MORE BLACK FRIDAY BINGING. THIS IS THE SECOND CARD PUT IN MY CART AND HITS THE CATEGORY OF 'SNAGGING COOL STUFF I LEFT BEHIND THE YEAR BEFORE' I'D BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE OF THESE FOR A WHILE
1964 BUBBLES OUTER LIMITS - MARTIAN TORTURE
THERE'S A LOT OF 'WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS HORRIBLE TIHNG' QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS CARD SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND KNOCK THOSE OUT. DAFUQ IS BUBBLES? BUBBLES IS TOPPS' ALTER EGO THAT THEY USED TO RELEASE GRUESOME CARD SETS FOR THE KIDDOS SO THEY WOULDN'T TAINT THE TOPPS BRAND. AWFUL TERRIBLE STUFF LIKE MARS ATTACKS, YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING, AND
ELVIS. WHATFOR IS A OUTER LIMITS? OUTER LIMITS WAS AN INFLUENTIAL HORROR/SCI-FI ANTHOLOGY SERIES FROM THE SIXTIES. WHILE IT HAD A LOT OF TWILIGHT-ZONE STYLE PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR AND TWISTS, IT ALSO FEATURED LOTS OF CRAZY LOOKING ALIENS AND MONSTERS PERFECT FOR A TRASHY TRADING CARD SET. WHY IN THE HELL DID YOU BUY A TRADING CARD OF A MARTIAN DOMINATRIX? BECAUSE IT WAS THE CHEAPEST OUTER LIMITS CARD I HAD EVER SEEN
THIS IS A TOUGH SET. THE OUTER LIMITS WASN'T THE MOST POPULAR SHOW, THE BLACK BORDERS ARE CONDITION SENSITIVE, AND A BUNCH ARE SHORT PRINTED. IT'S
A WILD LOOKING SET THOUGH, THE MONSTERS ARE LOW BUDGET BUT VERY CREATIVE AND WELL CRAFTED AND TOPPS' COLORIZING THE BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES MAKES THEM LOOK EVEN MORE UNCANNY. A LOCAL ANTIQUE MALL HAD THE 'YOU ARE IN MY POWER' CARD AND I COVETED IT GREATLY BUT THE SELLER WANTED NINE BUCKS FOR IT SO I NEVER GOT IT. YOU COULD BUY THREE VINTAGE
HELMAR COAT OF ARMS CARDS AT THE SAME BOOTH FOR THE SAME PRICE! THEN THE ANTIQUE MALL WAS TORN DOWN TO BUILD CONDOS AND I LOST IT FOREVER. I HAVE A SMALL TYPE CARD COLLECTION OF VINTAGE MONSTER MOVIE CARDS AND I REALLY WANTED TO ADD AN OUTER LIMITS CARD. I ALMOST BOUGHT A CANADIAN VERSION OF THE CARD WITH TINY BUGS WITH HUMAN FACES ON THEM IN 2021 BUT DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER FOR SOME REASON. THAT CARD WAS LONG GONE BY 2022 BUT THE OLD 'SEARCH BY LOWEST PRICE' TRICK FOUND THIS ONE FOR 67 CENTS SO I GRABBED IT BEFORE ANOTHER CHEAPSKATE COULD
THE WEIRD THING ABOUT THIS SET IS WHILE TOPPS GOT THE LICENSE TO MAKE CARDS OF THE MONSTERS FROM THE SHOW, THEY DID NOT GET THE RIGHTS TO USE THE STORY. SO TOPPS HAD TO MAKE UP SOME BULLSHIT TO GO ALONG WITH THE GRODY MONSTER PHOTOS. TOPPS GOT EXTRA GRUESOME ON THIS STORY, WHERE THE KING OF MARS CAPTURES AND TORTURES THE FIRST EARTHLING ON MARS TO DISCOVER THE SECRET OF SPACE TRAVEL.
SPOILER ALERT: HE KILLS THE SPACEMAN ON THE NEXT CARD! NO HAPPY ENDINGS, ONLY BRAVE SACRIFICES. THE ACTUAL SHOW THIS CARD IS BASED ON IS THE TENTH EPISODE OF THE FIRST SEASON:
NIGHTMARE. EARTH IS AT WAR WITH THE PLANET EBON AND HUMAN PRISONERS OF WAR ARE INTERROGATED BY THE EBONITES. YES, THERE IS SOME TORTURE INVOLVED BUT THE STORY HAS A GIGANTIC TWIST WORTHY OF THE BEST TWILIGHT ZONE EPISODES. IT'S GOT A GREAT CAST INCLUDING A BABY
MARTIN SHEEN. FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A VERY ODD ROOKIE CARD FOR MARTY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THE ACTOR IN THIS SCENE IS ACTUALLY
JAMES SHIGETA, WHO YOU MIGHT KNOW AS
TAKAGI FROM DIE HARD. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST EPISODES OF THE OUTER LIMITS AND I STUMBLED UPON THIS
AWESOME DEEP DIVE BLOG POST ON THE SHOW INCLUDING SOME COOL MERCH AND COPIES OF THE CARDS FROM THIS EPISODE THAT IS WELL WORTH A CLICK
I GOT MY OUTER LIMITS TYPE CARD BUT NOW THAT I HAVE IT IN HAND... I DON'T REALLY LIKE IT? I DON'T MIND THAT IT'S BEAT TO HELL BUT THE PICTURE OF THE MONSTER ISN'T GREAT AND THE WHOLE TORTURE THING IS KINDA GROSS THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT. I SHOULD HAVE PONIED UP FOR ONE OF THE CLOSE UP PORTRAITS OF ONE OF THE MONSTERS INSTEAD. THE SEA BEAST IS ESPECIALLY FUN AND GOOFY. OH WELL, LESSON LEARNED. DON'T BE A CHEAPASS. A TYPE CARD IS A TYPE CARD THOUGH AND I CAN ALWAYS GO FOR AN UPGRADE
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