Topps / A&BC Gum : Superman in the Jungle
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Superman in the Jungle is a 66-card set, first released as a test
issue in 1966 by Topps Chewing Gum in 1966. The cards were sold in wax packs
for five cents. Each box contains 24 packs and each pack includes a piece of
bubble gum and a die-cut jigsaw puzzle piece.
Superman in the Jungle base cards and wrapper art were penciled by
Al Plastino. Inks and color separations are by Norman Saunders. The display
box and jigsaw puzzle was painted by Saunders. The writer for the series is
unconfirmed.
Clark and
Lois are
sent on assignment to "the Congo" in Africa. Superman goes up against
native tribesmen, wild animals, Lex Luthor, and Mister Mxyzptlk. Superman
in the Jungle failed to grab consumer attention in American test markets.
The series was cancelled in 1966.
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Superman in the Jungle was distributed in the UK by A&BC
Gum Ltd. The A&BC wax packs originally sold
for three pence and each box contains 48 packs. Each pack contains bubble
gum and a jigsaw puzzle piece.
The UK cards and puzzle pieces are approximately 2.15 x 3.15 inches (8 x
5.5 cm), smaller than a standard trading card.
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The Topps Vault has released the original artworks, mockups, and color proof
sets to the public. Reprints of card #21, "Blasting the Python," were
featured as special inserts in the
2013 Topps 75th Anniversary
series.
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| Checklist | |
| 1 | Assignment - Africa |
| 2 | Luthor Escapes |
| 3 | A Job for Superman |
| 4 | A Jungle Inferno |
| 5 | Superman to the Rescue |
| 6 | Snuffing Out the Flames |
| 7 | Steel on Steel |
| 8 | A Grateful People |
| 9 | A Leopard Lurks |
| 10 | The Leopard Leaps |
| 11 | Luthor's Laboratory |
| 12 | The Ghastly Gorilla |
| 13 | Jimmy in Jeopardy |
| 14 | Rocking the Rhino |
| 15 | The Perilous Panther |
| 16 | Fangs of Death |
| 17 | Escape by X-Ray |
| 18 | Crisis on the Congo |
| 19 | In the Nick of Time |
| 20 | Jungle Ambush |
| 21 | Blasting the Python |
| 22 | The Evil Luthor Lurks |
| 23 | The Lost City |
| 24 | Kidnapping Congo Style |
| 25 | Into the Lost City |
| 26 | Jimmy on the Spot |
| 27 | Before Mighty Kryptonia |
| 28 | A Blade in the Back |
| 29 | Head On Collision |
| 30 | The Sinister Plotters |
| 31 | Surprise! Surprise! |
| 32 | Useless Attack |
| 33 | Demolishing the Gun |
| 34 | Zoruk the Terrible |
| 35 | Round One to Superman |
| 36 | Kryptonite Kayo |
| 37 | The Unconscious Superman |
| 38 | Luthor Triumphant |
| 39 | Powerless before Kryptonia |
| 40 | Superman Nears Death |
| 41 | Miraculous Madness |
| 42 | Superman Unchained |
| 43 | Lois Poses a Puzzle |
| 44 | One Down - One to Go |
| 45 | Luthor's Last Trick |
| 46 | The Awesome Android |
| 47 | Stunned Superman |
| 48 | Prehistoric Peril |
| 49 | Out of Harm's Way |
| 50 | A Trap Is Sprung |
| 51 | An Awesome Apparition |
| 52 | The Dragon Disappears |
| 53 | Duel of Titans |
| 54 | Superman Strikes |
| 55 | The Arms of Death |
| 56 | Clouted by Kryptonius |
| 57 | The Chilling Climax |
| 58 | And Now - Attack |
| 59 | Snatched from the Sky |
| 60 | The Secret Is Spilled |
| 61 | Victory at Last |
| 62 | Verdict for a Villain |
| 63 | A Final Vow |
| 64 | Taking Precautions |
| 65 | A Puzzling Mystery |
| 66 | The Astonishing Answer |