pro-Am Racing |
| 36 | Super Mario Bros. 3 |
| 37 | Gargoyle's Quest II |
| 38 | Batman |
| 39 | Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins |
| 40 | NCAA Basketball |
| 41 | Battle Clash |
| 42 | Super Mario Kart |
| 43 | Dr. Franken |
| 44 | Spy Vs Spy: Operation: Booby Trap |
| 45 | Centipede |
| 46 | Solar Jetman |
| 47 | Soul Blazer |
| 48 | Super Spy Hunter |
| 49 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf |
| 50 | Boomer's Adventure In Asmik World |
| 51 | Road Runner's Death Valley Rally |
| 52 | Asteroids |
| 53 | Conquest of the Crystal Palace |
| 54 | Gauntlet II |
| 55 | Black Bass Lure Fishing |
| 56 | Kingdom Crusade |
| 57 | Wing Commander |
| 58 | Bart Vs the Space Mutants |
| 59 | Street Fighter II |
| 60 | Mega Man 4 |
| 61 | Bubsy: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind |
| 62 | Super Batter Up |
| 63 | Marble Madness |
| 64 | Maniac Mansion |
| 65 | Out of This World |
| 66 | Hunt for Red October |
| 67 | Final Fantasy Adventure |
| 68 | Star Fox |
| 69 | Ninja Gaiden 3 |
| 70 | Tom and Jerry |
| 71 | Super Off Road |
| 72 | Tecmo Super Bowl |
| 73 | Top Gear 2 |
| 74 | Clay Fighters |
| 75 | Kirby's Adventure |
| 76 | Final Fantasy Legend III |
| 77 | Shadowrun |
| 78 | Simcity |
| 79 | Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening |
| 80 | Golf |
| 81 | Super Mario All-Stars |
| 82 | Vegas Stakes |
| 83 | Wordtris |
| 84 | Yoshi's Cookie |
| 85 | Legend of Zelda |
| 86 | NES Open Tournament Golf |
| 87 | T2: The Arcade Game |
| 88 | Top Rank Tennis |
| 89 | Yoshi's Cookie |
| 90 | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs |
| 91 | Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team |
| 92 | The Lost Vikings |
| 93 | Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| 94 | Mortal Kombat |
| 95 | Zombies Ate My Neighbors |
| 96 | Raging Fighter |
| 97 | WWF King of the Ring |
| 98 | 7th Saga |
| 99 | Jurassic Park |
| 100 | Secret of Mana |
| 101 | Nigel Mansell's World Championship |
| 102 | Street Fighter II Turbo |
| 103 | Wicked 18 |
| 104 | Tetris 2 |
| 105 | Rock n' Roll Racing |
| 106 | NHL Stanley Cup |
| 107 | Actraiser 2 |
| 108 | Disney's Duck Tales 2 |
| 109 | Mighty Final Fight |
| 110 | Claymates |
| 111 | Metal Combat: Falcon's Revenge |
| 112 | Kirby's Pinball Land |
| 113 | Aero the Acro-Bat |
| 114 | Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions |
| 115 | Zoda's Revenge: Star Tropics II |
| 116 | Lester the Unlikely |
| 117 | Mega Man X |
| 118 | Turn & Burn: No Fly Zone |
| 119 | Darkwing Duck |
| 120 | Mega Man IV |
| 121 | Super Metroid |
| 122 | X-Kaliber 2097 |
| 123 | Mega Man VI |
| 124 | TMNT Tournament Fighters |
| 125 | F1 - Pole Position |
| 126 | Stunt Race FX |
| 127 | Bonk's Adventure |
| 128 | Super Bases Loaded 2 |
| 129 | Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 |
| 130 | Black Bass Lure Fishing |
| 131 | The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang |
| 132 | Monster Max |
| 133 | Super Street Fighter 2: The New Challengers |
| 134 | Donkey Kong |
| 135 | Joe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics |
| 136 | Walt Disney's The Jungle Book |
| 137 | Champions World Class Soccer |
| 138 | Super Battletank |
| 139 | Tommy Moe's Winter Extreme Skiing & Snowboarding |
| 140 | Bugs Bunny's Rabbit Rampage |
| 141 | C2 Judgment Clay: Clay Fighter 2 |
| 142 | Breakthru! |
| 143 | Final Fantasy III |
| 144 | Donkey Kong Country |
| 145 | Daffy Duck |
| 146 | Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| 147 | Kirby's Adventure |
| 148 | Blackthorne |
| 149 | The Death and Return of Superman |
| 150 | Legend of Zelda |
| 151 | Prehistorik Man |
| 152 | Super Bomberman 2 |
| 153 | Breath of Fire |
| 154 | Contra: The Alien Wars |
| 155 | Tazmania in Christmas Island Capers |
| 156 | Super Punch-Out!! |
| 157 | Wild Snake |
| 158 | Space Invaders |
| 159 | Firestriker |
| 160 | Illusion of Gaia |
| 161 | Yoshi |
| 162 | John Madden Football |
| 163 | Mortal Kombat II |
| 164 | Wario's Woods |
| 165 | Dragon View |
| 166 | Disney's The Jungle Book |
| 167 | Earthworm Jim |
| 168 | Stop That Roach |
| 169 | The Lion King |
| 170 | Tin Star |