2009 Artbox Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trading cards keep the franchise chugging along with the same mix of cards as the previous films. And why not? The autographs, costume cards and prop cards were an anchor for Artbox throughout their run with the wizardly franchise.
2009 Artbox Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Overview
The base set takes a standard route of 90 cards with several character profiles and movie recaps. The later Update set would fill in some of the gaps left by this set, which came out to coincide with the movie’s theatrical run.
At 1:120 packs, autographs are significantly tougher to pull than earlier sets of Harry Potter trading cards. That said, the depth of the checklist is strong. It starts with the big three of Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Emma Watson (Hermione) and Rupert Grint (Ron Wesley). Radcliffe’s card is actually a dual autograph with Tom Felton who played Harry’s nemesis, Draco Malfoy. Other notables include Maggie Smith, Evanna Lynch and Helena Bonham Carter.
Costume cards (1:30) and prop cards (1:60) are easier pulls. These have wardrobe pieces and items from the set embedded in them. As is standard with Artbox, all come serial numbered so collectors know the rarity of each card.
Cinema Film Cel cards are also included on the deep 2009 Artbox Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince checklist. These fall 1:80 packs and are numbered to 314 copies each. They have pieces from the movie reel inside them.
Nine Foil Puzzle cards are the only other inserts found in packs. Each box has a Metal box loader while cases have a special Crystal card.
A total of 700 cases of 2009 Artbox Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince trading cards were produced. Each was packaged with ten boxes. The film got an Update set a few months later.
2009 Artbox Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Checklist
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Cards per pack: 8
Packs per box: 24
Boxes per case: 10
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Base Set
90 cards.
1 Title Card
2 Harry Potter
3 Ron Weasley
4 Hermione Granger
5 Horace Slughorn
6 Luna Lovegood
7 Albus Dumbledore
8 Nymphadora Tonks
09 Remus Lupin
10 Lavender Brown
11 Draco Malfoy
12 Arthur Weasley
13 Molly Weasley
14 Severus Snape
15 Rubeus Hagrid
16 Young Tom Riddle
17 Ginny Weasley
18 Minerva McGonagall
19 “Eleven. That’s When I Get Off.”
20 “What Is It, Ginny?”
21 Wondering About Draco
22 The New Potions Professor
23 Announcing the Newest Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor
24 “Their Greatest Weapon”
25 Flitwick Listens
26 “Looks Like It’s His Own”
27 Lavender and Won-Won
28 Testing
29 Fixing the Vanishing Cabinet
30 “Good Evening, Harry”
31 “He’s a Funny Boy – Tom.”
32 No Guarantees
33 The Future Gryffindor Keeper
34 Argus Filch and Mrs. Norris
35 Reminiscing
36 Looking at Lavender
37 “Ever Heard of This Spell?”
38 Katie Bell – Cursed
39 The Slug Club
40 “To Hogwarts’ Best and Brightest!”
41 Leader of the “Club”
42 Cormac McLaggen Tries to Impress Slughorn
43 Blaise Zabini – Slug Club Member
44 The Slytherin Twins
45 “Did Voldemort Ever Make the Shelf…?”
46 “He Killed My Parents”
47 “I’m Resigning”
48 Confronted by Cormac
49 The Competition
50 Before the Big Match
51 “I Know You’ll Be Brilliant!”
52 A True Fan
53 “Is It a Tonic?”
54 King Weasley
55 “…She Thinks You’re the Chosen One”
56 Planning His Move
57 Snape Monitors the Party
58 Luna Holds Court
59 The “Gate-Crasher”
60 An Uninvited Guest
61 Ginny Enters the Room
62 Discussing Things
63 “Let Me Assist You”
64 Sworn to Protect
65 “Snape Was Offering to Help.”
66 “Don’t Trust Me?”
67 In the Workshop
68 “We’re Being Followed…”
69 “There’s Someone Out There”
70 “Harry, No!”
71 Attack on The Burrow
72 “The Map is Never Wrong.”
73 “Can You Introduce Me?”
74 A Bit Put Out
75 Broken-Hearted Lavender
76 Spotting Katie
77 The Gryffindor Table
78 Suspect
79 “I Don’t Know Who Cursed Me.”
80 Listening to the Story
81 Amusing Friends
82 Haunted by a Memory
83 Memories in the Pensieve
84 Memories About Riddle
85 On a Mission
86 Beyond Imagination
87 The Final Piece of the Puzzle
88 Overhearing Snape
89 Too Quiet
90 Checklist
Autographs
12 cards, 1:120 packs.
All except Cave, Grint, Tena and Watson distributed via redemption.
Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange
Jessie Cave as Lavender Brown
Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley
Ralph Ineson as Amycus Carrow
Evanna Lynch as Luna Lovegood
Maggie Smith as Professor McGonagall
Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks
David Thewlis as Remus Lupin
Suzanne Toase as Alecta Carrow
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter and Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy
Costume Cards
15 cards, 1:30 packs.
Ci1 distributed as a two-case incentive.
C1 Helena Bonham Carter as Bellatrix Lestrange – Dress /390
C2 Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn – Bow Tie /240
C3 Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley – Quidditch Costume /380
C4 Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid – Jacket /480
C5 Gryffindor Students – Robe /630
C6 Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn – Jacket /580
C7 Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore – Robe /500
C8 Gryffindor Students – Robe /580
C9 Dame Maggie Smith as Minerva McGonagall – Shirt /490
C10 Jim Broadbent as Horace Slughorn – Tie /780
C11 Ravenclaw Students – Robe /170
C12 Slytherin Students – Robe /570
C13 Dave Legano as Fenrir Greyback – Jacket /490
C14 Natalia Tena as Nymphadora Tonks – Costume /400
Ci1 Gryffindor Students – Costume /430
Prop Cards
15 cards, 1:60 packs.
CI2 distributed as five-case incentive, Ci3 as ten-case incentive and Ci4 for 25 cases.
P1 Slughorn’s Christmas Party Lanterns /380
P2 Advanced Potion-Making Book Pages /380
P3 Cushions from The Burrow /480
P4 Quaffle /130
P5 Slughorn’s Office Wall Covering /330
P6 Slughorn’s Christmas Party Drapes /330
P7 Just Like That Hat Boxes /395
P8 Records from Slughorn’s House /230
P9 Slughorn’s Office Curtains /290
P10 Skiving Snackbox Boxes /280
P11 Advanced Potion-Making Book Covers /240
P12 Nose-Biting Tea Cup Boxes /295
Ci2 Boxing Telescope Boxes /220
Ci3 Beaters’ Bats /130
Ci4 Slughorn’s Christmas Party Chicken Foot Goblets /108
Cinema Film Cel
9 cards, 1:80 packs.
CFC1 Ginny and Harry /314
CFC2 Harry Potter /314
CFC3 Filch /314
CFC4 Luna /314
CFC5 Tonks /314
CFC6 Harry and Luna /314
CFC7 Quidditch Team /314
CFC8 Slughorn /314
CFC9 King Weasley /314
Foil Puzzle Cards
9 cards, 1:4.8 packs.
R1 Death Eaters Attack
R2 The Burrow
R3 Draco
R4 Dumbledore
R5 Greyback
R6 Hedwig
R7 Hermione
R8 Ginny
R9 Potions
Metal Box Toppers
4 cards, 1 per box.
BT1 Draco Malfoy
BT2 Snape
BT3 Bellatrix
BT4 Death Eater
Crystal Case Cards
3 cards, 1 per case.
Each of the three cards has blue and clear versions.
Albus Dumbledore
Harry and Ron
Lupin and Tonks
Tin Cards
1 card, 1 per tin.
TC1 Harry, Ron and Hermione
2009 Artbox Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Promo Cards
1 Harry and Ron
2 Harry Potter
3 Draco and Filch
4 King Weasley – Binder
5 Draco – Binder
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