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    Army Health Promotion

    Army Health Promotion

    Health Promotion playing cards issued by the British Army with cartoons about army life and information on where to get health advice
    Astérix

    Astérix

    Cartes à Jouer ‘Astérix’ published by Ducale, 1987
    B. Dondorf: “Cartes Comiques”, 1870-1888

    B. Dondorf: “Cartes Comiques”, 1870-1888

    “Cartes Comiques”, published by B. Dondorf, printed by chromolithography, c.1870-1888.

    Bayer

    Bayer

    Humorous pharmaceutical deck made by Antoine van Genechten for Bayer, c.1963.

    Biff! Bang!! Wallop!!!

    Biff! Bang!! Wallop!!!

    Biff! Bang!! Wallop!!! family card game published by H.P. Gibson & Sons Ltd, 1939.

    Capilettor

    Capilettor

    Capilettor cartoon playing cards published by VASS, Leinfelden, 1978.

    Cat Chaos

    Cat Chaos

    ‘Cat Chaos Celebrity Edition’ card game by Ginger Fox Ltd., 2017.

    Chicken Playing Cards

    Chicken Playing Cards

    Chicken Playing Cards designed by Susan Krupp, 2017.

    Christmas Playing Cards

    Christmas Playing Cards

    Christmas Playing Cards published by Novelty Playing Cards, Syracuse, New York, 1986
    Coricidin Demilets

    Coricidin Demilets

    Coricidin Demilets pharmaceutical playing cards, 1967.

    E.P.C.S. Competitions

    E.P.C.S. Competitions

    Do you know any good playing card related cartoons or jokes?
    El Tripero

    El Tripero

    Hand-drawn semi-erotic, satirical playing cards by Lautaro Fiszman ‘El Tripero’, 2002.

    Fred Basset

    Fred Basset

    Fred Basset card game published by Pepys in 1977 based on the cartoon strip by Alex Graham.

    Hand Drawn Joker Pack

    Hand Drawn Joker Pack

    Pack of 52 hand-drawn Jokers.

    Housewives Tarot

    Housewives Tarot

    The ‘Housewives Tarot’ designed by Paul Kepple & Jude Buffum, published by Quirk Books, 2004.
    Illustrated Playing Cards, c.1740

    Illustrated Playing Cards, c.1740

    Illustrated playing cards featuring comical engravings and rhymes about saints, c.1740.

    Jeu Grotesque

    Jeu Grotesque

    Jeu Grotesque was first published in France c.1800.

    Klutz Card Deck

    Klutz Card Deck

    Klutz Card Deck with comic courts.

    Little Britain

    Little Britain

    “Little Britain” fan deck published by the BBC in 2005.

    Metastasis Transformation Playing Cards, 1811

    Metastasis Transformation Playing Cards, 1811

    First published by S & J Fuller, Rathbone Place, London, September 1st 1811. This Nixon-Fuller deck was the first English deck now commonly known as transformation playing cards - the first use of the term "transformation".
    Mickey Kids

    Mickey Kids

    Mickey Kids playing cards from Disney.

    Mr Chad

    Mr Chad

    Anonymous ‘Mr Chad’ card game, 1940s
    Mr Punch’s Playing Cards

    Mr Punch’s Playing Cards

    Mr Punch’s Playing Cards, 1896
    Naipes Garaycochea

    Naipes Garaycochea

    Humorous playing cards designed by Carlos Garaycochea, Buenos Aires, c.2002.
    Punch & Judy

    Punch & Judy

    Punch and Judy card game published by Pepys, 1956.

    Royal Pavilion at Brighton

    Royal Pavilion at Brighton

    The Royal Pavilion, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is an Asian-style palace built for King George IV when he was Prince of Wales.

    Schwäbisch Hall

    Schwäbisch Hall

    Schwäbisch Hall building society publicity deck designed by Alex Kardas, c.1975.
    Storks Snap

    Storks Snap

    Snap game based on characters from the film “Storks” c.2016.

    Tarot de l’An 2000

    Tarot de l’An 2000

    “Tarot de l’An 2000” designed by Pino Zac, 1981, satirising 20th century life.

    The Invention of Bridge

    The Invention of Bridge

    “The Invention of Bridge” - a humorous story by Larry Lefkowitz
    The Odd Trick

    The Odd Trick

    The Odd Trick - a bit of Edwardian naughtiness.

    The Perishers

    The Perishers

    The Perishers, based on the TV cartoon series, published by Pepys in 1974.

    The Simpsons™

    The Simpsons™

    The official ‘Simpsons’ playing cards produced by Winning Moves Games, 2003
    Victory

    Victory

    “Victory” by Pepys Games, a splendid game with caricatures of British and German leaders, published in 1940.

    World Leaders Snap

    World Leaders Snap

    World Leaders Snap published around WW2, c.1940.

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