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Every kid I knew growing up dreamed of finding an old treasure map. Rumors of abandoned houses, sunken boats on the river, and old mines in the hillside were whispered from kid to kid.
When The Goonies released in the summer of 1985, it gave us another adventure to connect to. Well, to celebrate the 39th(?) anniversary of the film, Upper Deck released a new set of cards during the summer of 2024!
Here’s the Story
The 2024 Upper Deck Goonies set was released via their “e-Pack” platform. Over the course of 10 weeks, packs were purchased digitally via upperdeckepack.com and then the physical cards could be transferred to COMC.com and sent to you at a later date.
The base set consisted of 50 cards, with each one picturing a scene from the film. A paragraph on the back of the card describes the action. One of the insert sets was a Black and White parallel which added an additional 20 scenes. Ultra rare 1/1 printing plate parallels were also randomly included in packs.
An insert set featuring 10 prominent characters is also available in standard and “gold parallel” forms. The standard character insert has the highest print run of the product with 1,499 copies. The gold parallel is limited to 499 copies. The base cards are actually the most limited cards you could find in packs. There are some Achievement cards which are more limited, but I’ll get to that in a second.
In each of the 10 weeks, Upper Deck released 1,985 packs. Each pack contained 1 base card, and there were 5 new base cards available each week. The math indicates there were fewer than 400 of each base card created.
Everyone Loves a Treasure Hunt!
Collectors also had the opportunity to hunt down some additional achievement cards. By completing a handful of collecting achievements(one for each base, insert, and parallel set), they were able to claim five additional “Astoria Achievements” cards.
Collect enough of the achievements, and you could redeem them for an even more limited Never Say Die Diamond Relic, Rich Stuff Doubloon Relic, or a special hand drawn Sketch Card. These Achievement Relics command a premium on eBay.
Hoard the Loot!
I was able to find all 95 cards, including the achievement cards on COMC.com. They ranged from about .25 to $10 each depending on what you’re looking for and when you look. You can also search for sets and singles on eBay.
Checklist
Search for and buy any of the cards below on eBay!
Black and White Variation
V-1 Anybody Got a Candy Bar?
V-2 Somebody’s There
V-3 Make Yourselves Comfortable
V-4 Ten Times Ten
V-5 You Never Listen to Me
V-6 This Is Our Time
V-7 Ever Heard of This Guy?
V-8 What Do You Want?
V-9 Last Goonie Weekend
V-10 Play the Tune
V-11 You’re Not Going to Believe Me
V-12 A Little Sister
V-13 That’s Where You’ll Find the Treat
V-14 Somebody Else’s Dreams
V-15 I Don’t Wanna See It
V-16 Sit Down!
V-17 Is That You Again, Lawrence?
V-18 Fifty-Dollar Bills
V-19 This Map is Old News
V-20 The Foreclosure is a Definite
Characters Insert
C-1 Sloth
C-2 Data Wang
C-3 Brandon “Brand” Walsh
C-4 Chunk
C-5 Mama Fratelli
C-6 One-Eyed Willy
C-7 Mouth
C-8 Mikey Walsh
C-9 Stef Steinbrenner
C-10 Andy Carmichael
Achievements
A-1 To the Nearest Northern Point
A-2 Trash the Goon Docks
A-3 The Three Rocks
A-4 Ride to Gold Rock Beach
A-5 Treasure Map
Diamond Relic
ACHG-1 Chunk /15
ACHG-2 Mouth Devereaux /15
ACHG-3 Andy Carmichael /15
ACHG-4 Data Wang /15
ACHG-5 Sloth /15
ACHG-6 Mama Fratelli /15
ACHG-7 Mikey Walsh /15
ACHG-8 Brand Walsh /15
Doubloon Relic
ACHR-1 Chunk /35
ACHR-2 Mouth Devereaux /35
ACHR-3 Andy Carmichael /35
ACHR-4 Data Wang /35
ACHR-5 Sloth /35
ACHR-6 Mama Fratelli /35
ACHR-7 Mikey Walsh /35
ACHR-8 Brandon “Brand” Walsh /35
Base Set
1 Truffle Shuffle
2 Hey, Mike Found a Map!
3 I Have the Key to One-Eyed Willy
4 Forget About Any Adventures
5 This Better Be It, Mikey
6 I Think I Have a Match
7 There’s Nothing To Be Scared Of
8 Don’t Let Them See Us, Guys
9 This Is a Summer Restaurant?
10 These Boys Are Customers
11 You Boys Like Tongue?
12 Here’s Your Water
13 Stay To the Right
14 I Smell Ice Cream
15 Bully Blinders
16 I Can’t See Anything
17 What Are These Pipes All About?
18 It is Chester Copperpot
19 Give Me This Thing
20 It’s a Giant Piggy Bank
21 This Is a Wishing Well
22 Just Send Down the Bucket
23 Goonies Never Say “Die”
24 Translate This
25 Triple Stones
26 Get Out of the Way
27 Pinchers of Peril
28 It Looks Like a Boat Mast
29 Jerk Alert
30 We Gotta Play the Bones
31 Andy, You Took Piano Lessons
32 Goonies Always Make Mistakes
33 Geronimo!
34 Giant Sushi
35 Break Through
36 What’s Up There?
37 I Made It. I Beat You
38 My Friends, The Goonies
39 Save That For Willy
40 Those Creeps Are Still After Us
41 Okay, This Is War
42 I Said, Outside!
43 I Know What I’m Doing
44 Empty Your Pockets
45 Walk the Plank
46 Hey, You Guuuuuuuys!
47 Jump Rope, Slothy
48 This is a Funny Candle
49 It’s Them Goobers
50 A Pirate Ship at Cauldron Point