We are proud to present for first time ever to fans, enthusiasts and collectors on Kickstarter a truly original, hand illustrated and officially licensed deck of playing cards commemorating American vaudeville and comedy legends, The Three Stooges®.

This is the first high quality, fully custom, hand illustrated deck of Three Stooges® Playing Cards ever produced and made available to the public. Officially licensed by C3 Entertainment, these collectable playing cards commemorating comedy film & TV legends The Three Stooges® were printed in the USA by the United States Playing Card Company. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/49-the_three_stooges

Poker playing cards with images from The Three Stooges show. The Three Stooges is a trademark of Comedy III Productions, Inc. The Three Stooges characters, names, and all related indicia are trademarks of Comedy III Productions, Inc. (c) 1997 Comedy III Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published by Boston America Corp

The exclusive artworks of this deck of playing cards pay tribute to the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. One of the “Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature” and a household name in China until today, the story is set in the turbulent years from 169 to 280 AD, during which the country split into three power blocs: the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu (the Three Kingdoms period, 220~280 AD). The novel not only depicts the incessant battling of the three states over dominance but also romanticizes the personal lives of historical figures, introducing close to a thousand heroic characters, 13 of which are featured in this deck. Historical as well as mythical, the legendary Romance has inspired countless artistic renditions including the one we now present.