1994 Collect-A-Card Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Hobby is the first set of mainstream trading cards to delve into the TV series that was a legitimate phenomenon at the time. Released in two similar but separate series, the hobby version is not exactly the same as sets put out at the same time at retail. Besides some design differences, hobby has inserts that aren’t available elsewhere.
1994 Collect-A-Card Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Hobby Checklist Overview
The base set has 144 total cards — 72 in Series 1 and another 72 for Series 2. Between them are plenty of cards covering the Power Rangers, Rita Repulsa and her roster of creatures, and the action that followed when good and bad collided.
The designs and color choices haven’t aged well but one could look at it now as a time capsule of the time where over-designing things was common.
Powerfoil parallels are available for both Series 1 and 2. These add a major upgrade to the border with etched foil.
Series 1 hobby packs also have one of ten different Power Caps, in case you need a reminder of POGs.
The inserts are stronger in Series 2, but noticeably tougher. Besides the Powerfoil parallels, there’s a dozen Power Morpher cards that flip between two images thanks to the magic of lenticular technology.
Ranger Biography cards are the toughest in either series, landing 1:72 packs. Rarity is the key with these over premium quality, though they do have a foil stamp.
Hobby Vs. Retail
Collect-A-Card released similar but separate sets at both hobby and retail for both sets. In addition to inserts, there are some differences in the base sets. The photos and descriptions are the same but the borders are different.
Series 1 hobby cards have a dark purple-to-red gradient on the front. On the back, the border starts out blue and changes to yellow. Retail packs sold at Walmart transition from purple to green on the front and green to blue on the back.
Series 2 is even more complicated with three different versions: hobby, retail and Walmart. However, the gradient borders gave way to solid colors. Hobby has yellow fronts in Series 2. Standard retail has red while Walmart fronts are blue.
1994 Collect-A-Card Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Hobby Checklist
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Set size: 144 cards (Series 1 – 72 cards, Series 2 – 72 cards)
Cards per pack: Series 1 – 8 + 1 Power Cap, Series 2 – 8
Packs per box: Series 1 – 36, Series 2 – 36
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Base Set Checklist
144 cards.
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Series 1
1 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
2 Taking a Break
3 Zordon’s Proposal
4 Rita Reulsa
5 Zordon
6 Alpha 5
7 Decision Time
8 No Thanks
9 Change Of Mind
10 Tyrannosaurus Dinosaur
11 Triceratops Dinosaur
12 Pterodactyl
13 Mammoth Mastodon
14 Sabertooth Tiger
15 Power Morphers
16 Time To Morph
17 Ready For Action
18 Jason
19 Zack
20 Kimberly
21 Trini
22 Billy
23 Ready To Defend
24 Between Classes
25 Bulk
26 Skull
27 School Principal
28 Angel Grove Juice Bar
29 The Command Center
30 The Viewing Globe
31 Secret Communicator
32 The Red Ranger
33 The Yellow Ranger
34 The Blue Ranger
35 The Black Ranger
36 The Pink Ranger
37 The Green Ranger
38 Tommy
39 The Putty Patrol
40 Squatt and Ticklesneezer
41 Finster
42 Goldar
43 Squatt
44 Eyeguy
45 Pudgy Pig
46 Chunky Chicken
47 Shellshock
48 Gnarly Gnome
49 Power Rangers Attack
50 Sneak Attack
51 King Sphinx
52 Baboo
53 On Guard
54 Power Block
55 A Powerful Force
56 The Mighty Goldar
57 Battle Bikes
58 Rita Attacks The Power Rangers
59 The Ultimate Weapon
60 Battle Action
61 Battle Of The Zords
62 Tyrannosaurus Dinozord
63 Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord
64 Matodon Mammoth Dinozord
65 Triceratops Dinozord
66 Pterodazctyl Dinozord
67 Mega Power
68 Time To Relax
69 Ernie
70 Fancy Steps
71 A Powerful Fighting Team
72 Checklist
Series 2
73 Field Trip
74 Rope Climb
75 Miss Appleby
76 Quagmire
77 Teamwork
78 Gung Ho
79 Goldar
80 Bulk & Skull
81 Jason
82 Zack
83 Kimberly
84 Billy
85 Trini
86 Frankenstein
87 Monster Chase
88 Costume Party
89 Zack & Trini
90 Super Putties
91 Genius At Work
92 Surrounded
93 Clay Monster
94 Hobby Week
95 Crisis Situation
96 The Green Ranger
97 Swivel Hips
98 Power Rangers Day
99 Break Time
100 Ay, Yi, Yi
101 Power Punch
102 Squatt
103 Terror Toad
104 Rescue Time
105 Under Rita’s Spell
106 Human Whipsaw
107 Go Go Power Rangers
108 Ninja Finals
109 Trouble Makers
110 Space Exploration
111 Rita’s View
112 Command Center
113 Rita’s Prison
114 Baboo
115 Giant Goldar
116 Zordon
117 The Red Ranger
118 The Yellow Ranger
119 The Black Ranger
120 The Pink Ranger
121 The Blue Ranger
122 The Green Ranger
123 Surprise Party
124 Flying Ranger
125 Power Block
126 Trick Or Treat
127 Emergency Briefing
128 Game Show
129 Lunchtime
130 Decision Time
131 Left In The Dust
132 Vanna Elvira
133 Madame Woe
134 Outnumbered
135 Unbeatable
136 Slippery Shark
137 Surprise Encounter
138 Pumpkin Points
139 Food Fight
140 Good Work
141 Trapped
142 The Rad Bug
143 Super Heroes
144 Checklist
Powerfoil Parallels
144 cards.
1 per pack.
Magic Morphers Checklist
12 cards.
1:18 Series 2 packs.
1 Zack / Black Ranger
2 Billy / Blue Ranger
3 Mammoth Mastodon / Mastodon Dinozord
4 Megazord / Dinozords
5 Kimberly / Pink Ranger
6 Pterodactyl / Pterodactyl Dinozord
7 Putty Patrol
8 Jason / Red Ranger
9 Sabertooth Tiger / Sabertooth Tiger Dinozord
10 Triceratops / Triceratops Dinozord
11 Tyrannosaurus / Tyrannosaurus Dinozord
12 Trini / Yellow Ranger
Power Caps Checklist
10 caps.
1 per Series 1 pack.
1 Tyrannosaurus Power Morpher
2 Sabertooth Tiger Power Morpher
3 Pterodazctyl Power Morpher
4 Triceratops Power Morpher
5 Mastodon Power Morpher
6 Tyrannosaurus
7 Sabertooth Tiger
8 Pterodazctyl
9 Triceratops
10 Mastodon
Ranger Biography Checklist
5 cards.
1:72 Series 2 packs.
F-1 Jason – The Red Ranger
F-2 Kimberly – The Pink Ranger
F-3 Trini – The Yellow Ranger
F-4 Zack – The Black Ranger
F-5 Billy – The Blue Ranger
Case Cards Checklist
1 card.
Included in Series 2 cases.
D-1 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Promo Cards
Series 1
1 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Powerfoil)
2 The Rad Bug
3 Squatt / Baldar / Baboo
Series 2
4 Ready for Action
5 Morph Time