Apes Bubble Gum Cards

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Greg Champy created PDF versions of the various card sets presented below.

The Original Topps Cards

Here are the original Planet of the Apes Movie Bubble Gum Trading Cards published by Topps in 1969. These are the UK cards, which had black borders instead of white borders. Thanks to Mark Talbot-Butler for the scans!

Planet of the Apes Movie Cards

And here are the original Planet of the Apes TV Series Bubble Gum Trading Cards published by Topps in 1975.

Planet of the Apes TV Series Cards

Newly added on October 10, 2018: Thanks to Greg Champy, the Mexican trading cards by Lyausa are now available here.

Added June 11, 2021: Thanks to Rob Amantea, here are two images showing the differences between the Topps TV series cards in the U.S. and the Scanlens cards from Australia, and between the U.S. Topps movie cards and the O-Pee-Chee cards in Canada. Click on the images to see larger versions.


Topps vs. Scanlens (Australia)
The Topps cards are much darker

Topps vs. O-Pee-Chee (Canada)
The Topps cards are much lighter green

Added January 25, 2022: Greg Champy has created a PDF collector's guide to the various Planet of the Apes trading cards from around the world!

Added February 6, 2022: Greg has expanded his guide to encompass all Apes cards, not just the classic Apes cards. Both can be downloaded below.


Planet of the Apes Card Collector's Guide 1968–1978
by Greg Champy
Download PDF | Download CBZ

Planet of the Apes Card Collector's Guide 1968–2025
by Greg Champy
Download PDF | Download CBZ
Updated 2025-07-09

Fan-made Trading Stickers for the Topps sets

Added August 9, 2020: Thanks to Greg Champy, images for print-it-yourself trading stickers to go with both sets of Topps trading cards can be found on the Planet of the Apes Trading Stickers page.

Newly added on August 7, 2020: Thanks to Greg Champy, here is artwork for a TV series cards checklist, suitable for printing to create your own checklist!

Fan-made TV Series Cards

Greg Plonowski created a beautiful "2nd Series" set of Planet of the Apes TV series cards. You can view the cards on Kass's TV series site. Greg has also provided high-resolution (300 dpi) sheets suitable for printing and assembling into actual cards. You can download these high-res images by clicking here. Thanks to Greg for these beautiful images and great story!

Card image Greg Plonowski created a beautiful "3rd Series" set of Planet of the Apes TV series cards. You can view the cards on Kass's TV series site. Greg has also provided high-resolution (300 dpi) sheets suitable for printing and assembling into actual cards. You can download these high-res images by clicking here. Also available are 142 raw image captures used to produce the cards.

Fan-made Apes Movie Cards

Greg Plonowski, Neil Foster, and Kassidy Rae are continuing their card-making project, with plans to encompass all four Apes sequels. The art on the backs of the cards and the art on the wrapper is the work of Neil Foster, artist of the online Apes comic "Beware the Beast".

Cards for Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Cards for Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Cards for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Cards for Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Cards for Return to the Planet of the Apes

Graham Hill Painting Cards

Graham Hill has painted a fantastic series of Apes characters. Graham's paintings were turned into cards by Greg Plonowski. Check them out!!

Click here to view Graham Hill's paintings

Rittenhouse Behind-the-Scenes Cards — Contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler

In 2004, Rittenhouse Archives released a limited set of 9 cards in their The Planet of the Apes Behind-the-Scenes series. They also released two special cards containing fabric swatches from costumes, as well as a card autographed by Linda Harrison.

These scans of the Rittenhouse BTS cards were contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler.

Rittenhouse Behind-the-Scenes Cards

Rittenhouse Charlton Heston Cards — Contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler

In 2004, Rittenhouse Archives released a limited set of 9 cards in their The Planet of the Apes Charlton Heston series.

These scans of the Rittenhouse Heston cards were contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler.

Rittenhouse Charlton Heston Cards

Inkworks Autograph Cards — Contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler

In 1999, Inkworks released a limited set of five autographed Planet of the Apes cards. The set featured autographs from Linda Harrison, Jeff Corey, Buck Kartalian, Don Pedro Colley, and Natalie Trundy.

These scans of the Inkworks Autograph cards were contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler.

Inkworks Autograph Cards

Inkworks Archives Cards — Contributed by Manuel Borras Moreno

In 1999, Inkworks released a set of 90 cards titled The Planet of the Apes Archives. In addition to scenes from the original five movies, there were also cards showing production photos, design photos, and more.

These scans of the Inkworks cards were contributed by Manuel Borras Moreno.

Inkworks Archives Cards

Inkworks Chase Cards — Contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler

In 1999, Inkworks include chase cards (bonus cards) in some packages. The chase cards depicted the posters for the films, as well as a set of Roddy McDowall images.

These scans of the Inkworks chase cards were contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler.

Inkworks Chase Cards

Inkworks Cards and Flyer — Contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler

In 1999, Inkworks released a few promotional cards. You can also find a dealer flyer and the package wrapper here.

These scans of the Inkworks Extras cards were contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler.

Inkworks Extras Cards

TV Series Cards from Spain — Contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler

A series of television stars cards released in Spain included at least three cards from the Planet of the Apes TV series. The first card pictured Virdon and Burke, while the second and third cards were combined to feature an image of Virdon, Burke, and Galen.

These scans of the Spanish TV cards were contributed by Mark Talbot-Butler.

Spain TV Cards

Updated 2023-04-20

TV Series Cards from Portugal — Contributed by Greg Champy

A series of television stars cards released in Portugal included at least three cards from the Planet of the Apes TV series. The first card pictured Virdon and Burke, the second card Galen (maybe), and the third an image of Virdon, Burke, and Galen.

These scans of the Portugal TV cards were contributed by Greg Champy.

Portugal TV Cards

Non-vintage Promotional Planet of the Apes Cards

This page features various non-vintage promotional cards created for the Mego museum, various Apes action figures, and the Topps book. All scans were contributed by Greg Champy.

Non-vintage Promotional Cards

Reenvisioned TV series cards by Greg Champy

Greg Champy has created his reenvisioning of the Planet of the Apes TV series card set. He has substituted different (and often better) images for each card, while retaining the titles and the text from the backs of each card (though with errors corrected).

Greg Champy's Reenvisioned TV Series Cards

Planet of the Apes TV Series Cards by Greg Champy


Greg Champy's PotA TV Series Cards

Planet of the Apes Aladdin Lunchbox Cards by Greg Champy


Greg Champy's PotA Aladdin Lunchbox Cards

Ron Harper Tribute Cards by Greg Champy


Greg Champy's Ron Harper Tribute Cards
Added 2024-04-15

Greg Champy's Ron Harper Garrison's Gorillas Tribute Cards
Added 2024-04-17

Mexican Cards (1979) – Contributed by Rob Amantea


Booklet (Mexico, 1979)
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Cards (Mexico, 1979)
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TV Todo Cards (Mexico, 1979)
TV Todo Programacion was a TV magazine.
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Updated 2025-07-28

Argentina Cards – Contributed by Rob Amantea


Cards from Argentina

Robert Kraus Trading Cards – Contributed by Rob Amantea


Robert A. Kraus Cards

Mexican Super Album del la Fantasia (1979) – Contributed by Rob Amantea


Super Album de la Fantasia (1979)

Spanish Presto Album – Contributed by Rob Amantea

This is a page from a Spanish cut-outs album. These aren't stickers, but are 2"x3" cut-outs from other magazines.
Spanish Presto Album page


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