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1993 (Part 1; series ran through 1995, Parts 1-4)

Hero Collection

1993 · hero-collection · 468 cards in print run
ABOUT THE SET

This is the Japanese Amada original of Hero Collection, not the later Artbox US reprint, and the two get mixed up constantly. Amada ran it across four parts from 1993 through 1995, following the anime from the Saiyan arc through Cell and into the Fusion-era end of the Buu Saga. Part 1 alone was 159 cards: 144 regular base plus 12 prisms and a few specials. The foil is the whole game here — Goku, Gohan, Cell and the Super Saiyans in that wavy rainbow prism, plus the mirror-finish platina cards in Parts 2-4 that the US Artbox release never fully carried. Each part stamps its own border color, so you can date a card at a glance. Backs are Japanese text. Centering and foil scratching are the usual battle scars on thirty-year-old prisms, so clean ones carry a real premium.

CollectorBase cards are common and cheap; the prism and platina chase cards climb fast in clean shape. A genuine Japanese Amada set, distinct from the easier-to-find Artbox US reprint, which lacks most of the platina inserts.
459
Cards in set
1993
First release (Part 1)
4
Parts (1993-1995)
Amada
Publisher
PRINT QUIRKS · WHAT TO LOOK FOR
  • 1
    Prisms and platina cards use a distinct stamped foil border color per part, so the border dates the card.
  • 2
    Platina (mirror-finish) cards appear in Parts 2-4 of the Japanese Amada release; the US Artbox reprint carried only a fraction of them.
  • 3
    Card backs are in Japanese — a quick tell for the Amada original versus the English-backed Artbox US reprint.
  • 4
    Part 1 = Saiyan through Cell Saga; later parts run into the Buu Saga and Fusion movie.
GRADING NOTES

Prisms and platina cards scratch and lose foil along edges easily; surface wear is the main grade-killer, not centering. Watch for print lines on the foil. Backs should be Japanese — an English back means it's the Artbox reprint, a different (cheaper) printing.

FULL SET CHECKLIST

Every card in the set, across all 4 editions. Pick an edition to narrow the listed copies; listed cards are clickable.

468 OF 468 CARDS36 LISTED
1Goku & GohanPrism$2.45 2Card 2Common—3Card 3Common—4Card 4Common—5Card 5Common—6Card 6Common—7Card 7Common—8Card 8Common—9Card 9Common—10Card 10Common—11Card 11Common—12Card 12Common—13Card 13Common—14Card 14Common—15Card 15Common—16Card 16Common—17Card 17Common—18Card 18Common—19Card 19Common—20Card 20Common—21Card 21Common—22Card 22Common—23Card 23Common—24Card 24Common—25Card 25Common—26Card 26Common—27Card 27Common—28Card 28Common—29Card 29Common—30Card 30Common—31Card 31Common—32Card 32Common—33Card 33Common—34Card 34Common—35Card 35Common—36Card 36Common—37Card 37Common—38Card 38Common—39Card 39Common—40Card 40Common—41Card 41Common—42Card 42Common—43Card 43Common—44Card 44Common—45Card 45Common—46Card 46Common—47Card 47Common—48Card 48Common—49Card 49Common—50Card 50Common—51Card 51Common—52Card 52Common—53Card 53Common—54Card 54Common—55Card 55Common—56Card 56Common—57Card 57Common—58Card 58Common—59Card 59Common—60Card 60Common—61Card 61Common—62Card 62Common—63Card 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122Common—123Card 123Common—124Card 124Common—125Card 125Common—126Card 126Prism—127Card 127Common—128Card 128Common—129Card 129Common—130Card 130Common—131Card 131Common—132Card 132Common—133Card 133Common—134Super Saiyan GokuPrism$6.35 135Card 135Common—136Card 136Common—137Card 137Common—138Card 138Common—139Card 139Common—140Card 140Common—141Card 141Common—142Card 142Common—143Super Saiyan GokuPrism$11.95 144Card 144Common—145Card 145Common—146GokuPrism$8.45 147CellPrism$6.95 148CellPrism$7.95 149Card 149Prism—150The Z FightersPrism$6.95 151Card 151Prism—152Card 152Common—153Card 153Common—154GohanPrism$10.95 155Card 155Common—156GotenPrism$6.45 157Card 157Common—158Card 158Common—159Card 159Common—160Card 160Common—161Card 161Common—162Card 162Common—163Card 163Common—164Card 164Common—165Card 165Common—166Card 166Common—167Card 167Common—168Card 168Common—169Card 169Common—170Card 170Common—171Card 171Common—172Card 172Common—173Card 173Common—174Card 174Common—175Card 175Common—176Card 176Common—177Card 177Common—178Card 178Common—179Card 179Common—180Card 180Common—181Card 181Common—182Card 182Common—183Card 183Common—184Card 184Common—185Card 185Common—186Card 186Common—187Card 187Common—188Card 188Common—189Card 189Common—190Card 190Common—191Card 191Common—192Card 192Common—193Card 193Common—194Card 194Common—195Card 195Common—196Card 196Common—197Card 197Common—198Card 198Common—199Card 199Common—200Card 200Common—201Card 201Common—202Card 202Common—203Card 203Common—204Card 204Common—205Card 205Common—206Card 206Common—207Card 207Common—208Card 208Common—209Card 209Common—210Card 210Common—211Card 211Common—212Card 212Common—213Card 213Common—214Card 214Common—215Card 215Common—216Card 216Common—217Card 217Common—218Card 218Common—219Card 219Common—220Card 220Common—221Card 221Common—222Card 222Common—223Card 223Common—224Card 224Common—225Card 225Common—226Card 226Common—227Card 227Common—228Card 228Common—229Card 229Prism$6.95 230Card 230Prism$8.75 231Card 231Prism$5.15 232Card 232Prism$5.15 233Card 233Prism$9.95 234Card 234Prism$1.95 235Card 235Prism$11.95 236Card 236Prism$5.15 237Card 237Prism$6.45 238Card 238Prism$6.95 239Card 239Prism$5.15 240Card 240Prism$5.95 241Card 241Common—242Card 242Common—243Card 243Common—244Card 244Common—245Card 245Common—246Card 246Common—247Card 247Common—248Card 248Common—249Card 249Common—250Card 250Common—251Card 251Common—252Card 252Common—253Card 253Common—254Card 254Common—255Card 255Common—256Card 256Common—257Card 257Common—258Card 258Common—259Card 259Common—260Card 260Common—261Card 261Common—262Card 262Common—263Card 263Common—264Card 264Common—265Card 265Common—266Card 266Common—267Card 267Common—268Card 268Common—269Card 269Common—270Card 270Common—271Card 271Common—272Card 272Common—273Card 273Common—274Card 274Common—275Card 275Common—276Card 276Common—277Card 277Common—278Card 278Common—279Card 279Common—280Card 280Common—281Card 281Common—282Card 282Common—283Card 283Common—284Card 284Common—285Card 285Common—286Card 286Common—287Card 287Common—288Card 288Common—289Card 289Common—290Card 290Common—291Card 291Common—292Card 292Common—293Card 293Common—294Card 294Common—295Card 295Common—296Card 296Common—297Card 297Common—298Card 298Common—299Card 299Common—300Card 300Common—301Card 301Common—302Card 302Common—303Card 303Common—304Card 304Common—305Card 305Common—306Card 306Common—307Card 307Common—308Card 308Common—309Card 309Common—310Card 310Common—311Card 311Common—312Card 312Common—313Card 313Prism$2.45 314Card 314Prism$12.45 315Card 315Prism$6.95 316Card 316Prism$9.95 317Card 317Prism$4.95 318Card 318Prism$16.95 319Card 319Prism$9.95 320Card 320Prism$6.45 321Card 321Prism$14.95 322Card 322Prism$17.95 323Card 323Prism$8.45 324Card 324Prism$19.95 325Card 325Common—326Card 326Common—327Card 327Common—328Card 328Common—329Card 329Common—330Card 330Common—331Card 331Common—332Card 332Common—333Card 333Common—334Card 334Common—335Card 335Common—336Card 336Common—337Card 337Common—338Card 338Common—339Card 339Common—340Card 340Common—341Card 341Common—342Card 342Common—343Card 343Common—344Card 344Common—345Card 345Common—346Card 346Common—347Card 347Common—348Card 348Common—349Card 349Common—350Card 350Common—351Card 351Common—352Card 352Common—353Card 353Common—354Card 354Common—355Card 355Common—356Card 356Common—357Card 357Common—358Card 358Common—359Card 359Common—360Card 360Common—361Card 361Common—362Card 362Common—363Card 363Common—364Card 364Common—365Card 365Common—366Card 366Common—367Card 367Common—368Card 368Common—369Card 369Common—370Card 370Common—371Card 371Common—372Card 372Common—373Card 373Common—374Card 374Common—375Card 375Common—376Card 376Common—377Card 377Common—378Card 378Common—379Card 379Common—380Card 380Common—381Card 381Common—382Card 382Common—383Card 383Common—384Card 384Common—385Card 385Common—386Card 386Common—387Card 387Common—388Card 388Common—389Card 389Common—390Card 390Common—391Card 391Common—392Card 392Common—393Card 393Common—394Card 394Common—395Card 395Common—396Card 396Common—397Card 397Prism—398Card 398Prism$5.95 399Card 399Prism$49.95 400Card 400Prism—401Card 401Prism—402Card 402Prism—403Card 403Prism—404Card 404Prism$6.95 405Card 405Prism—406Card 406Prism—407Card 407Prism—408Card 408Prism—P1Card P1Platinum—P10Card P10Platinum—P11Card P11Platinum—P12Card P12Platinum—P13Card P13Platinum—P14Card P14Platinum—P15Card P15Platinum—P16Card P16Platinum—P17Card P17Platinum—P18Card P18Platinum—P19Card P19Platinum—P2Card P2Platinum—P20Card P20Platinum—P21Card P21Platinum—P22Card P22Platinum—P23Card P23Platinum—P24Card P24Platinum—P25Card P25Platinum—P26Card P26Platinum—P27Card P27Platinum—P28Card P28Platinum—P29Card P29Platinum—P3Card P3Platinum—P30Card P30Platinum—P31Card P31Platinum—P32Card P32Platinum—P33Card P33Platinum—P34Card P34Platinum—P35Card P35Platinum—P36Card P36Platinum—P37Card P37Platinum—P38Card P38Platinum—P39Card P39Platinum—P4Card P4Platinum—P40Card P40Platinum—P41Card P41Platinum—P42Card P42Platinum—P43Card P43Platinum—P44Card P44Platinum—P45Card P45Platinum—P46Card P46Platinum—P47Card P47Platinum—P48Card P48Platinum—P5Card P5Platinum—P6Card P6Platinum—P7Card P7Platinum—P8Card P8Platinum—P9Card P9Platinum—WGL1Card WGL1DoubleGoldLaser—WGL1Card WGL1DoubleGoldLaser—WGL1Card WGL1DoubleGoldLaser—WGL1Card WGL1DoubleGoldLaser—WGL2Card WGL2DoubleGoldLaser—WGL2Card WGL2DoubleGoldLaser—WGL2Card WGL2DoubleGoldLaser—WGL2Card WGL2DoubleGoldLaser—WGL3Card WGL3DoubleGoldLaser—WGL3Card WGL3DoubleGoldLaser—WGL3Card WGL3DoubleGoldLaser—WGL3Card WGL3DoubleGoldLaser—
NOTABLE CARDS · IN OUR STOCK
Goku & Gohan
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Hero Collection · 1993 · 1
$2.45$4.957 IN STOCK · 3 CONDITIONS
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Hero Collection · 1993 · 134
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Cell
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Hero Collection · 1993 · 147
$6.95$10.956 IN STOCK · 3 CONDITIONS
The Z Fighters
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Hero Collection · 1993 · 150
$6.952 IN STOCK · 1 CONDITION
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