At a glance, 1989 O-Pee-Chee Batman Movie trading cards appear to be virtually the same as their Topps counterparts. In most ways, they are. Still, it’s another multi-series dive into Tim Burton’s iconic superhero movie that fuelled a merchandise phenomenon.
1989 O-Pee-Chee Batman Movie Checklist Details
Unlike Topps, 1989 O-Pee-Chee Batman Movie trading cards is strictly a base set. It totals 308 cards, 154 for each of the two separate releases. That’s actually bigger than the Topps set — sort of. That’s because the one-per-pack Stickers in the Topps set are converted over to trading cards and folded into the main set. So, overall, the content is the same with a recap of the film plus some behind-the-scenes looks. It’s just presented a little differently.
At a glance or even a close look, O-Pee-Chee cards have the same general design as its Topps counterpart. Regular Series 1 cards have white borders while Series 2 are yellow. Often, O-Pee-Chee cards have bilingual text on them in French and English, making it easy to tell the Canadian and American cards apart. But that’s not the case here. 1989 O-Pee-Chee Batman Movie cards are only English. Even the small print of copyright text lines up.
So how do you tell them apart? Honestly, it’s not easy. The main difference for the regular cards is the color on the back. O-Pee-Chee cards are noticeably brighter than Topps, which are greyish. Canadian cards have more of a cream back for the stock.
It’s also worthy noting that the Topps set has a glossy factory set. Cards in these sets have brighter backs like O-Pee-Chee. However, glossy cards are just that. They’re slick to touch and don’t show much grain in the stock.
Puzzle Cards
Bookending both series of 1989 O-Pee-Chee Batman Movie cards are 22 puzzle cards. These replace the Topps stickers, although the layout and content are otherwise the same. There’s an image on the front with the puzzle piece on the back. Instead of stickers, they’re simply printed as trading cards. This also means that numbering shifts for Series 2 cards as story and puzzle cards are part of the same numerical whole.
Outside of Canada, 1989 O-Pee-Chee Batman trading cards can be a little tricky to find. That said, it’s not a scarce or expensive product. Bat-mania spread north of the border, too, so it wasn’t hard to find at the time of its release. Boxes, packs and sets can all still be found today without a lot of trouble.
1989 O-Pee-Chee Batman Movie Checklist
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Set size: 308 cards (Series 1 – #1-154, Series 2 – #155-308)
Cards per pack: 6
Packs per box: 48
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Base Set Checklist
308 cards.
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Series 1
1 Title Card
2 Darknight Detective
3 Bruce Wayne
4 The Clown Prince of Crime
5 Jack Napier
6 Vicki Vale
7 Alexander Knox
8 Commissioner Gordon
9 Alfred the Butler
10 D.A. Harvey Dent
11 Crime Boss Carl Grissom
12 Alicia Hunt
13 Gotham City After Dark
14 Mugged!
15 Rooftop Rendezvous
16 Night of the Bat
17 Nailed by the Dark Avenger
18 Who…What Are You?!!
19 Gotham City’s Dark Knight
20 The New D.A.
21 Knox on the Job!
22 The Set-Up
23 Bruce in Wayne Manor
24 Meeting Their Host
25 View from the Batcave
26 The Axis Chemical Factory
27 Mysterious Manhunter
28 Batman’s Weapon
29 Toxic Flood!
30 In the Batman’s Clutches
31 Commissioner Gordon–Hostage!
32 Holding Batman at Bay!
33 Hero and the Horror
34 Jack Loses His Grip!
35 Plunge into Toxic Oblivion!
36 Rising Above It All
37 Spotted by Commissioner Gordon!
38 Front Page Story!
39 Ghastly Revelation
40 Back from the Dead
41 No Deals, Grissom!
42 Call Me…Joker!
43 Grissom’s Gruesome Demise
44 Wait’ll They Get a Load of Me
45 Hi Honey!
46 The New Crime Boss
47 Gotham City’s Crime Lords
48 Joy-Buzzed to Death!
49 Evil of the Joker
50 Fried Alive!
51 I’m in Charge Now!
52 A Final Farewell
53 Lord of Wayne Manor
54 Outside City Hall
55 The Mime of Mayhem!
56 Funny Meeting You Here!
57 City Hall Massacre!
58 Outrageous Assault!
59 Who’s the Wildest One of All?
60 The Joker’s Lair
61 Vicki’s Most Devoted Fan
62 Keep Up the Bad Work!
63 Smylex Attack!
64 The Joker Conquers TV!
65 Love that Joker!
66 Let’s Go Shopping!
67 At the Flugelheim
68 The Art of Crime
69 A Date with Vicki
70 You Light Up My Life
71 Alicia’s New Look
72 No! No! I’m Melting!!
73 Crash!!!
74 The Rescue
75 Swing to Safety!
76 A Daring Escape!
77 The Batmobile
78 Fantastic Chase!
79 The Batmobile Tears Away!
80 Cocooned!
81 Is It Halloween?
82 How Much Do You Weigh?
83 Death-Defying Duo!
84 Hang On, Vicki!
85 Batman Overpowered!
86 The Challenge
87 Urban Warriors
88 Slashing Assault!
89 Photographed by Vicki!
90 Friend…Or Mad Vigilated?
91 Within the Batcave
92 Vicki in a Jam!
93 The Joker Is Wild!
94 Haunting Memory
95 Fate of the Wayne Family
96 Gearing Up for Danger
97 Knight Patrol!
98 Sabotage!
99 The Axis Fireball!
100 Escape from Flaming Death!
101 The Master of Disaster
102 Bicentennial Nightmare!
103 Twisted Terrorists!
104 Flight of the Batwing
105 Batwing Cockpit
106 The Joker’s Secret Weapon
107 Taking Aim at the Batwing!
108 Super-Sleek Craft!
109 Crash Dive!
110 Vicki to the Rescue!
111 The Joker Takes a Hostage
112 Batman Lives!
113 Grim Vendetta
114 In Danger’s Domain
115 Watch Out Behind You…!
116 Assault on the Caped Fury
117 Desperate Struggle!
118 Grip of Death!
119 Perilous Plunge!
120 Batman in Action!
121 No Match for Batman!
122 Bruised But Not Beaten!
123 The Joker’s Final Stand
124 Dance of Death
125 Vicki Imperiled!
126 The Titans Clash!
127 Batman vs. Madman
128 The Dark Knight Triumphs
129 The Joker–Over the Edge!
130 He Who Laughs Last…
131 The Bat-Signal
132 The Guardian of Gotham City
Puzzle Cards
133 Batman
134 Batman
135 Vicki Vale / Bruce Wayne
136 Batman with the Batmobile
137 The Joker
138 Joker Gang
139 Batman / The Joker
140 Batmobile
141 The Joker
142 The Joker
143 Batman
144 Batman
145 Batplane
146 Batplane
147 The Joker
148 The Joker
149 Batman / Batmobile
150 The Joker
151 Batman
152 Batman
153 The Joker
154 Vicki Vale
Series 2
155 Title Card
156 The Man and His Quarry
157 Hand of Vengeance
158 Parked in the Batcave
159 Fistfuls of Funny Money!
160 Onward, To His Fate …
161 Doppelganger
162 Time to Die, Grissom!
163 Armadillo Effect
164 The Last of Eckhardt
165 Leer of the Clown Prince
166 I’ve Got to Work Tonight
167 Leap from the Belltower
168 March of the Misfits
169 Meltingly Beautiful
170 You Know Who I Mean…!
171 Power of the Batmobile
172 Flugelheim Aftermath
173 Alley Bat
174 Aiming To Kill!
175 News of the Battle!
176 The Wayne Manor Party
177 Of Mimes and Memories
178 Danger in the Streets
179 The Oddest Couple
180 Knight and the Damsel
181 Hanging On For Life!
182 Murder…Just for Laughs
183 Twisted Pitchman
184 Copter Escape!
185 Instructions for Alfred
186 Gotham City Landscape
187 Flugelheim Museum Interior
188 Elevated Subway Exterior
189 Flugelheim Museum Exterior
190 Grissom’s Office
191 Their Final Bow?
192 The Batmobile–Head On
193 Dangling Devil
194 See Rotelli Roast
195 The Defeat of Batman
196 Sneaking Up Behind Jack…
197 Festival of Madness
198 Battered But Unbowed!
199 Mission Accomplished!
200 Retreat Into Darkness
201 You Want To Get Nuts…
202 The Master’s Mimes
203 Knox Chats with Alfred
204 Savage Sneak Attack!
205 Madness Wears a Smile
206 The Batmobile Escapes!
207 Jack and Alicia
208 Trick or Treat!
209 The Field Flies High!
210 His Card…
211 Silent But Deadly
212 The Phantom Avengers
213 A New Mad Plan!
214 Friends and Lovers
215 Fiery Finale
216 Another Man Down
217 The Batwing Soars!
218 The Joker (By Tim Burton)
219 Batman Costume Design
220 The Joker Costume Design
221 Batman Design Concept
222 Metal Walkway
223 Tugging the Line
224 The Hanging Hood
225 Over the Gantry
226 The Joker Knocked Backwards
227 Danger Directly Ahead!
228 Clearing the Trigger
229 Preparing for an Assault
230 Cathedral Dead Ahead!
231 Goons in Hot Pursuit!
232 Mysterious Millionaire
233 Alleys of Gotham City
234 The Villain Supreme!
235 Who Is Jack Napier?
236 The Joke’s on Alicia
237 Weapon Against Evil
238 His Foul and Fiendish Grin
239 Armor Inspiration
240 Grotesque Reflections
241 A Gift for Vicki
242 The Night Is His Again!
243 Kids Playing ‘Batman’
244 Brains + Beauty = Vicki
245 Everyone Needs a Hobby!
246 Throttling a Punk
247 An Artist Most Bizarre
248 Batman’s Public Service
249 A Goon and His Tune
250 City of Light and Danger
251 Heroic Escape!
252 How the Joker Lives
253 Batman in the Belfrey
254 Classic First Issue!
255 Directing Grissom’s Murder
256 The Clown and the Clapboard
257 The Director’s Vision
258 Maniacal Murderer!
259 Knox Takes a Shot at Heroism
260 What Tim Burton Wants…
261 Getting the Worst from Grissom
262 Directing Helicopter Escape
263 Special Advice for Batman
264 Directing Michael Keaton
265 Flight of the Dark Avenger
266 Interviewed by Knox
267 Tim Burton, Filmmaker
268 Alicia–Exquisite!
269 Presenting the Batmobile!
270 Relaxing with Key Players
271 Filming the Dance Macabre
272 Shooting the Rescue Scene
273 Dining at Wayne Manor
274 Secret Life of Bruce Wayne
275 City Street Miniature
276 At the Nerve Center
277 Computerized SFX
278 Fantastic Miniature Set
279 Trail of the Mystery Man
280 Directing Jack Nicholson
281 Dance of the Deranged
282 From Burton to Batman
283 Batman’s Revenge
284 Gruesome Grimace
285 Buildings of Gotham City
286 The Killer Clown’s In Town!
Puzzle Cards
287 The Joker / Batman
288 Batman
289 The Joker
290 Batman
291 The Joker
292 Batman
293 The Joker
294 Batman
295 The Joker
296 Batman
297 The Joker
298 Batman
299 Batman
300 Bruce Wayne
301 The Joker
302 Batman Logo
303 Batman
304 The Joker
305 Batman
306 Batman / Vicki Vale
307 Joker
308 Batmobile
