1995 SkyBox : Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
On April 26, 1995,
SkyBox International
released a trading card set based on the first season of
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The television series
starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher aired for four seasons on ABC from
September 12, 1993, to June 14, 1997.
Retail boxes contain 36 packs with 8 cards per pack. The Jumbo Box contains 24 packs with 14 cards per pack. Both editions include a Superman emblem tattoo in each pack. A
collector pin was also packaged with each box. The base set is comprised of 90
cards, six tattoos, and two insert sets. The base cards and promos are
orientated in landscape format. The chase inserts are displayed in portrait
format.
The odds of finding a "Diffuser Chip Foil" insert are approximately 1:7 packs.
The backs of the 9-card set form a "Love in Metropolis" puzzle image of
Lois and Clark.
"Holochip Prismatic Foil" insert odds are about 1:15 packs. The 6-card subset
features exclusive artwork painted by Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo.
The October 10, 1993, episode "I'm Looking Through You," featured a
"Superman Day"
event in Metropolis. Members of the Superman creative team from the Triangle
Era make appearances during the festivities. Card #31 features cameos from
colorist Glenn Whitmore, editor Mike Carlin, Action Comics artist Denis
Rodier, and Superman artist Brett Breeding.
Multi-sport icon Bo Jackson is depicted on card #88, "What Bo doesn't know..."
Bo Jackson appeared in episode 17, "The Rival", that first aired on February
27, 1994.
Red-bordered promo cards and prototypes were distributed through dealers and magazines.
"The Power of Heat Vision" was included with the February/March 1995 issue of
Non-Sport Update magazine.
The Lois & Clark card series was featured on the cover
Tuff Stuff's Collect! magazine dated February 1995. The cover depicts
"The Man of Steel" painted by Boris Vallejo. The issue includes an article
about collecting Superman trading cards from
1940 to 1995.
Lois & Clark was also featured on two collectible cards issued by
TV Week
in Australia in 1994 and 1996.
| Checklist | |
| 01 | Lois & Clark - Title Card |
| 02 | Superman |
| 03 | Clark Kent |
| 04 | Lois Lane |
| 05 | Lex Luthor |
| 06 | Perry White |
| 07 | Martha Kent |
| 08 | Jonathan Kent |
| 09 | Jimmy Olsen |
| 10 | Cat Grant |
| 11 | The Last Days of Krypton |
| 12 | One Last Hope ... |
| 13 | A Planet Dies! |
| 14 | A Normal Kansas Farm Boy? |
| 15 | New In Metropolis |
| 16 | The Daily Planet |
| 17 | Interview with the Editor |
| 18 | A Friendly Warning |
| 19 | Lexcorp Lends a Hand |
| 20 | What's His Secret? |
| 21 | Captured! |
| 22 | Clark to the ... Rescue? |
| 23 | Partners in Peril |
| 24 | What a Save! |
| 25 | Good Idea, Bad Start |
| 26 | Clothes Make the Superman |
| 27 | In Trouble ... Again! |
| 28 | Mmm ... Needs a Little Salt! |
| 29 | The Superman of Her Dreams |
| 30 | Up ... Up ... And Away! |
| 31 | I'll Drop You Off At Work. |
| 32 | Metropolis Isn't Big Enough ... |
| 33 | The Beginning of a Beautiful ... Friendship? |
| 34 | Look! Up in the Sky! |
| 35 | More Powerful than a ... Speeding Bus? |
| 36 | Super-Heavyweight |
| 37 | A Shocking Rescue |
| 38 | Fire in His Eyes |
| 39 | Nuclear Arms |
| 40 | Hot Shot! |
| 41 | Air-Born |
| 42 | A Sign of Power |
| 43 | What's the Frequency, Clark? |
| 44 | Bulletproof! |
| 45 | A Cold Front |
| 46 | Where's the Aspirin? |
| 47 | Head in the Clouds |
| 48 | One-Man Demolition Crew! |
| 49 | Typical Boy Next Door |
| 50 | This is a Job for Superman! |
| 51 | A Kryptonite Crypt |
| 52 | A Dangerous Discovery |
| 53 | Bureau 39 |
| 54 | The Super-Clone |
| 55 | Surprise! |
| 56 | In the Days of the Mob |
| 57 | Smark Kids |
| 58 | Under a Spell |
| 59 | The Invisible Man |
| 60 | She's No Bubble-Head |
| 61 | Lois & Superman |
| 62 | Lois & Clark |
| 63 | Lois & Lex |
| 64 | Feline Flirtations |
| 65 | Who's Falling for Whom? |
| 66 | Lex to the Rescue! |
| 67 | We've Heard So Much About You! |
| 68 | What's a Superman To Do? |
| 69 | The Way to Superman's Heart ... |
| 70 | The First Kiss ... Or the Last? |
| 71 | Superman and Wife? |
| 72 | Home Away from Home |
| 73 | Be Mine! |
| 74 | I've Always Loved You! |
| 75 | Do You Love Me? |
| 76 | Noooooooooooo! |
| 77 | Do You, Lois, Take This Man ... |
| 78 | Just Friends? |
| 79 | Monkey in the Middle |
| 80 | Artist's Rendition |
| 81 | Some Cute Chick! |
| 82 | Metropolis Mug Shot |
| 83 | Great Shades of Elvis! |
| 84 | Melodies from Memory Lane |
| 85 | This is a Job for ... Lex-Man! |
| 86 | The Dream Team |
| 87 | Home Court Advantage? |
| 88 | What Bo Doesn't Know ... |
| 89 | Superman vs. Superstar |
| 90 | Lois & Clark Checklist |
| Tattoos | |
| 1 per pack | |
| 1 | Magenta and Green |
| 2 | Blue and Green |
| 3 | Blue and Orange |
| 4 | Blue and Pink |
| 5 | Orange and Purple |
| 6 | Red and Yellow |
| Holochip Etched Foils | |
| 1:12 packs | |
| BJ1 | Romantic Triangle |
| BJ2 | Hot Couple of Reporters |
| BJ3 | Belle Curve |
| BJ4 | Man of Steel |
| BJ5 | Date with an Angel |
| BJ6 | Opposites Attract |
| Diffuser Chip Foils | |
| 1:7 packs | |
| L&C 1 | Love in Metropolis |
| L&C 2 | Logos and Tattoos |
| L&C 3 | Able to Leap |
| L&C 4 | Fast Power Truth Leap |
| L&C 5 | The New Adventures of Superman |
| L&C 6 | I want to fly with you |
| L&C 7 |
You're a Man I'm a Woman Do you want me to draw a diagram |
| L&C 8 | More Powerful than a locomotive |
| L&C 9 | Ooh Superman... |
| Promo Cards | |
| - | Clark Kent |
| LC1 | Look.. Up In The Sky! |
| LC2 | Lois & Superman |
| L&C1 | Clark Kent |
| L&C2 | Lois & Superman |
| NSU1 | The Power of Heat Vision |