Elyse and Davin's Babylon 5 trading card collection and information

I am inactive in trading.
Feel free to send trading offers etc., but I make no promises of a timely reply.
Davin.
February 2004.

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Important note: We are collectors, not dealers. We thus rarely sell any cards. We used to trade a lot - but recently tend to buy boxes when sets are released, and buy autos etc. on eBay. So, except in very rare cases when there might be a selling price listed next to an item, please don't email us asking us what our selling prices are, because we're simply not selling. Thanks.

Note: []'s on a card denote a trade/purchase has been agreed to, but cards not yet sent/received.

Series 1

Card checklist

Regular cards (120): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 26, 35, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 57, 62, 66, 67, 68, 70, 73, 74, 76, 79, 84, 94, 97, 107, 109, 119
Space Gallery cards (8): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: 4
Prismatic Foil cards (8): Complete sets: 4; Missing: none; Extra: 2, 4, 5
Hologram cards (8): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra (but not for sale): 4, 6, 7(bent corner)
Promo card (1): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: none

Series II

Card checklist

Regular cards (60): Complete sets: 23; Missing: none; Extra: 1x2, 2x2, 3x3, 6, 7x5, 8x2, 9x4, 10x3, 11x3, 13x2, 14, 15, 16x2, 17x2, 18x2, 19x3, 21x2, 23, 24x6, 26x2, 27, 28x4, 30x4, 31x3, 32, 33x4, 35x3, 36x2, 38x3, 39x4, 40, 41x3, 42x6, 45, 46x2, 48, 50, 52x2, 53x3, 54x4, 56x6, 57x3, 58x2, 60
Trivia cards (50): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: T32
Creator Collection cards (10): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 8, 9, 9
The Coming of Shadows cards (9): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: 2, 2, 3, 9, 9
Posters (10): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: P6, P7
Lasercut cards (2): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: none
JMS Autographed card (1): Complete sets: 2 (# 123/900, # 210/900); Missing: none; Extra: none
Promo card (1): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: 4
Box cards (2): (Unnumbered 5x7 cards included in each of the 4000 unnumbered boxes.); Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: none
Personally autographed cards (Not for trade): #43, Alfred Bester, signed by Walter Koenig; #59 (x3), J. Michael Straczynski, signed by J. Michael Straczynski

Special Edition

Released on June 25, 1997

Text of Press Release (from a posting to Usenet by Mollie of Non Sport Network).
More details from someone who works for Fleer/Skybox about the Special Edition cards.

I purchased 4 boxes of cards.
And I received box numbers: 4162, 4351, 4352, 09167.
(And I have also purchased quite a few loose packs, and also some specific cards (like Holograms etc.) from some dealers/auctions.)

Basic cards (72): Complete sets: 11; Missing: none; Extra: 1, 2x4, 3, 4x3, 5x2, 6x2, 7x4, 8x4, 9x2, 10x3, 11x6, 12x2, 13x4, 14x2, 16, 17x2, 18x2, 19x2, 20x2, 21, 22x3, 23x5, 24x2, 25x3, 26x3, 27x5, 28x5, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33x3, 34x2, 35x3, 36x3, 37x2, 38x3, 39x3, 40x2, 41x2, 42, 43x4, 44x3, 46x4, 47x3, 48x3, 49x2, 50x2, 51x2, 52, 53x2, 54x5, 55x2, 56x2, 57x2, 58x2, 59x3, 60x2, 61, 62x3, 63x3, 64x4, 65x2, 66x2, 67x4, 68x3, 69x2, 70x2, 71x3, 72x2
Trivia cards (36) (1:1): Complete sets: 5; Missing: none; Extra: T51, T52, T55, T56, T59, T60, T62, T63, T64, T65, T66, T68x2, T69, T71x2, T72, T73x2, T75, T80, T81x2, T82, T83
Costumes (18) (1:2): Complete sets: 5; Missing: none; Extra: C2, C8, C9x2, C10, C14, C15x2, C17, C18
Worlds of Babylon 5(9) (1:6): Complete sets: 5; Missing: none; Extra: [W4], [W9], W9
Faces of Delenn (4) (1:12): Complete sets: 4; Missing: none; Extra: D1x2
Holograms (2) (1:72): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: none
Mira Furlan Autograph (1) (1:720): Complete sets: 1; Missing: well, I could always use another one!; Extra: none
Promo card (1): Complete sets: 4; Missing: none; Extra: 5
"Mystery" Mira Furlan card (1) (unknown odds): Complete sets: 1 (I have it both unsigned and signed); Missing: none; Extra: none
JMS Autographed Box: (Sealed, shrink-wrapped box autographed by JMS sold by the Babylon 5 Fan Club.); Have: 1

Season Four (Series 3)

On January 28, 1998 Fleer/Skybox released the "Babylon 5 Season Four" set.

Before it was released, I was collecting information about its upcoming release.

I purchased 5 boxes (from Potomac Distribution), and received boxes numbered 2033, 10034, 10065, 10082, and 15558.

Card checklist

Basic cards (81): Complete sets: 14; Missing: none; Extra: lots, let me know what you need.
Parallel (alien language) cards (1:1 packs) (81): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: 8x2, 9x2, 15x2, 16x3, 19, 23, 57, 64x2, 81
Season One Retrospective cards (1:4 packs) (12): Complete sets: 3; Missing: S1; Extra: S11
Starfury Nose Art cards (1:8 packs) (9): Complete sets: 3; Missing: V7; Extra: none
Fleet of the First Ones cards (1:6 packs) (6): Complete sets: 6; Missing: none; Extra: F2
"Babylon 5: In the Beginning" TNT Movie cards (1:36 packs) (2): Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: T1
Skymotion "Lenticular" Space Action cards (1:90 packs) (4): Complete sets: 0; Missing: L4; Extra: L1, L2, L3
Autographed cards (1:90 packs) (10, plus variant): Complete sets: 1, including variant position Biggs A1 auto.; Missing: none; Extra: A10 Bruce Boxleitner
"Entertainment" box display card: Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: 2
Promo card: Complete sets: 4; Missing: none; Extra: 2
Limited edition Gummies Promo card: Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: none
"Bio" cards (Made for the actors, similar to the "Mystery" Mira card.): Complete sets: 0; Missing: Bill Mumy, Pat Tallman, Rick Biggs, others?; Extra: none
Personally autographed cards (Not for trade): #08, Marcus Cole, signed by Jason Carter; #09, Vir Cotto, signed by Stephen Furst (*); #10, Zack Allen, signed by Jeff Conaway; #11, Lyta Alexander, signed by Patricia Tallman; #13, Londo Mollari, signed by Peter Jurasik (*); #20, Epiphanies, signed by Walter Koenig; #33, Endgame, signed by Jason Carter (*); #38, Morden, signed by Ed Wasser (*); #44, Alfred Bester, signed by Walter Koenig; Parallel #08, Marcus Cole, signed by Jason Carter

Season Five (Series 4)

In August 1998, Fleer/Skybox announced the planned release of the "Babylon 5 Season Five" set.

The announced release date is November 25, 1998.
But on 11/7/1998 I heard from Galaxy's Edge that Skybox has postponed the release until December 31st :-(
And Potomac Distribution is now listing the expected release date as 1/4/1999.
And on 12/5/98 I heard that it's been delayed again, until 1/20/99 now.

There are 9 cards per pack, and 36 packs per box.

There was a promo card released at the San Diego Con. The text on it reads:

The SAGA CONTINUES...
There's a whole world beyond this videotape. The Babylon 5 Season Five Trading Card Set, including 1 autograph card in every box, is coming soon to a card dealer near you.
NOVEMBER 1998

And then another promo was released in about early November.

Apparently there will be one autograph per box.

But Uncomyn Gifts quotes Diamond Comics as saying "collectors can expect to find one autographed card per box from one of 20 different characters, including Patricia Tallman (Lyta Alexander), Caitlin Brown (Na'Toth), and Jeffrey Willerth (Ambassador Kosh). " I have information here from a number of sources, including from ZB Cards in a Usenet posting.

Basic set (81): Complete sets: 10; Missing: 52, 75; Extra: various
Embossed Parallel set (81): Complete sets: 0; Missing: 19; Extra: 1, 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 11, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 18, 22, 23, 26, 32, 33, 33, 36, 37, 37, 37, 38, 39, 39, 40, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 67, 69, 70, 70, 72, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 81
The River of Souls (1:4 packs) (9): Complete sets: 4; Missing: none; Extra: none
Thirdspace (1:6 packs) (9): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: T1, T2, T2, T3, T3
Sleeping in Light (1:9 packs) (9): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: S5, S6, S7, S9
One Exit at a Time (1:9 packs) (6): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: E1, E2, E5, E5
Autographs (1:36 packs) (22): Complete sets: 1; Have: All: A01 to A22; Missing: none; Extra: none
Promo (2): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: none

List of Autograph cards:

A01: Bruce Boxleitner (Sheridan)
A02: Tracy Scoggins (Lochley)
A03: Walter Koenig (Bester)
A04: Raymond O'Conner (Mack)
A05: Marjorie Monaghan (Number One)
A06: Dex Elliot Sanders (Jonathan Harris)
A07: Denise Gentile (Lise Hampton-Edgars)
A08: Ian Ogilvy (Lord Jano)
A09: Bridget Flanery (Zoe)
A10: Patricia Tallman and Jeffrey Willerth (Lyta & Kosh)
A11: Marie Marshall (Dodger)
A12: Wayne Alexander (Lorien)
A13: Wayne Alexander (Drakh)
A14: Julie Caitlin-Brown (Na'Toth)
A15: Joshua Cox (David Corwin)
A16: Penn and Teller (Rebo & Zooty)
A17: Ed Wasser (Morden)
A18: Patricia Tallman (Lyta Alexander)
A19: Fabiano Udenio (Adira Tyree)
A20: John Copeland (Producer)
A21: Robin Atkin Downes (Byron)
A22: Joshua Cox (David Corwin)

Announced in a pre-release list, but not included on autographs:
Dana Barron (Lauren Ashley)
Timothy Eyster (Simon)

Profiles

The Profiles set was released in October 1999.

There are 9 cards per pack, and 36 packs per box.

Card checklist

Basic set (100): Complete sets: 10; Missing: 11, 20, 25, 27 65, 73, 75, 78x2, 85, 87x2, 92, 97, 98, 100; Extra: 3, 8x2, 18x2, 21, 23, 26x2, 28x2, 31, 35, 36x2, 37, 41, 42x2, 44, 47, 55, 56, 58, 67x2, 68, 69, 81, 82x2, 83, 89, 90, 96
The Prop Cage (1:4 packs) (18): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: none
Director's Chair / Writers Desk (1:8 packs) (8: DC1-DC5, WD1-WD3): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: DC5x3, WD1
The Optic Nerve (1:12 packs) (9): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: ON1, ON3, ON4, ON5, ON9
Harlan Ellison Card (1:??? packs; 1000 numbered cards) (1): Complete sets: 1 (Card numbered 0519/1000); Missing: none; Extra: none
Autographs (1:36 packs) (15: A1-A8, SA1-SA7): Complete sets: 1; Have: all; Missing: none; Extra: none
Personally autographed cards (Not for trade): DC5 (x3), J. Michael Straczynski, signed by J. Michael Straczynski

List of Autograph cards:

A1: Harlan Ellison (Consultant)
A2: Martin Sheen (Soul Hunter)
A3: Peter Jurasik (Londo Mollari)
A4: Bill Mumy (Lennier)
A5: Efram Zimbalist, Jr. (William Edgards)
A6: Adrienne Barbeau (Amanda Carter)
A7: Michael York (Arthur)
A8: Shari Belafonte (Dr. Elizabeth Trent)
SA1: Bruce Boxleitner (John Sheridan)
SA2: Claudia Christian (Susan Ivanova)
SA3: Jerry Doyle (Michael Garibaldi)
SA4: Mira Furlan (Delenn)
SA5: Richard Biggs (Dr. Stephen Franklin)
SA6: Stephen Furst (Vir Cotto)
SA7: Jeff Conaway (Zack Allen)

The Complete Babylon 5

"The Complete Babylon 5" is scheduled to be released May 8, 2002. (Was originally March 27, but has been slipping.)
It's by a different publisher than previous B5 trading card sets: SciFiHobby.com, part of Rittenhouse Archives.

I have pre-ordered 5 boxes (from Potomac Distribution), which arrived on May 14th, 2002. I'd also ordered a Binder, direct from Rittenhouse - and it also arrived on May 14th.

There are 9 cards per pack, and 40 packs per box. And only 6000 numbered boxes are going to be released (which is 500 cases, since there are 12 boxes per case.)

It seems that some packs might actually have fewer than 9 cards - if they randomly contain a very-thick Costume card. But I'm not 100% sure of this.

According to a Usenet post in early January 2002, there will be card(s) from the Legends of the Rangers pilot too:

1. Babylon 5, The Complete (trading cards). We just got approval to include cards from the upcoming SCI FI Channel special airing later this month ("Legend of the Rangers"). More details will be provided as we have them, but this is very exciting news and certainly gives this comprehensive series of cards an even more well-rounded flavor. Many thanks to Warner Bros. for their cooperation with this one!

These Rangers cards were included as box-toppers.

Image of card info on sell sheet (although some details don't seem to match current information).

Also, the odds listed on the checklist cards, and the odds listed on the bottom of the card boxes, are very different from each other. The checklist seems to be far more accurate, but still not quite right.

Odds Checklist Bottom of Box My actual odds

CC 1:4 1:20 1:3.7

Women 1:10 1:5 1:8

Movie 1:8 not listed 1:7.4

Costume 1:40 1:40 1:40

Auto 1:20 1:20 1:20 (including Double)

Double Auto 500 1:480 lucky!

SketchaFEX 1:480 1:480 none

Odds	Checklist	Bottom of Box	My actual odds
CC	1:4	1:20	1:3.7
Women	1:10	1:5	1:8
Movie	1:8	not listed	1:7.4
Costume	1:40	1:40	1:40
Auto	1:20	1:20	1:20 (including Double)
Double Auto	500	1:480	lucky!
SketchaFEX	1:480	1:480	none

According to Rittenhouse/ScifiHobby the breakdown of Costume cards is not even. (Even would be of 1200 each, being 6000 boxes divided by 5 in-pack Costume cards. The C6 card was with the binder.)

C1 - Captain John Sheridan: 1275
C2 - Citizen G'Kar: 1275; 2 versions (Brown Rough; Thin Gauze)
C3 - Ambassador Londo Mollari: 900
C4 - Michael Garabaldi: 1275
C5 - Dr. Franklin: 1275
C6 - Commander Susan Ivanova: 1500; 3 versions (Blue Rough; Brown Leather; Blue Silky)

The C3/Londo card is being handled among collectors as having 3 different versions/variants too: Gold on Black, Black on Gold, Black.
And the 3 C6/Ivanova types are also known as "Cloth", "Leather", and "Nylon".

Card checklist: At SciFiHobby.com, Local Copy

Basic set (~8.5 per pack) (120): Complete sets: many; Missing: none really; Extra: some
Classic Confrontations (1:4 Packs) (9: CC1-CC9): Complete sets: 5; Missing: none; Extra: CC1, CC2, 2xCC4, 2xCC6, CC7, CC8, CC9
The Women of Babylon 5 [Lenticular] (1:10 Packs) (21: W1-W21): Complete sets: none; Missing: W1, W2, W3, W9; Extra: W12, W13, 2xW14, W15, W16, W17, W18
The Movies (1:8 Packs) (12: M1-M12): Complete sets: 1; Missing: M4, M5; Extra: 2xM7, M10, 2xM11
Legend of the Rangers Cards (Box Topper) (6: L1-L6): Complete sets: none; Missing: L3; Extra: none
Costume Cards (1:40 Packs; C6 is Binder Exclusive) (6: C1-C6; with variants): Complete sets: 1; Have: C1 (Sheridan), C2 - Brown Rough (G'Kar), C2 - Thin Gauze (G'Kar), C3 - Gold on Black (Londo), C4 (Garibaldi), C5 (Franklin), C6 - Cloth (Ivanova); Missing: none (but sort-of C3 variants: Black on Gold; Black); Extra: C5 (Franklin)
Autograph Cards (1:20 Packs) (13: A1-A13): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: A4
Double Signed Card (1:480 Packs) (1: DA1): Complete sets: 1 (yay!); Missing: none; Extra: none
Case Topper Autograph Card (Case topper) (1: A1): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: none
SketchaFEX Cards (1:480 Packs) (2 - unnumbered): Complete sets: 1 (at last!); Have: Kosh, B5 station; Missing: none; Extra: none
Promo Cards (2): Complete sets: none; Have: P1; Missing: BP1; Extra: none

List of Autograph cards:

A1:  Michael O'Hare as Jeffrey Sinclair
A2:  Andrea Thompson as Talia Winters
A3:  John Fleck as Del Varner
A4:  Tamlyn Tomita as Laurel Takashima
A5:  Blaire Baron as Carolyn Sykes
A6:  Julia Nickson as Catherine Sakai
A7:  Tim Choate as Zathras
A8:  Mary Kay Adams as Na'Toth
A9:  Robin Curtis as Ambassador Kalika
A10:  Jason Carter as Marcus Cole
A11:  Julie Caitlin-Brown as Guinevere Corey
A12:  Phil Morris as Bill Trainor
A13:  Sarah Douglas as Jha'dur

DA1:   Bruce Boxleitner/Melissa Gilbert as Capt. Sheridan/Anna Sheridan

A1:    J. Michael Straczynski (Case topper card)

B5 Collectible Card Game

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

Precedence used to have a lot of information about the B5 CCG on their web pages. But they don't exit anymore.

B5 CCG: Premier Edition

On December 17, 1997 the Premier Edition of the Babylon 5 CCG was released by Precedence Publishing.

I received my order of Premier Edition cards: 1 Starter box, and 2 Booster boxes (from Galaxy's Edge).
And another 2 Booster boxes (from Potomac Distribution). And then I bought another booster box.

Summary of Premier Edition card types, and distribution:

Level 1 - Fixed Starter Commons : 146 (50 per Starter deck)
Level 2 - Booster Commons : 100 (5 per Booster pack)
Level 3 - Uncommons : 100 (8 per Starter deck, 2 per Booster pack)
Level 4 - Rares : 100 (2 per Starter deck, 1 per Booster pack)
Promos : 12. See my Promo Information page.

See our B5 CCG page for a complete list of which Premiere cards we have.

Fixed Starter Commons (146): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: various
Booster Commons (100): Complete sets: 4; Missing: 7 for 5th set; 27 for 6th set; Extra: various
Uncommons (100): Complete sets: 2; Missing: 2 for 3rd set; Extra: various
Rares (100): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: various
Autographs (1): Complete sets: 1 (Mira Furlan autographed "Delenn Transformed"); Missing: none; Extra: none
Promo cards (12): Have: Blessings (x2), Bombing Run (x7), Captain Pierce, Contact First Ones (x3), Cultural Connections (x7), Destined to Be (x3 [not for trade, except for "Past Victories" or "For the Future"]), Destroy the Opposition (x5), Doctor Franklin (x3), Lack of Direction (x5), Monitored Deal (x9), Na'Toth (variant; signed) (x2), Na'Toth (variant; signed and imprinted), Na'Toth (variant; unsigned), Suppress the Media (x11); Missing: 1 for 2nd set; Extra: various
Personally autographed cards (Not for trade): Lyta Alexander (Fixed, Neutral Character), signed by Patricia Tallman; Zack Allen, (Uncommon, Human Character), signed by Jeff Conaway; Marcus Cole, (Rare, Neutral Character), signed by Jason Carter

B5 CCG: The Shadows

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

The first expansion to the B5 CCG was due out in late April or Early May 1998. And was finally released in early June 1998.

I have ordered and received 4 Expansion boxes (from Potomac Distribution).

Summary of Shadow Expansion card types, and distribution:

Boxes: 18 packs per box.
Packs: 12 cards per pack.
Commons : 50
Uncommons : 53
Rares : 100 (2 per pack)
Promos : 10 currently. See my Promo Information page.

There is a list of Shadows cards that has been circulating the net.

Shadow Commons (50): Complete sets: 6; Missing: various (including: Aiding the Shadows, Block Progress, The Long Night); Extra: various (including: Glitch, Impasse, Rapid Recovery, Slow Recovery, Squandered Chances, Support Fleet (Centauri), We Can't Allow That)
Shadow Uncommons (53): Complete sets: 1; Missing: 2 for 2nd set, 10 for 3rd set, 16 for 4th set; Extra: various
Shadow Rares (100): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: various
Shadow Autographs (1): Complete sets: 1 (Ed Wasser autographed "Mr. Morden"); Missing: none; Extra: none
Shadow Promo cards (10): Have: Broken Allegiance (x2), Bureaucratic Controls (x2), Credit Chip (x4), Defense Treaty (x2), Evidence of Shadows (x2), Inconclusive Strike (x2), Past Victories, Shadow Contact (x6), Unrelenting Pressure (x3), Veteran Fleet (x2); Missing: 3 for 2nd set; Extra: various

B5 CCG: Deluxe Edition

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

Here is information gathered from the various card wholesalers/retailers on the net, and from Scrye and Gamer magazines:

The "Deluxe Edition" release is mostly a rerelease of the Premier set, but with typos fixed, some artwork changed, and some card text cleaned up to put it in line with various rulings and errata. Also, the "unique" cards were not included, and some Fixed card (Starter Commons) were also included.

A list of the changes has been made available.

It was initially due out in late August 1998. However, according to a post from John Hart of Precedence on 8/26/1998:

We are hoping to have some Great War cards available for Vorcon (Oct 16-18, the world championships), but the release date is currently pegged for November 1. Deluxe is fairly flexible, but we're aiming at October 1 at this point.

And it was finally actually released on 11/10/1998.

It has a different autographed card to the Premiere release: a Claudia Christian autographed Ivanova. (As always, I was not lucky enough to pull one in my 4 boxes, so I'm in the market for one.)

Distribution: 8 cards (1F, 1R, 2U, 4C) per pack, 24 packs per box, 1 bonus card ("Rogue Telepath" Great War Promo) per box.

I ordered and received 4 boxes from (from Potomac Distribution).

Fixed Commons (85): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: various
Commons (100): Complete sets: 2; Missing: 2 for 3rd set; Extra: various
Uncommons (100): Complete sets: 1; Missing: 17 for 2nd set; Extra: various
Rares (95): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: various
Autographs (1): Complete sets: 2 (Claudia Christian autographed "Commander Ivanova"); Missing: none; Extra: 1

B5 CCG: The Great War

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

A full "Great War" release, Starters and Boosters.

Initially announced to be released at the end of September. However, according to a post from John Hart of Precedence on 8/26/1998:

We are hoping to have some Great War cards available for Vorcon (Oct 16-18, the world championships), but the release date is currently pegged for November 1. Deluxe is fairly flexible, but we're aiming at October 1 at this point.

The Boosters were released on approximately 12/12/98.
The Starters are currently targetted for about 12/31/98.

The cards contain the text "The Great War" on the left side of the copyright line on the bottom of the card.

Official pre-release text read: "350 cards: 100 Rares, 100 Uncommons, 100 Commons, 50 Fixed"
However, in a posting to rec.games.trading-cards.misc on 8/12/1998, John Hart of Precedence wrote:
There will be 100 fixed cards, but some of them will be reprints of each other and/or fixed cards from Premier. The Homeworld deck may actually be 60 fixed cards, come to think of it. There will likely be 100 of each R,U,C, as well. As you can tell, there's still some flex in it.
Two new "race" decks, from the starter boxes: "Home Factions" and "Non-Aligned Worlds".
Autograph card signed by Peter Jurasik.
Boosters: 10 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 1 bonus card per box.
Starters: 60 cards per deck, 6 decks per box, (3 each of "Home Factions" and "Non-Aligned Worlds").

I received my order of 4 Booster boxes from Potomac Distribution. I should receive my 1 Starter box in mid January 1999, along with my Season5 trading cards.

Fixed Commons (100): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: none
Commons (100): Complete sets: 2; Missing: 2 for 3rd set, 23 for 4th set; Extra: various
Uncommons (100): Complete sets: 2; Missing: none; Extra: various
Rares (100): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: various
Autographs (1): Complete sets: 2 (Peter Jurasik autographed "Prime Minister Mollari"); Missing: none; Extra: 1
The Great War Promo cards (??): Have: Asimov Laws (x4), Attack Formation (x3), Charting the Course (x2), Defector Revealed (x3), Disarray, Exhaustion, Gaim Merchant, Lyta Empowered (embossed and autographed) (x2) Return to Ideals (x4), Rogue Telepath (x4), The Just Suffer (x2), Zathra's (x3); Missing: 1 for 1st set; Extra: various

B5 CCG: Psi Corps

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

On November 17, 1998, Precedence announced another Expansion: The Psi-Corps. It is scheduled for a March 1999 release, and contains 150 new cards.

It's a full release, with Starters and Boosters. The starter decks will contain 50 Fixed commons (including a Bester), and 10 randomly inserted uncommon and rare cards. The booster packs contain eight randomly inserted cards, comprised of 1 Rare, 2 Uncommons, and 5 Commons.

Autographs (3) (Alfred Bester, Byron, Zathras): Have: Alfred Bester, Byron, Zathras; Missing: none; Extra: Alfred Bester, Byron, Zathras
Psi Corps Promo cards (6?): Have: none; Missing: A Meeting of Minds, Elder Statesman, Join the Corps, Psi Arbitrators, Psi Spies, The Dreaming; Extra: none

B5 CCG: Severed Dreams

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

It's a Booster release, with 150 cards total.

Autographs (3) (Ranger Lennier, Captain Sinclair, a very limited number of Jane cards): Have: Ranger Lennier, Captain Sinclair; Missing: Jane; Extra: none

B5 CCG: Wheel of Fire

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

It's a Booster release, with 152 cards total.

Autographs (3) (President Sheridan, Doctor Sheridan, Lt. Corwin): Have: Doctor Sheridan (Melissa Gilbert), Lt. Corwin; Missing: Pres. Sheridan; Extra: none

B5 CCG: Crusade

CCGs: Premier Edition, Shadows, Deluxe Edition, The Great War, Psi Corps, Severed Dreams, Wheel of Fire, Crusade

I received my order of 4 Booster boxes from Potomac Distribution.

Commons (50): Complete sets: ?; Missing:; Extra:
Uncommons (50): Complete sets: 4; Missing: various for sets 5 and 6; Extra: various
Rares (41): Complete sets: 1; Missing: various; Extra: various
Rare-1's (18): Complete sets: 0; Missing: various; Extra: various
Autographs (4): Complete sets: 1 (Galen, Max Eilerson, Dureena Nafeel, Dr. Sarah Chambers); Missing: none; Extra: Eilerson, Galen, Galen
Promos (5?): Have: Solo Flight, The Third Age, Tip-Top Shape; Missing: Junk Food, Zog!; Extra: none

Micro Machines

Well, even though they are not Trading Cards, they are numbered Babylon 5 collectibles, so I'm listing them here.

These are Micro Machines made by Galoob, in 1995 and 1996. Each pack has 3 ships in it. There were two releases: first release (1995) consisted of sets 1 to 4 (each with images of all the ships on all 4 sets on the back), and the second release (1996) consisted of sets 1 to 6 (but possibly not 2 and 3??) (and each showed all 6 sets on the back).

I have been informed that the second release in Europe definitely included all 6 sets.

(MOC = Mint on Card; MOMC = Mint on Mint Card)

There were also some single-pack ships released, but I have never seen any.

1995 release: Sets 1, 2, 3, 4: Complete sets: 1(MOMC); Missing: none; Extra: 1(MOC), 1(MOC), 2(MOMC), 2(MOMC), 2(MOC), 3(MOMC), 3(MOMC), 3(MOMC)
1996 release: Sets 5, 6: Complete sets: 1(MOMC); Missing: none; Extra: 6(MOMC)
1996 release: Sets 1, 2?, 3?, 4: Complete sets: 0; Have: 1(MOMC); Missing: 2?, 3?, 4; Extra: none
Single packs: Minbari Cruiser, Station, others?: Complete sets: 0; Have: Station(MOMC); Missing: the others; Extra: none

B5 on TNT Promo cards

There are also "B5 on TNT" promo cards.

First set: Sheridan, Delenn, Ivanova, Vir, Franklin. (5): Complete sets: 1; Missing: none; Extra: Delenn, Ivanova, Franklin(x2)
Second set (postcard backs): Londo, G'Kar, Garibaldi, Lennier, Lyta, Kosh, Lochley, Zack. (8 plus re-release of first set with postcard backs = 13): Complete sets: 0; Have: Delenn, Garibaldi, G'Kar, Lochley, Lyta, Kosh, Vir, Zack; Missing: Londo, Lennier, Sheridan, Ivanova, Franklin; Extra: Lochley(x2), Lyta, Vir(x2), Zach
ThirdSpace promo card: Complete sets: 3; Missing: none; Extra: none
Personally autographed cards (Not for trade): Lyta Alexander, signed by Patricia Tallman

Personally autographed cards

We have the following cards, autographed by their respective Actors at conventions that we have attended.
They are not available for trade.
(These cards are also listed above, in their various categories.)

Signed by Jason Carter (July 1998, Toronto, Canada): Season Four: Common #08, Marcus Cole; Season Four: Parallel #08, Marcus Cole; Season Four: Common #33, Endgame (*); B5 CCG Premier edition: Rare card: Marcus Cole (Neutral Character)
Signed by Jeff Conaway (July 1998, Toronto, Canada): Season Four: Common #10, Zack Allen; B5 CCG Premier edition: Uncommon card: Zack Allen (Human Character)
Signed by Stephen Furst: Season Four: Common #09, Vir Cotto (*)
Signed by Peter Jurasik: Season Four: Common #13, Londo Mollari (*)
Signed by Walter Koenig (April 1998, Buffalo, NY): Series II: Common #43, Alfred Bester; Season Four: Common #20, Epiphanies; Season Four: Common #44, Alfred Bester
Signed by J. Michael Straczynski (May 8, 2004, Hawthorne, NJ): Season II: Common #59 (x3), J. Michael Straczynski; Profiles: DC5 (x3), The Directors Chair: J. Michael Straczynski
Signed by Patricia Tallman (April 1998, Buffalo, NY): Season Four: Common #11, Lyta Alexander; B5 CCG Premier edition: Fixed card, Lyta Alexander (Neutral Character); B5 on TNT promo card: Lyta Alexander
Signed by Ed Wasser: Season Four: Common #38, Morden (*)

(*)Cards marked with a (*) were purchased by us already autographed, not autographed in our presence.

Contact information

If you have any cards to trade with us, please email Davin.

Previous trades

Here is a list of some of the people/companies with whom I have successfully traded.

Also, I am a member of "Good traders Against Bad traders", and have a personal rank of Vice Admiral.

Elyse and Davin's Babylon 5 trading card collection and information

Series 1

Series II

Special Edition

Season Four (Series 3)

Season Five (Series 4)

Profiles

The Complete Babylon 5

B5 Collectible Card Game

B5 CCG: Premier Edition

B5 CCG: The Shadows

B5 CCG: Deluxe Edition

B5 CCG: The Great War

B5 CCG: Psi Corps

B5 CCG: Severed Dreams

B5 CCG: Wheel of Fire

B5 CCG: Crusade

Micro Machines

B5 on TNT Promo cards

Personally autographed cards

Contact information

Previous trades

Other B5 trading card links

Organizations, services, auction houses, lists

Companies

Collectors