Rad Dudes

Rad Dudes trading cards are were published by Pacific trading Cards in 1990. Everything is neon, Rad Dudes are hanging on to the last bit of 80’s they could muster. Rad Dudes are pretty much a third rate copy of Garbage Pail Kids, as perpetrated by someone who was only vaguely familiar. They are amzaing only in the total absence of any amount of creativity. Character names are uninspired and the illustrations usually lack an interesting composition. There’s 110 cards pre set, 55 front illustrations, each having two back versions, one with some character dialog and the other as part of a tile making a larger version of one of the cards. Although the cards are 23 years old, they have absolutely no collectible value. You can buy an entire set of 110 for $1-$2, with shipping usually costing more than the actual cards.

Rad Dudes are pritned with florescent inks, and as such don’t scan very well. Imagine all the yellow and oranges as super vibrant.

It’s Skateboard Scott, who looks a little bit like like a Beavis and Butthead mix.

Here’s Half Pipe Pat throwing down a pseudo sad plant in sandals, no less. But where’s the half pipe?

And Handplant Hank. I can’t exactly tell, but that looks like it might be a frontside invert.

Poser Pete skates “to destroy.”

Rail ridin’ Ronnie

Wipeout Wayne. It looks like he’s got tire tracks on his back too.

And just for context, here’s a couple other Rad Dudes. Skateboarders definitely took the lion’s share of characters, with surfers coming in a distant second. There are a couple bike cards too. The rest are pretty weak, although there are a few that have an adolescent Peeping Tom vibe to them.