If you compare the 2002 Inkworks Men in Black II trading cards with those from the original film in 1997, you can see how the hobby was changing rapidly at the time. This time around, autographs and costume cards get a major focus.
One thing that didn’t change much was the base set. It uses 81 cards to recap the basic plot, highlight characters and showcase some of the general weirdness that helped make the sequel another blockbuster.
While the first set had just one autograph, 2002 Inkworks Men in Black II has six. Will Smith isn’t among them but Tommy Lee Jones is. He, along with Lara Flynn Boyle and director Barry Sonnefeld, was a rare redemption.
Boyle’s autograph isn’t like the others. For whatever reason, she did not sign the cards originally intended for here. After some time, she finally did sign cards. However, they were a variety of base cards. Some were signed on the front, others on the back. Inkworks added a special embossed mark to the cards to help prove their authenticity. Each card was also issued with a separate certificate of authenticity.
Inkworks also gave collectors the option of exchanging their Boyle autograph for one of Sonnefeld’s.
Pieceworks costume cards are a box hit. The set has three different, two of which come from one of Agent Kay’s (Jones) postal uniform.
Autographs and costume cards are both exclusive to hobby packs.
They’re not the only exclusives. Retail packs are the only place to find three Special Foil cards.
Other 2002 Inkworks Men in Black II inserts include Weapons Overview and Neuralyzer Foil.
2002 Inkworks Men in Black II Checklist
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Cards per pack: 7
Packs per box: 36
Release Date: July 3, 2002
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Base Set
81 cards.
1 Title Card
2 Bug In the System
3 The New Scum
4 Witness
5 Howdy, Partner
6 Something About Her
7 25-Year-Old Mystery
8 “Hytuu saee habbilmuu!”
9 The Truth Is Out There
10 Coming Home
11 Let’s Save the World
12 Flushed
13 Revenge of the Scum
14 “Give me Jay”
15 Old Friends… Not
16 Brain Fry
17 Reboot
18 Following Clues
19 “All Hail, Kay!”
20 Conspiracy Central
21 Episode 27
22 No Deal
23 Painful Memories
24 Love Hurts
25 Armed and Dangerous
26 Gotcha Covered
27 Showdown
28 Victory Worms
29 Just Like Old Times
30 Little Red Button
31 Taking Aim
32 A Living Light
33 Ultimate Sacrifice
34 Saving the World
35 Just Forget It
36 A New Perspective
37 Kay Quote
38 Jay Quote
39 Jay Quote
40 Serleena Quote
41 MIB Quote
42 Serleena Quote
43 Work Guys Quote
44 Frank Quote
45 Jeebs Quote
46 Hazmat Truck
47 MIB Deneuralyzer
48 MIB Standard-Issue Sunglasses
49 Egg Display Board
50 Alien Disguise Technology
51 MIB Transportation
52 MIB Customs Desk
53 Light of Zartha Bracelet
54 Serleena’s Getaway Ship
55 Serleena Xath
56 Scrad/Charlie
57 Jack Jeebs
58 The Worm Guys
59 Jarra
60 Laura Vasquez
61 Ben
62 Jeff
63 I-C
64 Lady Bird and Fire Bird
65 Mosh Bulb
66 Robot Squid
67 Pineal Eye
68 Splitz
69 Corn Face
70 Mosh Tendrils
71 Stinkor
72 Locker C-18 Aliens
73 Lenny
74 Spider Bunny
75 “Finnigan” the Shark Mouth
76 Agent Jay
77 Agent Kay
78 Agent Zed
79 Frank the Pug
80 MIB Agents
81 Checklist
Autographs
7 cards, 1:50 hobby packs.
A1, A2 and A3 distributed via redemption.
Boyle signed base cards, not the planned card. Authentic cards are embossed and came with a separate certificate of authenticity.
A1 Tommy Lee Jones as Agent Kay
A2 Barry Sonnenfeld
A3 Lara Flynn Boyle as Serleena
A4 Tony Shalhoub as Jeebs
A5 Linda Kim as Ambassador Lauranna
A6 Mary Stein as Bird Lady
A7 Lowell Cunningham – Men In Black Creator
AR-1 Redemption Card
Pieceworks Costume Cards
3 cards, 1:35 hobby packs.
PW1 MIB Agents – Suit
PW2 Tommy Lee Jones as Agent Kay – Postal Worker Shirt
PW3 Tommy Lee Jones as Agent Kay – Postal Worker Shorts
Neuralyzer Foil
2 cards, 1:35 packs.
N1
N2
Special Foil
3 cards, 1:11 retail packs.
R1 Hyperspeed!
R2 Flash You Some Other Time
R3 Business Is Bangin’ Dawg
Weapons Overview
6 cards, 1:17 packs.
W1 Gun 77P
W2 Noisy Cricket
W3 The MIB HQ Armory
W4 Alien Identifier
W5 MIB Trunk Weapons Rack
W6 Kay’s Secret Stash
Box Loaders
3 cards, 1 per hobby box.
BL-1 They’re Back in Business
BL-2 They’re Back in Action
BL-3 They’re Back in Black
Case Loader
1 card, 1 per hobby case.
CL-1 “Comin’ Through, MIB Brass!”
Promo Cards
P1 Jay, Kay
P2 Jay
P3 Kay
P4 Jay, Kay
Pi Serleena – Inkworks Website
P-SD Kay, Jay – San Diego Comic-Con