Killer Bees are the mutant hybrid of timid European honey bees and their African cousins.  Like all superhero stories, the Killers were introduced to Brazil by mad scientists to help re-populate their diminishing Bee population.  But no-one could contain them... In 1957, 26 swarms escaped quarantine and declared war on the western hemisphere.  Danger lurking in the skies, these villains will stalk their victims for up to 1/2 a mile..  We wanted to capture the darker bodies of these cold-face killers in our deck. Creating a harsh black back with toxic-waste yellow honeycomb spilt on the back.  The black faces display custom pips and hold a sinister simplicity. Like something you'd expect to see on a discarded barrel of methylamine.  Killer Bees are the result of an unsanctioned lab experiment when toxic-waste spilled into a delicate hive of Honey Bees. 

scans of every card can be seen at http://www.marytcusack.com/maryc/decks/html/Cards/KillerBee.html​

Hard to find deck that was only released to club 808 members.

The Bicycle Club 808 Playing Cards are the intro cards exclusive to the newly launched "VIP" or membership fan club by USPCC/Bicycle of the same name. The club launched January 1, 2013 and gives members a "back stage pass" to exclusive content and limited edition playing cards from USPCC/Bicycle. The Bicycle Club 808 can only be acquired at the time of the membership purchase. It is not sold anywhere else on the site, even to members of 808.

The deck comes with 56 cards including a double back and ad card. The design was done by designers Emily Webb and Ronny Young. The tuck case design is black and white that pulls in many elements from the Bicycle brand.

In 2013, I successfully Kickstarted the Whispering Imps®, a deck of cards for magicians that was inspired by Harry Kellar’s famous portrait poster from 1894. After a very successful campaign, 5 different versions of the original design and thousands of shipped decks, it was time for a brand new deck of Whispering Imps®. In January 2014, I partnered again with illustrator Mark Stutzman, and we began designing the second deck in the Whispering Imps® series: The Gamesters.

Designed for card players, the Gamesters are two new decks inspired by classic Las Vegas casinos including Jerry’s Nugget, the Golden Nugget, and The Wynn. The clean, simplistic back design allows players to be focused on what’s most important – the game.

Additionally, I wanted to make it easier for both left and right handed card players to peek at their hand while at the same reducing the amount of card exposed to prying eyes, so the pips are placed just 2.5mm from the edge in all four corners.  The top right and bottom left indices are rotated 90°, allowing players another unique opportunity to quickly peek at their hand when cards are in a horizontal position.  

Lastly, it was important to set this deck apart from the original while maintaining elegance. The original Whispering Imps® sported a very intricate back design and were housed within a very simple, iconic tuck box. The Gamesters incorporate just the opposite - a very simple and iconic back design and an intricate, elaborate tuck box.

• Printed by the United States Playing Card Company.
• Bee paper.
• Custom Tuck Box.
• Two Joker Cards with my "No Way Out Sculpture" as the main design face.
• One Promo Card (Facebook, twitter...etc..)
• One custom Ace of Spades Card.
• One COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) card with the edition number of your deck printed on it.
• Tuck printed on Black Matte stock and possibly a Red Matt on the inside of the Tuck Box.
• Embossing and Foil.
• 3D Metal card face mechanism attached to deck.
• 52 STANDARD poker playing cards. (This deck is all about the Tuck Box and it's accessories.)

• Printed by the United States Playing Card Company.
• Bee paper.
• Custom Tuck Box.
• Two Joker Cards with my "No Way Out Sculpture" as the main design face.
• One Promo Card (Facebook, twitter...etc..)
• One custom Ace of Spades Card.
• One COA (Certificate Of Authenticity) card with the edition number of your deck printed on it.
• Tuck printed on Black Matte stock and possibly a Red Matt on the inside of the Tuck Box.
• Embossing and Foil.
• 3D Metal card face mechanism attached to deck.
• 52 STANDARD poker playing cards. (This deck is all about the Tuck Box and it's accessories.)