ALPHA, BETA, GAMMA AND OTHERS PLAYTEST CARDS Playtest cards added in the different tabs were cleaned, cropped, etc. for better esthetical purpose and protection. ALPHA PLAYTEST CARDS Alpha playtest cards were Richard Garfield's two-person hand-drawn set (120 cards) on yellow cardstock. 120 cards is mentioned in the: The Duelist #0 (a free printed flyer from when Magic: The Gathering was introduced at Gen Con in 1993.) * Cards have a hand-drawn illustration or nothing at all and in a few cases, the entire card is hand written.
Alpha playtest cards from Richard Garfield. BETA PLAYTEST CARDS Beta playtest cards were the ones after Alpha. Multiple variants exist that were done at least in two different phases: * Cards have a hand-drawn illustration, an illustration or nothing at all and in a few cases, the entire card is hand written. * Cards are white, beige, blue, green or yellow. * The circles in the upper right and sometimes down middle were printed blank to be filled with an appropriate color by marker. Sometimes, there was no blank circle, just the color done with a marker.
Angel Beta playtest card (with circles in the upper right and down middle, different casting cost, text and 4 down on the right) compared to Angel (Serra Angel) Gamma playtest card. Serra Angel Alpha Limited Edition Set. Righteousness Beta playtest card (on yellow paper) compared to Righteousness Gamma playtest card. Righteousness Alpha Limited Edition Set. Counterspell Beta playtest card (blue dot in circle and different text) compared to Counterspell Gamma playtest card. Counterspell Alpha Limited Edition Set. Illusionary Terrain Beta playtest card (beige, blue dot in circle, different type and different text) compared to Illusionary Terrain (Phantasmal Terrain) Gamma playtest card. Phantasmal Terrain Alpha Limited Edition Set. Mind Twist Alpha/Beta playtest card (different hand-drawn illustration, same text) compared to Mind Twist Gamma playtest card. Mind Twist Alpha Limited Edition Set. Zombies Beta playtest card (green version, black dot in circle, different casting cost and 2 down on the right) compared to Zombies (Scathe Zombies) Gamma playtest card. Scathe Zombies Alpha Limited Edition Set. Destroy Artifact Beta playtest card (no hand-drawn illustration or illustration, red dot in circle, type: Sorcery instead of Instant, same text) compared to Destroy Artifact (Shatter) Gamma playtest card. Shatter Alpha Limited Edition Set. Fireball Beta playtest card ( no hand-drawn illustration or illustration, red dot in circle, different text on green paper) compared to Fireball Gamma playtest card. Fireball Alpha Limited Edition Set. Bears Beta playtest card (with different casting cost and 2 down on the right) compared to Bears (Grizzly Bears) Gamma playtest card. Grizzly Bears Alpha Limited Edition Set. Wurm Beta playtest card (with different casting cost) compared to Wurm (Craw Wurm) Gamma playtest card. Wurm Alpha Limited Edition Set. Juggernaut Beta playtest card (different casting cost and text and 0 down on the righ) compared to Juggernaut Gamma playtest card. Juggernaut Alpha Limited Edition Set. Ant Hill Alpha/Beta playtest card (entire card is handwritten, no illustration it will become The Hive in Gamma, different casting cost and, has a 01 in the lower right-hand corner, it was in Barry Reich (Bit)'s deck.) compared to The Hive Gamma playtest card. The Hive Alpha Limited Edition Set. Forest Beta playtest cards (hand-drawn no circle, hand-drawn colorized, hand-drawn blue version, green dot on top right) compared to Forest Version 1 Gamma playtest card. Forest Alpha Forest Version 2 (with path) Limited Edition Set. Islands Alpha/Beta playtest cards (hand-drawn and handwritten no circle, hand-drawn colorized, hand-drawn yellow version, blue dot on top right) compared to Island Version 2 Gamma playtest card. Island Island Version 1 (blue skye) Alpha Limited Edition Set. GAMMA PLAYTEST CARDS Gamma playtest cards were the third, all cards have illustrations. It is, with very few exceptions (False Orders, Mosquitos (Will-O'-The-Wisp), Magic Ruthy, Magic Skaff) complete with illustrations, casting costs, and text. There are many clarifications in this version as well. Naturally, it is the closest version to the actual printed set. Gamma playtest cards measure approximately: 2.125" x 2.75" (5.4 cm x 7 cm), smaller than regular MTG cards.
PLAYTEST CARDS MISSING IN GAMMA Limited Edition Alpha has 295 cards was released on August 5, 1993. The following cards are not in the Alpha Series: Circle of Protection: Black, Forest (ver. 3), Island (ver. 3), Mountain (ver. 3), Plains (ver. 3), Swamp (ver. 3), Volcanic Island WHITE: 6 out of 45 * Castle Uncommon - (Red card on the sheet) Holy Armor Common Island Sanctuary Rare Lance Uncommon Personal Incarnation Rare Samite Healer Common Veteran Bodyguard Rare - EXIST IN ALPHA/BETA (To be verified) BLUE: 7 out of 46 Creature Bond Common *Drain Power Rare - (Black Card on the sheet) Invisibility Common Pirate Ship Rare Power Leak Common Psychic Venom Common Spell Blast Common Stasis Rare BLACK: 5 out of 46 Nettling Imp Uncommon Paralyze Common Plague Rats Common Royal Assassin Rare *Will-O'-The-Wisp Rare - (Green card on the sheet) Word of Command Rare RED: 10 out of 46 Dragon Whelp Uncommon Dwarven Demolition Team Uncommon Dwarven Warriors Common Goblin Balloon Brigade Uncommon Keldon Warlord Uncommon Orcish Artillery Uncommon Orcish Oriflamme Uncommon Raging River Rare Sedge Troll Rare Stone Giant Uncommon GREEN: 6 out of 46 Birds of Paradise Rare Elvish Archers Rare Gaea's Liege Rare Ley Druid Uncommon Verduran Enchantress Rare *Wall of Ice Uncommon - (Blue card on the sheet) Web Rare ARTIFACT: 2 out of 47 Clockwork Beast Rare Conservator Uncommon *Illusionary Mask Rare - (Blue card on the sheet) LAND: 9 out of 19 Badlands Rare Bayou Rare Plateau Rare Savannah Rare Scrubland Rare Taiga Rare Tropical Island Rare Tundra Rare Underground Sea Rare TOTAL= 46 Gamma playtest cards missing out of 295. GAMMA UNCUT SHEETS 17 different uncut sheets of Gamma playtest cards exist for the 5 colors as well as the Artifact and Basic Lands. They follow this precised pattern for the 5 colors ones: * Common sheet of 16 cards with no Artifacts * Uncommon sheet of 16 cards including 3 Artifacts * Rare sheet of 16 cards including 4 Artifacts The Artifact sheet consists of 12 cards (including 2 gold cards) and 4 blank spots. The Basic Land sheet consists of 15 cards plus an extra card (Mosquitos, a green card that will end up being the Black Rare card Will-O'-The-Wisp). In total, 268 cards: 41 White, 41 Blue, 41 Black, 41 Red, 42 Green, 2 Gold, 45 Artifact and 15 Basic Lands. 59 original illustration sources are still missing out of 268 (see list below and tabs).. Common, Uncommon, Rare White uncut sheets. Common, Uncommon, Rare Blue uncut sheets. Common, Uncommon, Rare Black uncut sheets. Common, Rare Red uncut sheets (unfortunately the original Uncommon sheet is missing, see recreated sheet below). Common, Uncommon, Rare Green uncut sheets. Uncommon / Rare Artifact and Gold uncut sheet. Common Basic Land uncut sheet (with Mosquitos, Green card on the bottom right corner). Red Uncommon sheet recreated (just added with the missing Playtest cards placed at random). Pics of the uncut sheets courtesy of Keith Adams AKA Fvzappa. The Unicorn stamp was to mark the backs of a fixed pool of cards used in a draft league test late in the playtest phase. DELETED PICS FROM ARCHIVES LINKS OF WIZARDS.COM "LD" playtest cards, Magic Arcana. Alpha Artifacts, Magic Arcana. DELTA Delta was the computer file that would eventually become the first printed set. EPSILON
Mind Twist Epsilon playtest card. SOURCES FOR SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ILLUSTRATIONS Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Cover by Terry Oakes. 1980. * Dungeon Masters Guide. Cover by Jeff Easley. 1983. * Players Handbook First Edition. Cover by Jeff Easley. 1983. * Players Handbook Second Edition. Cover by Jeff Easley. 1989. * Fiend Folio. Cover by Emmanuel. 1981. * Monster Manual First Edition. Cover by Jeff Easley. 1983. * Monster Manual Second Edition. Cover by Jeff Easley. 1983. * Toon The Cartoon Roleplaying Game. Cover by Kyle Miller. 1984. * Toon The Cartoon Roleplaying Game Deluxe Edition. Cover by Kyle Miller. 1991. * The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls. Cover by Hergé. 1948. * The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. Cover by Hergé. 1949. * The Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. Cover by Hergé. 1968. * Asterix at the Olympic Games. Cover by Uderzo. 1968. * The X-Men issue #25: "The Power and the Pendant!". Cover by Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers and Sam Rosen. 25 October 1966. * Incredible Hulk issue #150: "Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!". Cover by Herb Trimpe, John Severin and Sam Rosen. April 1972 * Raw One-Shot issue #5: "Big Baby: Curse of the Molemen. Cover by Charles Burns. December 1985 * Batman” issue #405: “War Is Declared” Year One Part 2. Cover by David Mazzucchelli. March 1987 The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #22: "Swamped". Cover by Tom Yeates. March, 1984. The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #23: "Another Green World". Cover by Tom Yeates. April, 1984. * Epic Illustrated issue #26. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. October 1984. * Epic Illustrated issue #27. Cover by Clyde Caldwell. December 1984. * Epic Illustrated issue #29. Cover by Steve Hickman. April 1985. * Epic Illustrated issue #31. Cover by John Bolton. August 1985. * Epic Illustrated issue #32. Cover by Jerry Bingham. October 1985. * Epic Illustrated issue #33. Cover by Phil Hale. December 1985. * Epic Illustrated issue #34 (Last issue). Cover by Arthur Suydam. February 1986. * ElfQuest Issue #19. Cover by Wendy Pini. February 1987. * ElfQuest: Siege At Blue Mountain #4. Cover by Wendy Pini. September 1987. * ElfQuest: Siege At Blue Mountain #5. Cover by Wendy Pini. November 1987. * The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 2: "Imperfect Hosts". Cover by Dave McKean. February 1989. * The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 4: "A hope in hell". Cover by Dave McKean. April 1989. * The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 7: "Sound and Fury". Cover by Dave McKean. July 1989. * Animal Man Issue #25. Cover by Brian Bolland. July 1990. LIST OF MISSING PLAYTEST CARDS ILLUSTRATIONS SOURCES 58 original illustration sources are still missing out of 268: WHITE: 5 020 Guardian Angel 028 Pegasus (Mesa Pegasus). Where the extra wing is from ? 029 Purelace. To be reverified 035 Superhero 036 Swords to Plowshares BLUE: 11 007 Copy Artifact 012 Feedback 015 Illusionary Mask 018 Lifetap 021 Mana Short 025 Plane Shift 030 Sleight of Mind 031 Steal Artifact 033 Thoughtlaced (Thoughtlace) 035 Timetwister 038 Wall of Air BLACK: 7 006 Cursed Land 020 Howl from Beyond 026 Sacrifice 034 Unholy Strength 035 Vampire (Sengir Vampire) 036 Wall of Bone 041 Zombies (Scathe Zombies) RED: 4 003 Castle 004 Chaos 005 Chaoslace 040 Wheel of Fortune GREEN: 8 003 Bears (Grizzly Bears) 005 Camouflage 009 Ecoshift 017 Giant Growth 022 Kudzu 024 Lifelaced (Lifelace) 037 Wall of Brambles 038 Wall of Wood ARTIFACT: 14 001 Ankh of Mishra 004 Black Vise 008 Dingus Egg 011 Gauntlet of Might 015 Howling Mine 019 Jade Monolith 022 Juggernaut 023 Kormus Bell 024 Library of Leng 028 Magical Prism (Celestial Prism) 030 Meekstone 031 Mox Emerald 033 Mox Pearl. To be reverified. 034 Mox Ruby BASIC LAND: 9 001 Forest Version 1 002 Forest Version 2 003 Forest Version 3 004 Island Version 1 005 Island Version 2 006 Island Version 3 013 Swamp Version 1 014 Swamp Version 2 015 Swamp Version 3 EXTERNAL LINKS ABOUT ALPHA PLAYTEST CARDS - ALL FIXED "LD" playtest cards; Arcana. Broken Link "LD" playtest cards - Wayback Machine Early lifegain; Arcana. Broken Link Early lifegain; Magic Arcana - June 24, 2002 - Wayback Machine Alpha Artifacts; Arcana. Broken Link Alpha Artifacts; Magic Arcana - April 10, 2003 - Wayback Machine Alpha playtest cards; Arcana. Broken Link Alpha playtest cards; Magic Arcana - May 22, 2003 - Wayback Machine More Alpha Playtest Cards; Arcana Broken Link More Alpha Playtest Cards; Arcana - June 9, 2008 - Wayback Machine Playtesting the Very First Cards; Latest Developments. Broken Link Playtesting the Very First Cards; Latest Developments - April 7, 2006 - Wayback Machine Guess the Playtest Card!; Arcana. 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Broken Link The Creation of Magic: The Gathering; Feature Article - March 12, 2013 - Wayback Machine Boardgamegeek Forum Really old cards Topic Boardgamegeek Forum Really old cards Topic - Wayback Machine Spell Casters, a ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Origin Story; Seattle Met Article. Spell Casters, a ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Origin Story; Seattle Met Article - Wayback Machine Enter the Battlefield: The Alpha Playtesters - August 7, 2018; YouTube Enter the Battlefield: The Alpha Playtesters - August 7, 2018; YouTube - Wayback Machine EXTERNAL LINKS ABOUT COMICS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF PLAYTEST CARDS Animal Man Issue 25. Cover. July 1990: Natural Selection Asterix at the Olympic Games. 1968: Control Magic Batman #405: “War Is Declared” Year One Part 2. Page 14. March 1987: Fear Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for February 26, 1986: Mana Vault Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 12, 1986: Fork Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 11, 1986: Braingeyser Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 18, 1986: False Orders Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for June 28, 1986: Power Sink Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 15, 1986: Lure Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 26, 1986: Burrowing Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for October 07, 1986: Tsunami Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 02, 1986: Tap (Twiddle) Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for November 30, 1986: Sunglasses of Urza Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 02, 1987: Balance Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for September 17, 1987: Wanderlust Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 06, 1987: Gloom Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 19, 1987: Karma Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for December 30, 1987: Wall of Ice Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for May 27, 1988: Earthquake Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 09, 1988: Deenchant (Disenchant) Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for July 14, 1988: Earthbind ElfQuest Issue 19. Cover. February 1987: Flight ElfQuest: Siege At Blue Mountain No.4. Page 21. September 1987: Aspect of Wolf and Elves (Llanowar Elves) ElfQuest: Siege At Blue Mountain No.5. Page 12. November 1987: Fairies (Scryb Sprites) Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 26. October 1984. Broken Link Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 27. December 1984. Broken Link Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 29. April 1985. Broken Link Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 31. October 1985. Broken Link Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 32. August 1985. Broken Link Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 33. December 1985. Broken Link Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 34. February 1986. Broken Link Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 26. October 1984: Animate Artifact, Contract from Below, Counterspell, Destroy Artifact (Shatter), Firebreathing, Goblin King, Golem (Obsianus Golem), Wild Growth Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 27. December 1984: Purelace Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 29. April 1985: Basalt Monolith, Conversion, Crusade, Lifeforce, Lions (Savannah Lions), Ogre (Gray Ogre), Stream of Life Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 31. October 1985: Armageddon, Hero (Benalish Hero), Raise Dead Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 32. August 1985: Disrupting Sceptre (Disrupting Scepter), Ents (Ironroot Treefolk), Mammoths (War Mammoth) Sharebond, Time Walk Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 33. December 1985: Blaze of Glory, Consecrate Land, Deathgrip, Disintegrate, Dragon (Shivan Dragon), Drain Power, Fire Elemental, Flashfires, Healing Salve, Lightning Bolt, Mind Twist, Minor Wizard (Prodigal Sorcerer), Pegasus (Mesa Pegasus), Plague (Pestilence), Power Surge, Resurrection, Skeletons (Drudge Skeletons), Sphere of Annihilation, (Chaos Orb) White Ward Epic Illustrated Comic Issue 34. February 1986: Channel, Darkpact, Demonic Attorney, Illusionary Forces (Phantasmal Forces), Merfolk (Merfolk of the Pearl Trident), Spectre (Hypnotic Specter), Terror, Wraith (Bog Wraith), Wrath of God The Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls. 1948: Illusionary Terrain (Phantasmal Terrain) The Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. 1949: Clone, Jayemdae Tome, Mountain Version 2, Mountain Version 3, Tunnel, Wall of Stone The Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968: Jade Statue, Mox Jet, Mountain Version 1, Plains Version 1, Plains Version 2, Plains Version 3, Sinkhole, Volcanic Eruption The Incredible Hulk #150 "Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!". Page 9, 18, 19. April 1972: Jump, Reverse Damage and Psionic Blast The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #22 Page 23. March 1984: Regeneration The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #23 Page 16, 17. April 1984: Force of Nature, Living Wall and Mana Flare The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 2: "Imperfect Hosts". Page 15. February 1989: Fastbond The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 4: "A hope in hell". Page 20. April 1989: Manabarbs The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 4: "A hope in hell". Page 21. April 1989: Helm of Chatzuk The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 7: "Sound and Fury". Page 14. April 1989: Ancestral Memory (Ancestral Recall) The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 7: "Sound and Fury". Page 20. April 1989: Unsummon The X-Men 25. Page 17. 25 October, 1966: Angel (Serra Angel) Toon The Cartoon Roleplaying Game. Page 16, 17, 20, 22 to 32, 34, 39. 1984: Iron Star; Internet Archive Toon The Cartoon Roleplaying Game Deluxe Edition. PDF. Page 18. 1991: Iron Star. Broken Link Toon The Cartoon Roleplaying Game Deluxe Edition. PDF. Page 18. 1991: Iron Star. 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SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Angel (Serra Angel) | Werner Roth & Dick Ayers | Cropped image of Warren Worthington III (Angel) from page 17 of X-Men comic 25. 25 October, 1966. | Date unknown | ||||
002 | Animate Wall | Bill Willingham | Stunjelly from page 84 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
003 | Armageddon | Gonzalo Mayo | Cropped image from Nagrul Rising from page 52 of Epic Illustrated Issue 32. October 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
004 | Balance | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson May 02, 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
005 | Black Ward | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Black Shield card. | Date unknown | ||||
006 | Blaze of Glory | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 79 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
007 | Blessing | Picture of Spock doing his vulcan salute: Live long and prosper. | Date unknown | |||||
008 | Blue Ward | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Golden Shield card | Date unknown | ||||
009 | NEED ARTIST *Circle of Protection from black magick (Circle of Protection: Black)* | Aerial Servant, Cleric Spells, illustration from page 42 of D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. 1979 | Date unknown | YES | ||||
010 | NEED ARTIST Circle of Protection from blue magic (Circle of Protection: Blue) | Aerial Servant, Cleric Spells, illustration from page 42 of D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. 1979 | Date unknown | |||||
011 | NEED ARTIST Circle of Protection from green magic (Circle of Protection: Green) | Aerial Servant, Cleric Spells, illustration from page 42 of D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. 1979 | Date unknown | |||||
012 | NEED ARTIST Circle of Protection from red magic (Circle of Protection: Red) | Aerial Servant, Cleric Spells, illustration from page 42 of D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. 1979 | Date unknown | |||||
013 | NEED ARTIST Circle of Protection from white magic (Circle of Protection: White) | Aerial Servant, Cleric Spells, illustration from page 42 of D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. 1979 | Date unknown | |||||
014 | Consecrate Land | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 82 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
015 | Conversion | Zoran Vanjaka | Cropped image from The Apes of a Cold God page 64 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
016 | Crusade | Zoran Vanjaka | Cropped image from The Apes of a Cold God page 61 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
017 | Deenchant (Disenchant) | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson July 09, 1988 | Date unknown | ||||
018 | NEED ARTIST Farmstead | From cropped illustration page 9 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | |||||
019 | Green Ward | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Magic Shield card | Date unknown | ||||
020 | NEED SOURCE Guardian Angel | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
021 | Heal (Death Ward) | Skaff Elias 's (Playtester) foot picture | Date unknown | |||||
022 | Healing Salve | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 78 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
023 | Hero (Benalish Hero) | John Bolton | Cropped image from Black Dragon advertisement from page 8 of Epic Illustrated Issue 31. August 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
024 | Holy Strength | Morrie Mitchell's ad for Super Bodybuilding courses that were offered by Universal Bodybuilding of Dearborn, Michigan. 1972 | Date unknown | |||||
025 | Karma | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. December 19, 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
026 | Lions (Savannah Lions) | Rich Buckler | Cropped image from A Matter of Vengeance page 78 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
027 | Paladin (Northern Paladin) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Hero card | Date unknown | ||||
028 | NEED SOURCE FOR THE WINGS Pegasus (Mesa Pegasus) | Dan Day | Cropped altered (wings added from ?) image from The Champion from page 76 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
029 | TO BE REVERIFIED Purelace | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Chapter III Chapter III: And All The King's Men...) from page 89 of Epic Illustrated Issue 27. December 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
030 | Red Ward | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Golden Shield card | Date unknown | ||||
031 | Resurrection | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 77 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
032 | Reverse Damage | John Severin & Herb Trimpe | From cropped image of Havok page 18 of Incredible Hulk #150. April 10, 1972 | Date unknown | ||||
033 | Righteousness | Captain Kirk's Picture (Star Trek) | Date unknown | YES | ||||
034 | *Sharebond* | Dan Day | Cropped image from Weeping Oak from page 88 of Epic Illustrated Issue 32 October 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
035 | NEED SOURCE *Superhero* | Superman from page ? of ? comic. | Date unknown | YES | ||||
036 | NEED SOURCE Swords to Plowshares | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
037 | Unicorn (Pearled Unicorn) | David C. Sutherland III | Unicorn, cropped image from illustration page 98 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
038 | Wall of Swords | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Golden Sword card | Date unknown | ||||
039 | White Knight | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. White Knight card | Date unknown | ||||
040 | White Ward | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 77 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
041 | Wrath of God | Cheryl Manaus | From Sarvúl, page 27 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Air Elemental | David C. Sutherland III | Air Elemental from page 37 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
002 | Ancestral Memory (Ancestral Recall) | Mike Dringenbeg & Malcom Jones III | Cropped image from page 14 of The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 7: Sound and Fury. July 1989 | Date unknown | YES | |||
003 | Animate Artifact | Keiichi Koike | Cropped image from Landed from page 89 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
004 | Braingeyser | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson June 11, 1986 | Date unknown | YES | |||
005 | Clone | Hergé | Left & Right part: From cropped images page 21 and 43 of the Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. 1949 | Date unknown | ||||
006 | Control Magic | Uderzo | Cropped image from page 32 of Asterix at the Olympic Games. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
007 | NEED SOURCE Copy Artifact | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
008 | Counterspell | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Chapter II Heart of Fire) from page 81 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | YES | |||
009 | Djinn (Mahamoti Djinn) | D.A. Trampier | Djinni from page 28 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
010 | Doppelganger (Vesuvan Doppelganger) | Roger Musson | Sandman cropped image from page 77 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
011 | Elemental Blast (Blue Elemental Blast) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Magic Trident card | Date unknown | ||||
012 | NEED SOURCE Feedback | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
013 | Flight | Wendy Pini | Cover Elfquest issue 19. February 1987. | Date unknown | ||||
014 | Illusionary Forces (Phantasmal Forces) | Sandy Plunkett | Cropped image from Death of a Legend, page 86 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | YES | |||
015 | NEED SOURCE Illusionary Mask | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
016 | Illusionary Terrain (Phantasmal Terrain) | Hergé | From cropped image page 46 of the Adventures of Tintin: The Seven Crystal Balls. 1948 | Date unknown | ||||
017 | Jump | John Severin & Herb Trimpe | Cropped image of Hulk from page 9 of Incredible Hulk #150 | Date unknown | ||||
018 | NEED SOURCE Lifetap | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
019 | Lord of Mu (Lord of Atlantis) | David C. Sutherland III | Triton cropped image from page 96 of of the D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
020 | Magical Hack | Albert Einstein's picture. 1953 | Date unknown | |||||
021 | NEED SOURCE Mana Short | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
022 | Merfolk (Merfolk of the Pearl Trident) | Michael White | Cropped image from Fortresses, page 26 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
023 | Minor Wizard (Prodigal Sorcerer) | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 75 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
024 | NEED ARTIST Phantom Monster | Death, Crimson from page 38 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | |||||
025 | NEED SOURCE * Plane Shift * | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
026 | Power Sink | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson June 28, 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
027 | Psionic Blast | John Severin & Herb Trimpe | From cropped image of Hulk page 19 of Incredible Hulk #150. April 1972 | Date unknown | YES | |||
028 | NEED ARTIST Serpent (Sea Serpent) | Snake, Giant, illustration from page 89 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | |||||
029 | NEED ARTIST Siren's Call | Nereid from page 95 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | |||||
030 | NEED SOURCE Sleight of Mind | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
031 | NEED SOURCE Steal Artifact | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
032 | Tap (Twiddle) | Bill Watterson | Cropped image from Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson November 02, 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
033 | NEED SOURCE Thoughtlaced (Thoughtlace) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
034 | Time Walk | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Chapter VI Waxwroth Furioso) from page 76 of Epic Illustrated Issue 32 October 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
035 | NEED SOURCE Timetwister | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
036 | Unsummon | Mike Dringenbeg & Malcom Jones III | Cropped image of Dream from page 20 of The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 7: Sound and Fury. July 1989 | Date unknown | ||||
037 | Volcanic Eruption | Hergé | Cropped image from page 58 of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
038 | NEED SOURCE Wall of Air | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
039 | Wall of Ice | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson December 30, 1987 | Date unknown | YES | |||
040 | Wall of Water | Alan Hunter | Olhydra from page 32 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
041 | Water Elemental | David C. Sutherland III | Water Elemental cropped image from page 38 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Animate Dead | David C. Sutherland III | Zombie, cropped image from page 103 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | YES | |||
002 | Bad Moon | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Dark card | Date unknown | YES | |||
003 | Balrog (Lord of the Pit) | Neville White | Shadow Demon from page 78 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
004 | Black Knight | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Black Knight card | Date unknown | ||||
005 | Contract from Below | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Chapter II Heart of Fire) f from page 81 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
006 | NEED SOURCE Cursed Land | Cropped image of an old map of Area Codes around New Jersey | Date unknown | |||||
007 | Darkpact | T. Sagara | Cropped image from Horizon Lights, page 54 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
008 | Dark Ritual | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Chapter II Heart of Fire) from page 79 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
009 | Deathgrip | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 82 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
010 | Deathlace | Tony Ackland | Cropped image of the illustration page 60 of D&D Fiend Folio first Edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
011 | Demonic Attorney | Sandy Plunkett | Cropped image from Death of a Legend, page 87 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
012 | Demonic Hordes | Jim Holloway | From Dretch illustration page 38 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | ||||
013 | Demonic Tutor | Jim Holloway | Oinodaemon (Anthraxus), cropped image from page 30 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | ||||
014 | Drain Life | Ian Livingstone | Throat Leech, cropped image from page 88 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
015 | Drain Power | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 77 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
016 | NEED ARTIST Evil Presence | Xag-Ya and Xeg-Yi from page 128 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | |||||
017 | Fear | David Mazzucchelli | From page 14 of DC Comics War Is Declared (Batman #405) Year One Part 2 . March 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
018 | Ghoul (Scavenging Ghoul) | David C. Sutherland III | Ghoul from page 43 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
019 | Gloom | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson December 06, 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
020 | NEED SOURCE Howl from Beyond | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
021 | Lich | Hugh Kernohan | Eye of fear and flame, cropped image from page 35 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
022 | Mind Twist | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 84 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
023 | NEED ARTIST Nightmare | Nightmare, cropped image from page 74 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | |||||
024 | Plague (Pestilence) | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Final Passage Chapter VII) from page 62 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
025 | Raise Dead | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Abyss Chapter VI) from page 78 of Epic Illustrated Issue 31. August 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
026 | NEED SOURCE Sacrifice | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
027 | Shade (Frozen Shade) | D.A. Trampier | Groaning Spirit (Banshee) from page 50 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
028 | Shadow (Nether Shadow) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Invisibility card | Date unknown | ||||
029 | Simulacrum | Alan Hunter | Tween from page 91 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
030 | Sinkhole | Hergé | Cropped image from page 56 of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
031 | Skeletons (Drudge Skeletons) | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 82 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
032 | Spectre (Hypnotic Specter) | T. Sagara | Cropped image from Horizon Lights, page 56 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
033 | Terror | Sandy Plunkett | Cropped image from Death of a Legend, page 87 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
034 | NEED SOURCE Unholy Strength | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
035 | NEED SOURCE Vampire (Sengir Vampire) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
036 | NEED SOURCE Wall of Bone | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
037 | Warp Artifact | M.C.Escher | From wood engraving of Three Spheres I, by M.C.Escher. 1945 | Date unknown | ||||
038 | NEED ARTIST Weakness | Famous, The Insult that Made a Man out of Mac Charles Atlas ad from a comic book. | Date unknown | |||||
039 | Wraith (Bog Wraith) | Sandy Plunkett | Cropped image from Death of a Legend, page 80 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
040 | Zombie Master | Jim Holloway | Zombie, Juju, cropped image from page 131 of the D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | ||||
041 | NEED SOURCE Zombies (Scathe Zombies) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | *Armour* | David C. Sutherland III | Cropped image of the illustration page 7 of D&D Monster Manual first edition.1977 | Date unknown | YES | |||
002 | **Burrowing** | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson September 26, 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
003 | NEED SOURCE **Castle** | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
004 | NEED SOURCE *Chaos* | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
005 | NEED SOURCE Chaoslace | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
006 | Destroy Artifact (Shatter) | Keiichi Koike | Cropped image from Landed from page 88 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
007 | Disintegrate | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Final Passage Chapter VII) from page 60 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
008 | **Dragon (Shivan Dragon)** | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 79 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
009 | **Dwarves** | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Dwarfs card | Date unknown | YES | |||
010 | **Earth Elemental** | David C. Sutherland III | Earth Elemental from page 38 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
011 | Earthbind | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson July 14, 1988 | Date unknown | ||||
012 | Earthquake | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson May 27, 1988 | Date unknown | ||||
013 | Elemental Blast (Red Elemental Blast) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Light card | Date unknown | ||||
014 | **False Orders** | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson June 18, 1986 | Date unknown | YES | |||
015 | Fireball | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Thunderbolt card | Date unknown | ||||
016 | Firebreathing | Keiichi Koike & Ruthy Kantorovitz | Cropped image from Landed from pages 89/90 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | YES | |||
017 | **Fire Elemental** | John Byrne & Terry Austin | Cropped image of Nova (Frankie Raye) from The Last Galactus Story The Dweller in Darkness from page 17 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
018 | **Flashfires** | P. Craig Russell | Cropped image from Ein Heldentraum from page 58 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
019 | Fork | Bill Watterson | Cropped image from Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson May 12, 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
020 | **Gargoyle (Granite Gargoyle)** | David C. Sutherland III | Gargoyle, cropped image from page 42 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | YES | |||
021 | Giant (Hill Giant) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Giant card | Date unknown | ||||
022 | Goblin King | Dave Sims | Cropped image from Cerebus (His first fifth) from page 46 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
023 | Goblins (Mons's Goblin Raiders) | Richard Garfield's picture | Date unknown | |||||
024 | NEED ARTIST Hydra (Rock Hydra) | Hydra cropped image from page 53 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | |||||
025 | Lightning Bolt | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 78 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
026 | Mana Flare | Steve Bissette & John Totleben | Cropped image from page 7 of The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #23. April, 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
027 | Manabarbs | Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenbeg | Cropped image from page 20 of The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 4: A hope in hell. April 1989 | Date unknown | ||||
028 | Minotaur (Hurloon Minotaur) | D.A. Trampier | Minotaur from page 71 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
029 | Ogre (Gray Ogre) | Phil Hale | Cropped image from Knock Knock from page 42 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
030 | Orcs (Ironclaw Orcs) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Trolls card | Date unknown | ||||
031 | Power Surge | Dan Day | Cropped image from The Champion from page 84 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
032 | **Roc (Roc of Kher Ridges)** | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Eagles card | Date unknown | YES | |||
033 | NEED ARTIST Smoke | Smoke, cropped image from page 98 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | |||||
034 | NEED ARTIST *Starburst* | Urchin, Land, altered image from page 122 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | YES | ||||
035 | Stone Rain | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Forked Lightning card | Date unknown | ||||
036 | **Troll ( Uthden Troll)** | Russ Nicholson | Giant Troll from page 90 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
037 | Tunnel | Hergé | From page 61 of the Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. 1949 | Date unknown | YES | |||
038 | Two-Headed Giant (Two-Headed Giant of Foriys) | Jeff Dee | Giant Two-Headed Troll, cropped image from page 90 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
039 | **Wall of Stone** | Hergé | Cropped reversed image from page 47 of the Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. 1949 | Date unknown | ||||
040 | NEED SOURCE Wheel of Fortune | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
041 | Wall of Fire | David C. Sutherland III | Fire Elemental, cropped image from page 38 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | Aspect of Wolf | Wendy Pini | Cropped image from page 21 of Elfquest: Siege at Blue Mountain Part 4. 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
002 | Basilisk (Thicket Basilisk) | D.A. Trampier | Basilisk from page 8 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
003 | NEED SOURCE Bears (Grizzly Bears) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
004 | Berserk | John Travolta dancing, picture from Saturday Night Fever movie | Date unknown | |||||
005 | NEED SOURCE Camouflage | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
006 | Channel | T. Sagara | Cropped image from Horizon Lights, page 54 of Epic Illustrated Issue 34. February 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
007 | Cockatrice | David C. Sutherland III | Cockatrice from page 15 of the D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
008 | Dryad (Shanodin Dryads) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Siren Song card | Date unknown | ||||
009 | NEED SOURCE *Ecoshift* | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
010 | Elves (Llanowar Elves) | Wendy Pini | Cropped image from page 21 of Elfquest: Siege at Blue Mountain Part 4. 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
011 | Ents (Ironroot Treefolk) | Dan Day | Cropped image from Weeping Oak from page 90 of Epic Illustrated Issue 32 October 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
012 | Fairies (Scryb Sprites) | Wendy Pini | Cropped image from page 12 of Elfquest: Siege at Blue Mountain Part 5. 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
013 | Fastbond | Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenbeg | Cropped image of Dream from page 15 of The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 2: Imperfect Hosts. February 1989 | Date unknown | ||||
014 | Fog | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Smoke card | Date unknown | ||||
015 | Force of Nature | Steve Bissette & John Totleben | Cropped image from page 17 of The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #23. April, 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
016 | Fungusaur | Jim Holloway | Myconid (Fungus Man) from page 94 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | ||||
017 | NEED SOURCE Giant Growth | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
018 | Giant Spider | D.A. Trampier | Spider from Cropped image of illustration page 91 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
019 | Hurricane | M. C. Escher. | From woodcut The Second Day of the Creation by M. C. Escher.1925. | Date unknown | ||||
020 | Ice Storm | Gary Larson | From Far Side Comic. Universal Press Syndicate, 1991 | Date unknown | YES | |||
021 | Instill Energy | Richard Simmons's picture from the back cover of Sweatin to the Oldies 2 VHS 1990 version. | Date unknown | |||||
022 | NEED SOURCE Kudzu | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
023 | Lifeforce | Jonn Zack | Cropped reverse image from Rider page 23 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
024 | NEED SOURCE Lifelaced (Lifelace) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
025 | Living Artifact | Charles Burns | From page 47 of Raw One-Shot #5 - Big Baby: Curse of the Molemen | Date unknown | ||||
026 | NEED ARTIST Living Lands | Mud-Man from page 93 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | |||||
027 | Lure | Bill Watterson | Cropped image from Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson. July 15,1986 | Date unknown | ||||
028 | Mammoths (War Mammoth) | Bo Hampton | Cropped image from Traveller from page 25 of Epic Illustrated Issue 32. October 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
029 | Mosquitos (Will-O'-The-Wisp) | Anthony Kosky | Hand-drawn mosquito by Playtester Anthony Kosky | Date unknown | YES | |||
030 | Natural Selection | Brian Bolland | Cover for DC Comics Animal Man Issue 25. July 1990 | Date unknown | ||||
031 | *Pixies* | Kyle Miller | Gremlin illustration from page 196 of Toon (The Cartoon Roleplaying Game Deluxe Edition) by Steve Jackson. 1991. | Date unknown | YES | |||
032 | Regeneration | Steve Bissette & John Totleben | Cropped image of Floronic Man from page 23 of The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #22. March, 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
033 | Regrowth | Alan Hunter | Yellow musk creeper from page 97 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
034 | Stream of Life | Jonn Zack | Cropped reversed image from Rider page 23 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985 | Date unknown | YES | |||
035 | Tranquility | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Saintly Staff card | Date unknown | ||||
036 | Tsunami | Bill Watterson | Cropped image of Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson October 07, 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
037 | NEED SOURCE Wall of Brambles | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
038 | NEED SOURCE Wall of Wood | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
039 | Wanderlust | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson September 17, 1987 | Date unknown | ||||
040 | Wild Growth | Rick Geary | Cropped image from Indecision from page 35 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
041 | Wolves (Timber Wolves) | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Wolves card | Date unknown | ||||
042 | NEED ARTIST Wurm (Craw Wurm) | Shadow Dragon cropped image from page 58 of D&D Monster Manual second edition. 1983 | Date unknown | |||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | *Magic Ruthy* | Named from the playtester Ruthy Kantorovitz | Date unknown | YES | ||||
002 | *Magic Skaff* | Named from the playtester Skaff Elias | Date unknown | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | NEED SOURCE Ankh of Mishra | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
002 | Basalt Monolith | Cropped image from Dr. Watchstop (In Search of Ancient Myths) from page 45 of Epic Illustrated Issue 29. April 1985 | Date unknown | YES | ||||
003 | Black Lotus | Skaff Elias 's (Playtester) picture | Date unknown | |||||
004 | NEED SOURCE Black Vise | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
005 | Copper Tablet | India-British Madras Presidency 10 Cash copper coin. 1803-1808 | Date unknown | YES | ||||
006 | Crystal Rod | Doug Chaffee | From Cropped image of illustration page 60 of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook second edition. 1989 | Date unknown | ||||
007 | Cyclopean Tomb | Jean Wells | Caryatid column from page 18 of D&D Fiend Folio first edition. 1981 | Date unknown | ||||
008 | NEED SOURCE Dingus Egg | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
009 | Disrupting Sceptre (Disrupting Scepter) | James Geldhoff | Cropped image from To Be a... Champion from page 35 of Epic Illustrated Issue 32. October 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
010 | Forcefield | Russ Nicholson | Cropped image from Warlock The Game of Duelling Wizards. Defence Screen card | Date unknown | ||||
011 | NEED SOURCE Gauntlet of Might | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
012 | NEED ARTIST Glasses of Urza | X- Ray Specs (or Spex) Johnston Smith ad originally found in the back of comic books in the 50's | Date unknown | |||||
013 | Golem (Obsianus Golem) | Tim Conrad | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Chapter II Heart of Fire) from page 82 of Epic Illustrated Issue 26. October 1984 | Date unknown | ||||
014 | Helm of Chatzuk | Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenbeg | Dream's Helm cropped image from page 21 of The Sandman Master of Dreams, Number 4: A hope in hell. April 1989 | Date unknown | ||||
015 | NEED SOURCE Howling Mine | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
016 | Icy Manipulator | M. C. Escher | Cropped pic (middle) from lithograph print of Three Spheres II by M. C. Escher.1946. | Date unknown | YES | |||
017 | **Iron Star** | Kyle Miller | Supertstar Rules illustration (used on different pages) from Toon (The Cartoon Roleplaying Game) by Steve Jackson, 1984 and Deluxe Edition (Page 18), 1991 | Date unknown | ||||
018 | Ivory Cup | Jean Elizabeth Martin | Illustration from page 247 of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook second edition. 1989 | Date unknown | ||||
019 | NEED SOURCE Jade Monolith | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
020 | Jade Statue | Hergé | Cropped image from page 43 of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
021 | Jayemdae Tome | Hergé | From introduction and conclusion pages of the Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. 1949 | Date unknown | YES | |||
022 | NEED SOURCE **Juggernaut** | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
023 | NEED SOURCE Kormus Bell | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
024 | NEED SOURCE Library of Leng | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
025 | Living Wall | Cropped image from page 16 of The Saga of the Swamp Thing issue #23. April, 1984 | Date unknown | |||||
026 | NEED SOURCE Magical Prism (Celestial Prism) | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
027 | Magic Disk (Nevinyrral's Disk) | M. C. Escher | Cropped image from woodcut Circle Limit 1, by M.C.Escher. 1958 | Date unknown | ||||
028 | *Magic Shield* | Jean E. Martin | Illustration from page 65 (Proficiencies) and page 170 (3rd level Wizard’s Spell) of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook second edition. 1989 | Date unknown | YES | |||
029 | Mana Vault | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson February 26, 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
030 | NEED SOURCE Meekstone | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
031 | NEED SOURCE Mox Emerald | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
032 | Mox Jet | Hergé | From page 13 of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
033 | TO BE REVERIFIED Mox Pearl | M. C. Escher | Cropped pic (right) from lithograph print of Three Spheres II by M. C. Escher.1946. | Date unknown | ||||
034 | NEED SOURCE Mox Ruby | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
035 | NEED ARTIST Mox Sapphire | Magical Stone (Priest Spell) from page 201 of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook second edition. 1989 | Date unknown | |||||
036 | **Rod of Ruin** | David C. Sutherland III | The wand of Orcus illustration from page 18 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
037 | NEED ARTIST Sol Ring | Illustration from page 57 (Proficiencies) of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook second edition. 1989 | Date unknown | |||||
038 | Soul Net | M. C. Escher | Cropped image from lithograph print of Three Spheres I by M. C. Escher.1945. | Date unknown | ||||
039 | Sphere of Annihilation (Chaos Orb) | John Byrne & Terry Austin | Cropped reversed image from The Last Galactus Story The Dweller in Darkness from page 20 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | ||||
040 | Sunglasses of Urza | Bill Watterson | From Comic Strip Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson November 30, 1986 | Date unknown | ||||
041 | The Hive | D.A. Trampier | Wasp, Giant cropped image from page 99 of D&D Monster Manual first edition. 1977 | Date unknown | ||||
042 | NEED ARTIST Throne of Bone | Cropped illustration from page 139 (Wizard Spells 2nd Level) of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook second edition. 1989 | Date unknown | |||||
043 | Time Vault | Jeff Easley | Cropped image from page 27 of the D&D module: TSR 9061 - S4 - The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and page 164 (Wizards Spells 5th Level) of The Advanced Handbook second edition. 1989 | Date unknown | ||||
044 | Winterorb (Winter Orb) | M. C. Escher | Cropped pic (left) from lithograph print of Three Spheres II by M. C. Escher.1946. | Date unknown | ||||
045 | Wooden Sphere | M. C. Escher | From page 37 of ESCHER on ESCHER Exploring the Infinite, carved Beechwood ball with Fish by M. C. Escher. 1940 | Date unknown | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
001 | NEED SOURCE Forest Version 1 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
002 | NEED SOURCE Forest Version 2 | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
003 | NEED SOURCE *Forest Version 3* | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
004 | NEED SOURCE Islands Version 1 | Old map of United Kingdom | Date unknown | |||||
005 | NEED SOURCE Islands Version 2 | Old map of Iceland | Date unknown | |||||
006 | NEED SOURCE *Islands Version 3* | Old map of New zealand | Date unknown | YES | ||||
007 | Mountain Version 1 | Hergé | Cropped image from introduction page of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
008 | Mountain Version 2 | Hergé | Cropped image from page 25 of the Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. 1949 | Date unknown | ||||
009 | *Mountain Version 3* | Hergé | Cropped image from page 30 of the Adventures of Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun. 1949 | Date unknown | YES | |||
010 | Plains Version 1 | Hergé | Cropped image from page 59 of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
011 | Plains Version 2 | Hergé | Cropped image from page 9 of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | ||||
012 | *Plains Version 3* | Hergé | Cropped image from page 59 of the Adventures of Tintin: Flight 714. 1968 | Date unknown | YES | |||
013 | NEED SOURCE Swamp Version 1 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
014 | NEED SOURCE Swamp Version 2 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
015 | NEED SOURCE *Swamp Version 3* | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
000 | Earth Elemental | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
000 | Wall of Water | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
001 | NEED SOURCE Black Vise | Gamma playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
002 | Blaze of Glory | Dan Day | Gamma playtest card | Date unknown | YES | |||
003 | Dawn of the Dead | Barry Reich (Bit) | ? playtest card | Date unknown | YES | |||
004 | Earth Lore | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
005 | Earthquake | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
006 | Elemental Blast (Blue Elemental Blast) | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
007 | Elemental Blast (Red Elemental Blast) | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
008 | Elemental Blast (Red Elemental Blast) | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
009 | Fog | Russ Nicholson | Gamma playtest card | Date unknown | YES | |||
010 | Forest | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
011 | Forest | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
012 | NEED SOURCE Gauntlet of Might | ? playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
013 | Hero (Benalish Hero) | John Bolton | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | |||
014 | Ice Storm | Gary Larson | Gamma playtest card | Date unknown | YES | |||
015 | Islands | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
016 | Islands | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
017 | Lions (Savannah Lions) | Rich Buckler | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | |||
018 | Mountain | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
019 | Mountains | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
020 | Phantom Monster | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
021 | Plains | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
022 | Plains | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
023 | Plains | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
024 | Sol Ring | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
025 | NEED ARTIST Starburst | Gamma playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
026 | Sunshine | ? playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
027 | Swamp | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
028 | Swamp | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
029 | NEED SOURCE Wall of Bone | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
030 | Wall of Fire | Beta playtest card | Date unknown | YES | ||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
000 | Ankh of Mishra | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Bears (Grizzly Bears) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Black Vise | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Camouflage | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Copy Artifact | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Cursed Land | Cropped image of an old map of Area Codes around New Jersey | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Dingus Egg | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Ecoshift | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Feedback | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Gauntlet of Might | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Giant Growth | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Guardian Angel | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Howl from Beyond | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Illusionary Mask | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Juggernaut | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Kormus Bell | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Kudzu | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Library of Leng | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Lifelaced (Lifelace) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Lifetap | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
000 | Magical Prism (Celestial Prism) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Mana Short | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Meekstone | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Mox Emerald | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Plane Shift | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Sacrifice | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Sleight of Mind | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Steal Artifact | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Thoughtlaced (Thoughtlace) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Timetwister | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
000 | Unholy Strength | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
000 | Vampire (Sengir Vampire) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Wall of Air | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Wall of Bone | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Wall of Brambles | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Wall of Wood | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Zombies (Scathe Zombies) | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
SET | NUM | CARDNAME | ARTIST | SOURCE | DATE | INFO | ||
000 | Castle | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Chaos | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Chaoslace | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Forest Version 1 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Forest Version 2 | Source unknown | Date unknown | YES | ||||
000 | Forest Version 3 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Howling Mine | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Island Version 1 | Old map of United Kingdom | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Island Version 2 | Old map of Iceland | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Island Version 3 | Old map of New Zealand | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Jade Monolith | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Mox Pearl | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Mox Ruby | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | NEED SOURCE FOR THE WINGS Pegasus (Mesa Pegasus) | Cropped altered (wings added from ?) image from The Champion from page 76 of Epic Illustrated Issue 33. December 1985 | Date unknown | |||||
000 | TO BE REVERIFIED Purelace | Cropped image from Toadswart D'Amplestone (Chapter III Chapter III: And All The King's Men...) from page 89 of Epic Illustrated Issue 27. December 1984 | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Superhero | Superman from page ? of ? comic. | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Swamp Version 1 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Swamp Version 2 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Swamp Version 3 | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Swords to Plowshares | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||
000 | Wheel of Fortune | Source unknown | Date unknown | |||||