| Base Set #1-150 - Hot Shots - Dare to Bare - Base Set |
| Comic Details |
| Series Group |
ADULT |
| Series |
Base Set |
| Issue |
1-150 |
| Publication Date |
1994 |
| Publisher |
Hot Shots |
| Format |
2.5" x 3.5" |
| Nr of Cards |
150 |
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| Personal Details |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
7/12/2005 |
| Condition |
Near Mint |
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| Notes |
Dare To Bare
Released: Spring 1994 1000 cases, 20 boxes to a case
By:D B Cardiff
Basic set size:
150: 144 cards, 4 checklists, 2 bonus
36 packs to a box, 10 cards to a pack
Promotional Cards issued?
9 cards (Prototype 1 of 9 up to 9 of 9) Autographed and unautographed versions were available. (Thanks, Van)
Distributed to dealers and the collectors club as a 9 card set
Promotional Sheet released? Yes--in three versions
A black and white slick sell sheet (source unknown)
8 1/2 x 11" Kathleen Scratch Off and Virgin Versions
Chase Cards: (1)Brandy-- Wet and Wild 9 card set
(2)Kathleen-- 9 card set and error set
Bonus Cards:Two: limited edition bonus cards--1 of 2, 2 of 2
Binder set issued?
No. Virgin sets were issued instead
Notes: One of the truly different adult card sets released. This set contained images of women which were covered in bathing suits or lingerie which could be removed (if you were careful) to reveal the models' anatomy underneath. The materital used as covering was a thin coating or paint and was designed to be "scratched off" similar to the coating on an instant win lottery ticket. Cards 1 through 117 had pictures on the front and pictures or the logo front and back. Cards 117-126 are lesbian images. Cards 127-133 are close up puzzle backs. Cards 138-144 are a Kathleen puzzle. A different Kathleen subset was available as a special offer on card packs. This subset was autographed by Kathleen (the model) Promotional card sets were also made available to the collectors club that were signed by Kathleen. (Thanks to Van Nightengale for the reminder) and goil foil stamped and numbered to 2000. The #5 card and 6 in the subset were produced with the same back--numbered #5. Uncut sheets of the Kathleen subset were released in an edition of 1000, there are gold foil stamped and unstamped version . The Bonus card backs are close ups of a vagina (#1) and a nipple (#2) The checklist backs are a puzzle which form an image of card #81 (Melissa Wolf). Later editions if Hot Shots cards had an offer for the Brandy subset signed by Brandy and Gold Foil Stamped. Both Brandy and Kathleen were Penthouse Models, probably photographed by Stephen Hicks. Many of the models are porn stars.
Virgin sets Hot Shots released approximately 2000 factory sets without the covering, called the Virgin Set. These cards were not painted with the lingerie or bathing suit cover on the card, and were UV coated. They were issued in a shrink wrap cellophane with a gold foil stamp seal. There were 2000 made, there were sets released without the authenticity stamp. Virgin sets are uncommon.
So how do you get the paint off? The best method I have found is to go to an artists supply store or office supply store and buy several different types of pencil erasers. You want a pen eraser, a pink rubber pencil eraser, and a gum rubber or some other very soft eraser, and see if you can get an eraser brush. Also, find a piece of glass you can place the card on. It is important to do this on a hard, flat surface. REMOVING THE PAINT WELL TAKES SOME PRACTICE, START ON CARDS YOU HAVE DUPLICATES FOR. Start by taking the hardest eraser (probably the pen eraser) and gently scuff the paint, stay only on the paint. Next, take the mid-range or pencil eraser, slowly and lightly rub the scuffed area, you should begin to see the underlying flesh. As it becomes visible, stop rubbing! Finally, take the soft eraser, (the gum eraser) and lightly rub off any remaining paint residue. Make sure to brush off all the traces of eraser fines before switching to the next eraser. Rub in different directions and gently for the best results. If you are careful it will all come off, but if you rub too hard you will take the printing ink off. The hardest part of this is understanding that not all the paints applied to the cards have the same resistance to scratching. Sometimes it comes off easy, sometimes it doesn't. If it doesn't try another of the same card if you have it, not all of the cards have the same paint. Even if the paint comes off easily you will usually have a line where the paint stopped that will take a little more time to remove.
If nothing else you can have fun looking at the picture you are uncovering, do a few then quit, don't rush. Once again, excess stock wound up in Chronicles, although there was not quite so much of it.
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