2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Classics Trading Cards Checklist and Details

The character of James Bond is a classic. He’s the movie spy that everyone else is compared to. So 2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Classics might be an appropriate name. Despite the new title, much of the format remains the same as recent sets of James Bond trading cards. Large vintage-style insert sets and autographs lead the way.

The 2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Classics base set has 72 cards. Rather than focusing on the most recent film, Spectre, it goes back to 1999’s The World Is Not Enough. The movie has already has its own set but it was put out by Inkworks before Rittenhouse got the James Bond license. This new base set is heavy on images and recaps the story and its major scenes.

Rittenhouse continues to fill in the gaps with its Throwback sets. These are large inserts based on specific films that are essentially sets within the main set. This time around, The Man with the Golden Gun, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and License to Kill each get their own Throwback set.

Both the base set and the License to Kill sets have Gold parallels.

2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Classics boxes come with a pair of autographs. Among the signers are a few appearing for the first-time on an autograph card. Daniela Bianchi played Tatiana Romanova in From Russia with Love. A couple of years before that, she was the runner-up in the Miss World pageant. Another debut signer is Ben Whishaw who has taken on the role of Q in both Spectre and Skyfall.

Other key signers in the product include Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore, Sophie Marceau and Naomie Harris.

While Spectre isn’t in the base set, the 2015 film is represented in a set of inserts printed on metal. Inserted 1:144 packs, these aren’t easy pulls.

Like most Rittenhouse James Bond trading card sets, there’s a custom binder available separately that comes with an exclusive promo card.

Another Rittenhouse tradition is incentives for those ordering multiple cases. Judi Dench has a Silver Signature Series Autograph for those buying six cases. The nine-case incentive is a Daniel Craig Gold Signature Series Autograph. Finally, there’s an Archive Box as an 18-case incentive. Included with this is an exclusive Honor Blackman (Pussy Galore) autograph that isn’t in packs.

2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Classics at a glance:

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Boxes per case: TBA
Set size: 72 cards
Release date: April 27, 2016

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 2

2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Classics Checklist

Base Set

72 cards. #1-72.

All focus on The World Is Not Enough.

Parallels:

• Gold

The Man with the Golden Gun

50 cards. 1:6 packs.

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

60 cards. 1:6 packs.

License to Kill

65 cards. 1:6 packs.

Parallels:

• Gold

Autographs

Rarity Scale: Extremely Limited – 100-200 copies, Very Limited – 200-300 copies, Limited – 300-500 copies.

40th Anniversary

A226 Roger Moore as James Bond (Limited)
A265 Andy Bradford as 009 (Limited)
A266 Safira Afzal as Octopussy Girl
A268 Count Prince Miller as Night Club Dancer
A270 Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter (Extremely Limited)
A276 Jake Seal as Bartender (Limited)
A281 Pavel Douglas as French Warship Captain (Limited)
A285 Diana Lee-Hsu as Loti (Limited)
A286 Daisy Beaumont as Nina (Limited)
A287 Jimmy Roussounis as Pipeline Technician (Limited)
A288 Claude-Oliver Rudolph as Colonel Akakievich (Limited)
A289 Daz Crawford as Zukovsky’s Henchman (Limited)

Full Bleed

Maud Adams as Octopussy (Extremely Limited)
Mathieu Amalric as Dominic Greene (Extremely Limited)
Daniela Bianchi as Tatiana Romanova (Extremely Limited)
Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore – Archive Box Exclusive
Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenney (Limited)
Pierce Brosnan as James Bond (Extremely Limited)
Oona Chaplin as Perla De Las Dunas Receptionist (Very Limited)
Jesper Christensen as Mr. White (Limited)
Bruce Glover as Mr. Wint (Extremely Limited)
Nadja Regin as Kerim Bay’s Woman (Extremely Limited)
David Harbour as Gregg Beam Extremely Limited)
Naomie Harris as Moneypenny (Extremely Limited)
David Hedison as Felix Leiter (Limited)
Sophie Marceau as Elektra King (Extremely Limited)
Rachel McDowall as Flight Attendant (Limited)
Stanley Morgan as Concierge (Limited)
Brendan O’Hea as Forensics Tech (Limited)
Madeline Smith as Miss Caruso (Limited)
Colin Stinton as Greenwalt (Limited)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Kwang (Limited)
Ben Whishaw as Q (Very Limited)
Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter (Extremely Limited)

Gold Signature Series

Daniel Craig as 007 – 9-case incentive

Silver Signature Series

Judi Dench as M – 6-case incentive

Relic Cards

13 cards. 1:96 packs.

PR01 James Bond – Casino Royale /200
PR02 Vesper Lynd – Casino Royale /200
PR03 Le Chiffre – Casino Royale /200
PR04 James Bond – Casino Royale /200
PR05 James Bond – Quantum of Solace /200
PR06 Camille – Quantum of Solace /200
PR07 Dominic Greene – Quantum of Solace /200
PR08 James Bond – Skyfall /200
PR09 Silva – Skyfall /200
PR10 M – Skyfall /200
PR11 James – Casino Royale /200
PR12 James – Casino Royale /200
PR13 Vesper – Casino Royale /200

007 Double-Sided Mirror Cards

8 cards. 1:144 packs. Set is skip numbered.

M01 James Bond and Dr. No from Dr. No
M04 James Bond and Largo from Thunderball
M07 James Bond and Blofeld from Diamonds are Forever
M10 James Bond and Karl Stromberg from The Spy Who Loved Me
M13 James Bond and Kamal Khan from Octopussy
M16 James Bond and Franz Sanchez from Licence to Kill
M19 James Bond and Renard from The World is Not Enough
M22 James Bond and Dominic Greene from Quantum of Solace

SPECTRE Metal Gallery Cards

10 cards. 1:144 packs.

G01 James Bond
G02 Oberhauser
G03 M
G04 Hinx
G05 Moneypenny
G06 Lucia Sciarra
G07 Q
G08 Madeleine
G09 C
G10 Mr. White

Case Topper

1 card.

CT1 The World Is Not Enough Poster

Promo Cards

P1 General Distribution
P2 Non-Sport Update Magazine
P3 Binder

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