Series 3
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 — No Comments
Series 3 is the mysterious, never-fully-released set of 24 monsters (numbers 73 through 96) that have only partially been released through promotions. Figures of monsters 73 through 81 are known to exist, and the remaining fifteen have only been identified through trading cards, folders and other promotional items that occasionally appear, mostly from Argentina and Mexico. Had the complete set come out in stores it would have been on the shelves sometime between 1991 and 1992.
Figures from series 3 frequently popped up in the backgrounds of scenes in the comic books, though throughout the four issues they were never major characters, nor did they have dialogue or were they even referred to. One exception is the third issue, where a two-page spread depicting Monster Mountain shows the Blemmyea figure and two monsters labeled “Sciapod” and “Bash Tchelik” alongside other common series 1 and 2 monsters.
Like series 2, the monsters were worth up to 30 points, with monsters like the Abominable Snowman, Anubis and Leviathan being worth the most. The figures that were released in Canada as premiums with Shreddies cereal came in pink, orange, green, and blue–similar to the series 2 colors, but not quite the same. The Blemmyea figure that came with the video game was available in all four “standard” colors, while the Abominable Snowman figure that was given away as part of a Bob’s Big Boy promotion came in purple and yellow (a bit more intense than the series 1 purple and yellow figures). Which colors were to be the “official” colors, if the series had in fact been released, has yet to be determined.
Because they were only released as promotions, and not as a full set, the series 3 monsters are considered extremely rare and valuable to collectors and frequently fetch astronomical prices, often $50-100 or more for a single monster.
The reason why the full series was never released is up for speculation.
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