The Magic Librarities

Junior Super Series Promos

Index | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006

The Junior Super Series is a tournament environment dedicated to younger Magic players. Each year, hundreds of Challenges take place at different places in the USA and Canada over the period of about half a year.
All people with an age of 15 and under without Pro Tour experience can participate and compete against each other in a Standard Constructed tournament format. During these Challenges, two different special promotional cards are given out.
One is rewarded to every participant of the Challenge, the other is given to the eight highest-ranking players, to the fairest player (Most Sporting Player), and to the top-ranked player at the age of 12 or below (Top Youngster) of the Challenge.
In addition, the two top-ranking players are invited to the Junior Super Series Championship which takes place once a year and concludes the Junior Super Series season for that year.

Starting with 2006, the prize schedule was slightly altered. From then on, each year was divided in a Winter Season and a Spring Season. Different participation bonus cards were given out each season, but prize cards were no longer awarded.

An equivalent tounament environment, called Japan Junior Tournament, has been launched in Japan in July 2002. Starting with the 2003 season in July 2003, special Japanese promotional cards were awarded by a similar schedule.

In 2004, the Junior Super Series has started in Europe under the shortened title of Junior Series.

Sometimes, promotional items such as tokens or life counters are given out at the Junior Super Series Championships.

Due to a sorting error, the promotional cards Serra Avatar and Thran Quarry were additionally distributed in English Urza's Destiny booster packs in place of uncommon cards.

In 2007, The Junior Super Series has been replaced by the Magic: The Gathering Scholarship Series in North America.

Junior Super Series patch 2002.

Junior Super Series promotional license plate 2001/2002.

Junior Super Series Competitor Certificate 2003.

Junior Super Series Sticker.

ADVERTISEMENT

Junior Super Series Championship advertisement on page 105 of The Duelist issue #26 (June 1998) and page 15 of The Duelist issue #29 (September 1998).

Junior Super Series Championship advertisements on page 105 of The Duelist issue #26 (June 1998), page 88 of The Duelist issue #36 (April 1999) and page 95 of The Duelist issue #37 (May 1999).

Junior Super Series Parent Information Packet 2002 and 2003. Illustration "Major Teroh" from Torment by Daren Bader.

Junior Super Series advertisement in Robotech issue #2 - Page 16 - March 2003 and Full Art (Swamp) illustrated by Thomas M. Baxa.

Junior Super Series advertisement 2003 and Full Art (Mountain) illustrated by Thomas M. Baxa.

From Thomas M. Baxa:
This is a large painting, featuring creatures from the Onslaught block, that I did for a print ad for MTG JSS (Junior Super Series) 2002. JSS was organized play’s tournament for youngsters.
The campaign was called a “path to success”, so I painted a path with dangers as you move up the mountain to success. I thought it would be cool to have the words etched into the rocks in the painting and the path lit up.
I actually did three of these. This one, the swamp one, and a forest one (but I don't know where that painting is anymore).

Junior Super Series advertisement 2003 (Forest) in Comic Scooby-Doo issue #70 - May 2003 illustrated by Thomas M. Baxa.

Junior Super Series advertisement in Comic Scooby-Doo issue #77 - December 2003 illustrated by John Avon.
Junior Super Series advertisement in Comic Scooby-Doo issue #79 - February 2004 illustrated by John Avon.

Junior Super Series advertisement in Comic Batgirl issue #62 - Page 29 - May 2005 illustrated by John Avon.
Junior Super Series advertisement in Comic Batgirl issue #64 - Page 28 - July 2005 illustrated by John Avon.

ART 1999 (1/2)

MISSING: Thran Quarry full art by Michael Sutfin.

Serra Avatar full art by Dermot Power.

ART 2000 (2/2)

Lord of Atlantis full art by Melissa A. Benson.

Crusade full art by Mark Poole.

ART 2001 (2/2)

Elvish Lyrist full art by Rebecca Guay.

City of Brass full art by Mark Tedin.

ART 2002 (1/1)

Volcanic Hammer Original art by Christopher Rush.

ART 2003 (2/2)

Giant Growth full art by Terese Nielsen.

Two-Headed Dragon full art by Sam Wood. NEED UPGRADE

ART 2005 (1/2)

Slith Firewalker full art by Justin Sweet.

MISSING: Royal Assassin full art by Tom Wänerstrand.

ART 2006 (2/2)

Sakura-Tribe Elder full art by Carl Critchlow.

Shard Phoenix full art by Ron Spencer.

EXTERNAL LINKS - ALL FIXED

Junior Super Series Championship; Events Coverage Broken Link
Junior Super Series Championship; Events Coverage - Wayback Machine

Interesting Junior Super Series Trivia by Jef Donais; SideBoard Broken Link
Interesting Junior Super Series Trivia by Jef Donais; SideBoard - Wayback Machine

2001 Junior Super Series; Event Coverage Broken Link
2001 Junior Super Series; Event Coverage - Wayback Machine

For the Next Door Kids; Feature Article Broken Link
For the Next Door Kids; Feature Article - November 11, 2005 - Wayback Machine

Participation = Promo Phoenix; Magic Arcana Broken Link
Participation = Promo Phoenix; Magic Arcana - April 6, 2006 - Wayback Machine

JSS Championship Round-Up: The Magic Weekend 2006; Event Coverage Broken Link
JSS Championship Round-Up: The Magic Weekend 2006; Event Coverage - July 30, 2006 - Wayback Machine

INTERNAL LINKS

Junior Super Series Life Counters
Junior Super Series Tokens
Magic Badges
Magic Magnets
Magic Playmats
Japan Junior Tournament Promos (Japanese)
Junior APAC Series Promos
Junior Series Promos

1999 - Junior Super Series Promos

	SET	NUM		CARDNAME	ARTIST	SOURCE	DATE	INFO
001		329/350		Thran Quarry	Michael Sutfin	English Urza's Destiny boosters in place of uncommon cards Junior Super Series participation bonus.	1999-06-07 1999-12-01
002		45/350		Serra Avatar	Dermot Power	English Urza's Destiny boosters in place of uncommon cards Junior Super Series prize.	1999-06-07 1999-12-01

2000 - Junior Super Series Promos

	SET	NUM		CARDNAME	ARTIST	SOURCE	DATE	INFO
001				Lord of Atlantis	Melissa A. Benson	Junior Super Series participation bonus.	2000-12-01
002				Crusade	Mark Poole	Junior Super Series prize.	2000-12-01	YES

2001 - Junior Super Series Promos

	SET	NUM		CARDNAME	ARTIST	SOURCE	DATE	INFO
001				Elvish Lyrist	Rebecca Guay	Junior Super Series participation bonus.	2001-12-01
002				City of Brass	Mark Tedin	Junior Super Series prize.	2001-12-01

2002 - Junior Super Series Promos

	SET	NUM		CARDNAME	ARTIST	SOURCE	DATE	INFO
001		1/1 JS1		Volcanic Hammer	Christopher Rush	Junior Super Series participation bonus.	2002-12-01	YES

2003 - Junior Super Series Promos

	SET	NUM		CARDNAME	ARTIST	SOURCE	DATE	INFO
001		1/2 J03		Giant Growth	Terese Nielsen	Junior Super Series participation bonus.	2003-12-01
002		2/2 J03		Two-Headed Dragon	Sam Wood	Junior Super Series prize	2003-12-01	YES

2005 - Junior Super Series Promos

	SET	NUM		CARDNAME	ARTIST	SOURCE	DATE	INFO
001		1/2 J05		Slith Firewalker	Justin Sweet	Junior Super Series participation bonus.	2005-01-01
002		2/2 J05		Royal Assassin	Tom Wänerstrand	Junior Super Series prize.	2005-01-01	YES

2006 - Junior Super Series Promos

	SET	NUM		CARDNAME	ARTIST	SOURCE	DATE	INFO
001		1/2 J06		Sakura-Tribe Elder	Carl Critchlow	Junior Super Series Winter Season participation bonus.	2006-?
002		2/2 J06		Shard Phoenix	Ron Spencer	Junior Super Series Spring Season participation bonus.	2006-?	YES