1992 Topps Batman Returns is one of two sets of trading cards from the company for the blockbuster Tim Burton sequel. It’s not particularly groundbreaking but it is a little different from their other movie sets up to that point.
1992 Topps Batman Returns Checklist Details
The base set is pretty standard for Topps. Spanning 88 cards, it recaps the film from start to finish. This time around Michael Keaton is joined by Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, Danny DeVito as The Penguin and Christopher Walken as Max Shreck.
Like the first Burton film from 1989, Batman Returns is like a comic book brought to life. That means lots of big and distinct visuals that work perfectly with a trading card release.
Fronts use the Gotham skyline to anchor the designs on both sides. For the front, it’s integrated into the caption area and surrounded by an orange gradient. Backs use the buildings on the bottom half as the space for the write-ups. They’re complimented by a large Batman Returns logo on top and a blue backdrop.
Instead of the usual Stickers, 1992 Topps Batman Returns has ten Stadium Club inserts. Landing one per pack, these are premium glossy inserts designed to emphasize the movie images. Fronts are full-bleed and have only a silver foil movie logo. Backs have a second image to go with the write-up.
These inserts are a little confusing as Topps also put out a separate Stadium Club Batman Returns release as they continued to experiment with more premium releases, even outside of sports.
There’s no shortage of 1992 Topps Batman Returns trading cards, even today. It was an era of massive production and Topps was likely expecting big things based on the success of the 1989 film.
1992 Topps Batman Returns Checklist
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Set size: 88 cards
Cards per pack: 9
Packs per box: 36
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Base Set Checklist
88 cards.
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1 A Recipe for Success
2 The Dark Knight of Gotham City
3 Introducing the Penguin
4 Introducing Catwoman
5 Evil Prince of the City
6 Nightmare as a Child
7 Master of the Lower Depths
8 Peering Out of the Darkness
9 Addressing Gotham City
10 A Secretary Named Selina
11 Watching from Wayne Manor
12 What in the Name Of…?!
13 A Ghoulish Gift
14 A Giant Surprise Package
15 All Hell Breaks Loose
16 Roar of the Batmobile
17 Plowing Into Peril
18 Cycling Psychos
19 Terror in Gotham Square
20 Scene of the Crime
21 In the Clown’s Clutches
22 Let Her Go
23 Human Flame Thrower
24 Counterattack!
25 The Fire Breather Aflame!
26 Icy Lair
27 Sultan of the Sewers
28 Unholy Alliance
29 Shreck’s Way
30 Through a Window Harshly
31 Revived by Feline Friends
32 Birth of Catwoman
33 An Acrobatic Surprise
34 Gotham’s Unlikely Hero
35 In Search of His Roots
36 The List of Oswald Cobblepot
37 Cemetery Pilgrimage
38 Destiny of the Cobblepots
39 Hizzoner…The Penguin!
40 Feline on the Prowl
41 Night Watchers
42 Meow
43 Cat Challenges Bat
44 Sinful, Sinuous Catwoman
45 Only Eight Lives Left…
46 Burn, Baby, Burn!
47 The Plan to Destroy Batman
48 Bruce and Selina Unmasked
49 Rescuing the Ice Princess
50 What Do You Want?
51 Sabotaging the Batmobile
52 Innocent Victim
53 A Long Way Down…
54 Over the Edge
55 Wild Batmobile
56 Gordon Against Him
57 Flight of the Batmissile
58 Cop Car Catastrophe
59 A Penguin Scorned…
60 On the Campaign Trail
61 Oswald Outwitted!
62 Turning on the Crowd
63 Back to the Depths
64 The Max-squerade
65 Bruce Wayne “In Costume”
66 Crashing the Party
67 The Penguin’s Revenge
68 Fearsome Felon
69 The Time Is At Hand…!
70 The Kiddie Express
71 Rallying His Troops
72 Penguins on the March
73 Missiles Away!
74 Invading Gotham City
75 Gliding Gladiator
76 Battered by Batman
77 The Dark Knight Triumphant
78 Batskiboat Attack!
79 Fury of the Penguin
80 When Titans Collide
81 The Penguin’s Plunge
82 Vengeance Is Hers!
83 Don’t Interfere, Batman
84 Shreck’s Final Stand
85 Lashing Out!
86 No Escape for Shreck
87 Destroying His Life Support
88 Farewell, Penguin!
Stadium Club Checklist
10 cards.
1 per pack.
A Batman
B Penguin
C Penguin / Catwoman
D Catwoman
E Penguins, Pengiuns Everywhere!
F Penguin / Batman
G Batman
H Penguin
I Batman
J Batmissile
Promo Cards Checklist
Roar of the Batmobile
Topps Batman Returns (The Dark Knight Returns) / Stadium Club Batman Returns 2-Card Panel – Previews Magazine
