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In 1976, Topps released a series of King Kong trading cards featuring
scenes from the movie. The backs of some cards featured "Movie Facts,"
while the majority were portions of an image of the poster art that could be
assembled together to form a large poster. The set consisted of 55 trading
cards and 11 stickers.
The scans of the cards below are my set, most of which I've had since 1976
or so. Some of them show some wear, and as was typical of bubble gum cards
in the '70s, some of them are printed a little off-center or cut a little
crooked.
Scanlens released the cards in Australia.
More detailed info about the cards can be found on the PSA Authentication
& Grading Services site:
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In August 2021, Heritage Auctions listed and sold
uncut
card sheets for King Kong and Jaws 2. These images were taken
from that auction listing.
Added 2021-09-05
Scans of all of the U.S. cards and stickers can be viewed on a separate
page by clicking the image below.
In New Zealand, the King Kong cards were produced by Allens & Regina.
I found this photo of the box
on Flickr.
In Australia, the cards were licensed from Topps and produced by Scanlens.
The cards are identical to the U.S. cards except they do not say
"Printed in the U.S.A." on the fronts of the cards. Thanks to Greg
Champy for the info.
Lyausa printed the cards in Mexico. Those cards have Spanish text and no
Topps copyright. Thanks to Greg Champy for the info.
I do not have a set of the cards to scan, but a recent eBay auction included
group photos of the full set. I've added those to a separate page, if you're
interested in seeing them, along with the handful of cards I do own.
Mexican King Kong Cards by Lyausa
Mexican cards by Lyausa
Updated 2023-11-16
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In April 2022, two eBay listings for King Kong cards from Spain
were listed. I don't know which company produced the cards. They appear to
be a set of general movie cards, not specifically a set of King Kong
cards. And yes, they got Jessica's name wrong on the back of the first card!
As with the Argentine cards, the seller was
asking astronomical prices for the cards, so I settled for posting the auction
photos here.
Disney Limit is a German magazine that includes trading cards in
some (all?) issues. I recently discovered an eBay auction for the
"Hollywood-Monster" card, which is a still from the 1976
King Kong. The card was seriously overpriced, and I haven't seen
another, so I've included the photo from the eBay auction below.
Made by the Reyauca company in 1984, this is a sticker from the series called
Video Movies, which showcased the top American movies of
the past decades, as well as some of the top stars who were popular
in the South American countries.
The sticker measures roughly 2-3/8 inches by 1-3/4 inches.
The Reyauca company was the leading Spanish-speaking publisher of licensed
stickers in the 1980s.
This image came from an Etsy listing.
In April 2022, two eBay listings for King Kong cards from Argentina
were listed. Made by Stani in 1977, the King Kong cards were released as
the series Figuritas Cine Acción / King Kong. The seller was
asking astronomical prices for the cards, so I settled for posting the auction
photos here.
More info can be found here.
This photo was taken from an eBay auction in January 2023.
Stani Argentinian Wrapper (1977)
Added 2023-01-08
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Argentine cookie maker Terrabusi included two King Kong stickers in
their 1976 Cine Stickers giveaways. While not noticeably related to the
1976 film, their release in 1976 is most certainly tied to that release,
so I've included them here.
Added 2023-06-02
The Portuguese Tele-Stars "cards" that were sold in various countries.
The French magazine Hit included this King Kong sticker
in a 1976 issue. I don't know any more about it. It was listed on eBay,
but after I bought it, the seller cancelled it, claiming its listing was
an accident (?). So the best I can do are these scans from the auction.
This info comes from the website
Kandor Archives:
Video Guay was published in 1984 by Editorial Dalsa in Alella, Spain.
The 144-card collection and album showcases popular films and actors of the
era. The series was sold in paper packs for ten pesetas each.
The cards, or cromos, are meant to be glued or pasted inside
the Video Guay album. The card text and collector album is
printed in Spanish. Each card measures approximately
2.165 x 3.15 inches (5.5 x 8 cm).
The site includes photos of the album.
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