Featuring artwork by Norm Saunders (Mars Attacks, Civil War News, Batman, and other sets), the 1965 Battle trading cards were released by Topps. Learn about this card set, get values, see the checklist, and more.
There are 66 cards and 24 cloth patches included in this set. Each pack would include one cloth patch.
What the Cards Look Like
Norm Saunders is no stranger to providing artwork for a variety of collectibles, including non-sports trading cards. His artwork is featured in each of the 1965 Battle trading cards. The front features an image with a white border. The title of the card is surrounded by a yellow box.
The back of the card was orange. The card number and title are on the top right-hand corner, with a soldier underneath (also on the left). The card description is in a large white box off-centered to the right.
1965 Battle Patches
Each pack of 1965 Battle trading cards would also include one patch. Each patch featured a military emblem on it. There are a total of 24 patches in the set.
The Value of 1965 Battle Trading Cards
You can pick up ungraded 1965 Battle trading cards for about a buck (Maybe $2.00) each. You can own an entire set for about $50 to $100, depending on the condition.
High quality professionally graded examples will fetch more. Here is what you can expect to pay for common cards from the set:
- PSA 7 (NM): $15-35
- PSA 8 (NM-MT): $25-65
- PSA 9 (NM-MT: $125-285
If you’re looking at the first card of the set, be prepared to spend significantly more:
- PSA 7 (NM): $200
- PSA 8 (NM-MT): $800
Card #65 (patch checklist) goes for about $200 if it’s graded a PSA 8 (NM-MT)
Card #66 (cards checklist) goes for about $400 if graded PSA 8. A PSA 9 will fetch about $500-600.
1965 Battle Trading Cards Checklist
Here’s the 1965 Battle trading cards checklist. You’ll find the number and card title.
- Fight to the Death
- Attack on Pearl Harbor
- Execution at Dawn
- Grenade of Death
- Collision in the Sky
- Watery Doom
- Ambushing the General
- Death of a Frogman
- Hiding from the Nazi’s
- Medic under Fire
- Death rides the wing
- Death on the bridge
- Death in the street
- Stop those planes
- Dog warrior
- The Ocean’s victim
- Attack on Nazi convoy
- Jungle duel
- Hand to hand combat
- Snipers in the snow
- Saved in time
- Stockade attack
- Suicide dive
- Trapped
- Stopped by grenades
- Blasting the Nazi’s
- Train of Death
- Caught while escaping
- Smashing Thru the Guards
- Cossack charge
- Battlefront transfusion
- Confession by force
- Nazi terror
- Saving his buddies
- Terror from the sky
- Helpless paratrooper
- Jungle execution
- School bombing
- Death blow
- The flaming sea
- Hospital raiders
- Fiery death
- Disaster in the street
- The torture chamber
- Trainyard bombing
- Assassin in the sky
- Battle on the beach
- Exploding grenade
- Death struggle
- Bomb victim
- Tangled on a tree
- Flames of death
- Beautiful spy
- The U.S. Navy
- The U.S. Commandos
- The U.S Marines
- U.S. Paratroopers
- The Japanese Army
- The Nazy Army
- Charles DeGaulle
- Winston Churchill
- General Douglas MacArthur
- President Franklin Roosevelt
- General Dwight Eisenhower
- U.S. Milatary Cloth Emblem Checklist
- Battle Checklist
What Next?
Check out some other non-sports sets from 1965:
- 1965 War Bulletin
- 1965 Gilligan’s Island
If you’re looking to buy, sell or trade 1965 Battle trading cards, you should go to eBay. There’s a good amount available there.