Trading cards are normally 2.5" x 3.5" in size and sold in sealed packets containing several random cards. The idea is to build a complete set of cards and to aid this the last card in the set is usually a checklist of all cards. To encourage the continued purchase of cards many sets also include chase cards - special cards which are additional to the basic set but issued at a much lower frequency than the other cards. These cards often include special features to make them more desireable to collectors and it is not uncommon for there to be several chase card sets issued at varying frequencies so that some chase cards are rarer than others and some, even, that cannot be purchased (eg promotional items.)
The more recent trading card sets include work by Boris and his wife Julie Bell. My original intention had been to include only the Boris images, but I weakened… the girl is good! The cards by Julie Bell are noted (J) after the title. This site is a Boris Vallejo index so you will only find Julie cards included if there is also a Boris involvement in the set: there are no Julie-only sets here.
The images on these pages show, where possible, the artwork rather than scans of the actual cards. This means that the card may only show a portion of what is illustrated here because the original art does not, as is often the case, conform to the 7:5 format of the cards.
ID | Year | Set | Publisher | Artists |
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B1 | 1991 | Boris | Comic Images | Boris |
B2 | 1992 | Boris 2 The Fantasy Continues | Comic Images | Boris |
BP | 1992 | Boris Poster Cards | Kalan | Boris |
B3 | 1993 | Boris 3 All-Prism | Comic Images | Boris |
93 | 1993 | Part Sets/Subsets Conan All Chromium Series I National Lampoon Star Wars Galaxy |
Comic Images 21st Century Archives Topps |
Boris Boris Boris |
B4 | 1994 | Boris 4 Magnificent Myths | Comic Images | Boris |
BoB | 1994 | The Best of Boris All-Chromium | Comic Images | Boris |
94 | 1994 | Part Sets/Subsets Conan All Chromium Series 2 DC Master Series X-Men '95 Ultra Star Trek Master Series 2 Star Wars Galaxy Two WildC.A.T.s |
Comic Images SkyBox Fleer SkyBox Topps Wildstorm |
Boris Boris / Julie Boris / Julie Boris / Julie Boris Boris / Julie |
HG | 1995 | Hyborian Gate Collectible Card Game | Cardz | Boris / Julie |
95 | 1995 | Part Sets/Subsets DC versus Marvel Fleer Ultra Spider-Man Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Star Wars Galaxy 3 Visions of Vampirella |
Fleer/Skybox Fleer Skybox Topps |
Boris / Julie Boris / Julie Boris / Julie Boris / Julie |
BJ | 1996 | Boris with Julie | Comic Images | Boris / Julie |
FPG | 1996 | Boris Stickers | FPG | Boris |
MM96 | 1996 | Marvel Masterpieces '96 | Fleer / Skybox | Boris / Julie |
96 | 1996 | Part Sets/Subsets Lady Death Chromium Card Set III Supreme Vampirella MasterVisions X-Men Fleer Ultra: Wolverine |
Fleer/Skybox Comic Images Topps |
Boris / Julie Boris Boris / Julie |
IoJ | 1997 | Images of Josephine | Comic Images | Boris / Julie |
SG | 2003 | Boris & Julie: Strokes of Genius | Comic Images | Boris / Julie |
05 | 2005 | Part Sets/Subsets Spike: The Complete Story |
Inkworks |
Boris |
06 | 2006 | Part Sets/Subsets World of Warcraft |
Upper Deck Entertainment |
Boris |