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80-card "Myth or Real" trading card set, from American Realist Company (1994)

A collection of the 80-card "Myth or Real" set, cryptozoology trading cards issued by the American Realist Company in 1994. I've been a lifelong fan of cryptozoology and similar topics. A week ago, I visited the North American Bigfoot Center in Oregon, and noticed a display of trading cards in one exhibit. They looked like a fun thing to collect, but after doing some research I discovered they weren't available for purchase anywhere. Fortunately, the Trading Card Database had scans of the entire set. I've formatted them to playing card size (2.5" x 3.5") for ease of printing. Enjoy, and stay weird! https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/385522 "The American Realist Company (Box 95945, Hoffman Estates, IL 60195-0945 USA) has recently released a pair of trading card sets, each with forty cards (at US$15/set outside the USA, US$11 in the USA). They are called "Myth or Real" and are based on "30 years of research by Loren Coleman, author of Mysterious America." The cards include ones on Springheel Jack, the Loch Ness monster, the New Jersey devil and "places with devil names."" https://www.folklore.ee/FOAFtale/ftn38.htm

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