I’ve been collecting Twin Peaks items for years now. One of the more unique trading cards in my collection is from an Italian card set released in 1993. The 210 card collection is part of I Bellissimi Superstar set which includes images of actors, musicians, models and celebrities. Interestingly, James Marshall who played James Hurley in David Lynch and Mark Frost’s wonderful and strange show is featured on card number 101.
I BELLISSIMI SUPERSTAR TRADING CARDS
From what I can gather, the I Bellissimi Superstar trading card set was released at some point in 1993 by Masters Cards for the Italian market. Each pack contained 12 out of 210 randomly selected cards. The image above is the packaging for this collection – look at that early 1990s design!
As I don’t speak Italian, I ran the text through Google Translate to find out there were 210 cards that could be displayed in a binder that was sold separately. Search “I Bellissimi Superstar” on on-line auction sites and you’ll see the random collection of celebrities in this set.
I BELLISSIMI SUPERSTAR TRADING CARD NUMBER 101 – JAMES MARSHALL
James Marshall is found on card number 101 in this set.
The image comes from Twin Peaks episode 1.003 when James Hurley watches Laura Palmer’s funeral from by a Y-shaped tree.
The specific image used on the card is a publicity photo from this episode. There were multiple shots of James by the tree but they selected this one which is slightly off-color compared to the episode.
The back of the card contains biographical data about James Marshall. I used Google Translate again to determine what the card says:
BORN IN
New York (United States)
DAY
2 JANUARY 1969
HOBBY:
He loves cooking and finds himself to be an excellent cook. He is a fan rocker and owns a record collection. He is learning to play the violin. He loves Harley Davidson.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
He hates being compared to James Dean
SUCCESSES:
He was one of the protagonists of the television screenplay Twin Peaks.
This card is pretty easy to find via an on-line auction site if you want to add one to your collection.
