1994 Card Creations Popeye trading cards not only highlight history’s most famous cartoon sailor and his friends, but it also charts the character’s history. The set has several elements including multiple styles of inserts.
1994 Card Creations Popeye Checklist Details
It all starts with the base set. Consisting of 100 total cards, it’s broken down into four distinct subsets. The Cast of Characters covers the first quarter of the checklist, highlighting those who inhabit the Popeye-verse. From there it moves on to The World of Popeye Comics. Not only does these look at the early drawn versions of the strip, but the creators behind it as well. The World of Popeye Cartoons moves into the shorts while Popeye Situations look at the spinach eater’s interactions with other characters.
The 1994 Card Creations Popeye checklist has three insert sets available in packs as well, each using a different type of popular technology in the industry at the time.
Character Foils offers another spin on a dozen people. This time around, each card front has a small amount of gold foil highlights. At 1:9 packs, these are the easiest inserts to pull in the product.
Eight Evolution Chromes use the chromium technology that was just starting to emerge to show how the character and design of Popeye changed over the years. Collectors can expect one of these per box.
Finally, there are three Power Cels that use etched foil for a more intricate look. Falling 1:360 packs, these are extremely scarce.
Finally, there is a case topper and a tough mail-away card.
Although a strong set from a content perspective, 1994 Card Creations Popeye remains relatively affordable. Let’s face it, the character doesn’t resonate with young audiences today and Popeye is more of a legacy brand. More important here, though, is the print run. Simply put, there’s still a lot of this set out there. Prices have crept up a little over the years, but that’s bound to happen when boxes bottomed out below $10.
1994 Card Creations Popeye Checklist
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Set size: 100 cards
Cards per pack: 6
Packs per box: 36
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Base Set Checklist
100 cards.
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The Cast of Characters
1 Popeye
2 Olive Oyl
3 Brutus
4 Wimpy
5 Swee’ Pea
6 Eugene
7 Castor Oyl
8 Nana Oyl
9 Cole Oyl
10 Ham Gravy
11 Bernice
12 O. G. Watasnozzle
13 Oscar
14 Poopdeck Pappy
15 Alice
16 Sea Hag
17 Bernard
18 Toar
19 Rough House
20 The Nephews
21 King Blozo
22 George W. Geezil
23 Granny
24 Dufus
25 Spinach
The World of Popeye Comics
26 Elzie Segar
27 Sappo
28 A Sailor-Mad Maid
29 The Jelly Fish
30 The Goose Chase
31 Gobs of Work
32 Money Talks
33 One Belle and All’s Not Well
34 The Crockery Massager
35 Rolling the Bones
36 Popeye’s First Kiss
37 1931: Thimble Theatre Starring Popeye
38 1932: The First Appearance of Bluto
39 1933: The First Appearance of Swee’ Pea
40 1934: The new Popeye
41 The First Appearance of the Jeep
42 Doc Winner with Tom Sims
43 Joe Musial
44 Bela “Bill” Zaboly with Tom Sims
45 Bela “Bill” Zaboly with Ralph Stein
46 Bud Sagendorf
47 Bud Sagendorf
48 George Wildman
49 Bobby London
50 Hy Eisman
The World of Popeye Cartoons
51 Popeye the Sailor (1933)
52 I Yam What I Yam (1933)
53 Blow Me Down (1933)
54 Pleased to Meet-Cha (1935)
55 I’m In the Army Now (1936)
56 Flies Ain’t Human (1941)
57 Popeye the Sailor Meets Sinbad the Sailor (1936
58 Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba and the Forty
59 Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1939)
60 Cartoons Ain’t Human (1943)
61 Her Honor the Mare (1943)
62 Mess Production (1945)
63 Popeye’s Premiere (1949)
64 Popeye – The Ace of Space (1953)
65 Popeye’s Twentieth Anniversary (1954)
66 Patriotic Popeye (1957)
67 Spooky Swabs
68 Muskets Shmuskeyts
69 Crystal Brawl
70 Interrupted Lullaby
71 The Billionaire
72 Egypt Us
73 Barbeque for Two
74 Spinach Greetings
75 Popeye Thumb
76 The All-New Popeye Hour
77 Popeye’s Treasure Hunt
78 Popeye’s Health and Safety Tips
79 The Popeye and Olive Oyl Comedy Show
80 Popeye and Son
Popeye Situations
81 Popeye, Olive Oyl and Brutus
82 Popeye and Wimpy
83 Popeye and Brutus
84 Swee’Pea and Wimpy
85 Popeye and Olive Oyl
86 Popeye and Swee’Pea
87 Popeye, Wimpy and Brutus
88 Swee’Pea and Eugene the Jeep
89 Olive and Sea Hag
90 Popeye and Poopdeck Pappy
91 Olive Oyl and Poopdeck Pappy
92 Poopdeck Pappy and Granny
93 Oscar and Swee’Pea
94 Wimpy and Rough House
95 Bluto vs. Brutus
96 The Construction of Popeye
97 The Construction of Olive Oyl
98 Popeye Fan Club – The ’30s
99 Popeye Fan Club – The ’90s
100 Checklist
Character Foils Checklist
12 cards.
1:9 packs.
CF1 Popeye
CF2 Olive Oyl
CF3 Brutus
CF4 Wimpy
CF5 Swee’ Pea
CF6 Eugene
CF7 Poopdeck Pappy
CF8 Alice
CF9 Sea Hag
CF10 Castor Oyl
CF11 Bernice
CF12 Spinach
Evolution Chromes Checklist
8 cards.
1:36 packs.
EC1 Segar 1929
EC2 Fleischer Studios
EC3 Late Segar — Mid ’30s
EC4 Famous Studios
EC5 60s King Features
EC6 Bela “Bill” Zaboly
EC7 Bud Sagendorf
EC8 Hanna-Barbera
Power Cels Checklist
3 cards.
1:360 packs.
1 of 3
2 of 3
3 of 3
Mail-In Offer Checklist
1 card.
MI-1 The Champ
Case Topper Checklist
1 card.
CI-1 Bruiserboy University
Promo Cards Checklist
4 cards.
1 of 4 Popeye
2 of 4 Popeye Animation on the Big Screen
3 of 4 The Classic Confrontation
4 of 4 Popeye’s First Appearance
