Bidspirit auction | Vintage 1966 A&BC Batman Trading

Vintage 1966 A&BC Batman Trading Cards including Macleans Toothpaste Promotional Issues - This collection comprises several stacks of vintage non-sport trading cards produced by A&BC Chewing Gum Ltd in England, dating to 1966. The cards are derived from various sets released during the peak popularity of the Batman television series. Visible series include the Orange Bat set featuring artwork by Bob Kane and others, with card titles such as No. 34 Grim Realization and No. 36 The Riddler. Also present are cards from the Black Bat set featuring colour photographs from the television series, including card No. 35 A Dastardly Duo and various Bat Laffs riddle cards. The collection further contains examples from the Red Bat Puzzle Back series, including card No. 3 from the 10-part puzzle (The Menacing Mummy) and card No. 17. Notably, the group includes promotional cards issued with Macleans Toothpaste, featuring the Batman logo and the text Free From Macleans Tooth Paste. Many cards bear the copyright of National Periodical Publications, Inc., Greenway Productions, Inc., and 20th Century Fox Television, Inc. All visible specimens are marked as Printed in England.