Today we conclude the series on Houdini Grim Game Cards throughout the years.  Last time, we looked at the Sketch Card category.  This time we are taking a look at the Miscellaneous Card category which will include Post Cards, Magic Cards, Playing Cards and a First Day Cover (FDC).

Post Cards:

• L302-84 Harry in the Paramount Picture, The Grim Game, 1919 Courtesy of the Sidney Radner Collection at the Houdini Historical Center, Appleton, WI 54911
• Harry Houdini with is costar Ann Forrest in the Paramount Picture, The Grim Game, 1919 Courtesy of the Sidney Radner Collection at the Houdini Historical Center, Appleton, WI 54911

• B&W Post Card
• Green Poster Post Card

Magic Cards:

• Magic Act 11 The Wonder Wallet
• Houdini’s Great Escape
• Houdini Escapes

Playing Cards:

• 298-60

First Day Cover (FDC):

• July 3, 2002 FDC

Today we continue the series on Houdini Grim Game Cards throughout the years.  Last time, we looked at the Lobby Card category.  This time we are taking a look at the Modern Trading Card category.

• 1991 WTE Classic Movie Poster Card (GG Poster-Green)
• 2002 Topps American Pie #109
• 2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions #144 / 2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champion #144 mini
• 2011 Upper Deck Goodwin Champion #144 mini black
• 2011 Upper Deck Black Printing Plate #144 One-Of-One
• 2012 Worlds First Super Hero Card Number 21(GG Poster-Blue)
• 2012 Worlds First Super Hero Card Number 38 (MM Poster w/Ann Forrest on back)
• Und Houdini Trading Card Set (GG Poster – Blue) Card 6 of 14
• Und Millhouse Tobacco Products Number 17

Today we continue the series on Houdini Grim Game Cards throughout the years.  Last time, we looked at the Early Cinema Card category.  This time we are taking a look at the Lobby Card category.

Today, I am going start a series on Houdini Grim Game Cards throughout the years.  I plan to break it down by the following categories:

• EARLY CINEMA CARDS
• LOBBY CARDS
• MODERN TRADING CARDS
• SKETCH CARDS
• MISCELLANEOUS CARDS (Post Cards, Magic Cards, FDC)

I am going to start with the Early Cinema Cards category.

Let’s start by looking at a couple cards that were handouts used at movie theatres:

• 1919 (Dec 25 & 26) The Grim Game is a Master Mystery [Kevin Connolly Collection]
• 1919 (Maybe 1920) Kinema & Franklin Theatres Movie Still Card [Sold on eBay]

Next, let’s look at some inserts:

• 1920 (May 8) Kinema Comic Insert Card
• 1922 Boys Cinema Famous Heroes Card

This is a large paper insert issue given away with comics.  It measures 212mm x 103mm.

The writing at the bottom of the card reads:

Paramount-Artcraft
Presented with No. 3 of the Kinema Comic, May 8^th, 1920.
HOUDINI
The Handcuff King

Note: Paramount-Artcraft was the picture company that made “The Grim Game”.  The Handcuff King image on the card is from still L302-55:

According to Arthur Moses, the British Boys weekly “The Kinema Comic” ran a serial “The Amazing Exploits of Houdini” (“Written by Houdini Himself” – or so it says) and always began on page 6 and continued on to others.  These were tales of pure fiction with maybe 2% fact thrown in. The weekly serials began with the v1n1 April 24, 1920 issue.

Harold Kellock says in his book “Houdini His Life-Story” (1928) that “The Kinema Comic” serial ran for seven years.