Monster in My Pocket was a toy line developed by Morrison Entertainment Group, headed by Joe Morrison and John Weems, and released by Matchbox in 1990 consisting of small, soft plastic monsters from religion and mythology, literary fantasy, and unexplained phenomena. In total, there were eleven series released, the third (released only in Shreddie's cereal in Canada and by Bob's Big Boy and Hardee's) being the rarest. There were over 200 monsters in the collection, each (with nine exceptions) was assigned a point value. Among the highest valued monsters were the Etruscan deity Charun (100 points) and among the least being The Invisible Man (5 points). Matchbox Superfast window sticker. ... Bobs Big Boy mascot sign. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Carls Jr. ... See: Etruscan civilization Etruscan language Etruscan alphabet Etruscan mythology See also: Tyrrhenian, Lemnian, Pelasgian. ... In Etruscan mythology, Charun was a demon who tortured dead souls in the Underworld, as well as the guardian of the entrance to the underworld. ... 1940s paperback edition The Invisible Man is a famous 1897 science fiction novel(la) by H.G. Wells. ...

The line proved more popular in England and continental Europe than in the United States where it originally developed. It ran into difficulty in England with its large population of Hindus, as the divinites Kali, Ganesha, Hanuman, and Yama, were all depicted as "monsters" resulting in great offense. Except for the minor deity, Yama, god of death, these were removed from the line in England. After the fourth series, which contained Hanuman and Yama, was released, they decided to play it safe and provided follow-up series: Super Creepies, 24 comical (punning) aberrations of real insects created by "Dr. Zechariah Wolfram" with point values up to 250, dinosaurs, released in both regular and "Secret Skeleton" format, and 16 Space Aliens that were essentially original. A second series of 24 Dinosaurs is even rarer than series 3. Many of these were not released outside of Europe. The Monster Wrestlers in My Pocket debuted in England in 1994, no longer produced by Matchbox. The first nine, including Tony the Tiger as a coach, were released in Kellogg's Frosties cereal. The point values went up even further, as high as 500, and the coaches and referees, save for the 100 point "Tony the Coach", were the first monsters designated with 0 points. Shreddies also did a nine-monster series of Monster Sports Stars in My Pocket, including "Tony the Referee", which were made of much harder plastic and had no point values. Seventeen Monster Ninja Warriors in My Pocket were produced in 1996, some of which came with vehicles and accessories. These also caught on with the Pog fad, in addition to being the first Monster in My Pocket figures with removable weapons. The figures that were not made by Matchbox were painted in full colors and came in only a few variations, rather than previously coming in multiple solid or tri-tone colors. Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... This article is about the Hindu goddess Kali. ... In Hinduism, Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश or श्रीगणेश ( ) (when used to distinguish lordly status) (or lord of the hosts, also spelled as Ganesa and Ganesh, often also referred to as Ganapati) is one of the most well-known and venerated representations of God (Brahman). ... This article is about a Divine Entity in Hinduism. ... It has been suggested that Yanluo be merged into this article or section. ... Orders Saurischia    Sauropodomorpha    Theropoda Ornithischia Dinosaurs are giant reptiles that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for most of their 165-million year existence. ... Frosted Flakes have a taste adults have grown to love. ... For other things with Kellogg in the name, see Kellogg (disambiguation). ... Ninja (忍者) were said to be agents of espionage and assassination in feudal Japan in legend and popular fiction. ... POG may mean: POG, a drink POG is a three-letter acronym (or three-letter abbreviation) that may stand for: Pediatric Oncology Group Pittsburgh Organizing Group This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

The line was recently revived in England, with deluxe figures of the principal monster characters and reissues of the series 1-2 monsters essentially unchanged.

Some people get these confused with M.U.S.C.L.E. (Kinnikuman), which were asmall rubbery monstrous wrestlers and also solid colored. Hasbro, and later Irwin Toy, released Puppy in My Pocket, Kitty in My Pocket, Pony in My Pocket, Teddy in My Pocket, and various other animal lines under the auspices of Morrison Entertainment Group. Some of the larger "Super Scary" monsters could ride some of the ponies without being top-heavy. These lines were, of course, more aimed at girls. A company called Feva apparently never released Morrison's Magic in My Pocket and Joke in My Pocket lines. Kinnikuman (キン肉マン, literally muscle man) was a manga created by a group of two Japanese high school students, Nakai Yoshinori and Takashi Shimada, to parody the immensely popular Ultraman. ... Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ...

Monster in My Pocket in other media

The earliest Monster in My Pocket items were trading cards painted by Jan Sheets and Jenice Heo, which appeared in 1990, with no credit other than for Morrison Entertainment Group. The Sheets/Heo art appears on a great deal of the other material. Paintings were made for at least the first three series, though only the first was released in the U.S. Cromy of Argentina released all of these, including prismatic chase cards of many of the series 2 and 3 characters. These were also released in a sticker album format, including a series 1 only edition in the U.S. Both were accompanied by sketchier art depicting cartoons of the characters.

A comic book series written by Dwayne McDuffie, (initially working from a plot by Craig Mitchell, R.L.Stern, and Tim Bogart) and drawn primarily by Gil Kane and Ernie Colon (with Nelson Dewey) was released by Harvey Comics in 1991. It ran for four bi-monthly issues, despite an open ending and promises that sales had justified making it monthly. In this series, Warlock and Vampire were similar to X-Men's Magneto and Professor X in their appearances, relationship to each other, and value systems. A spell by Warlock intended to shrink the monsters who did not side with him was botched by Ogre, resulting in the shrinkage of all the monsters. The good monsters ended up in the home of ne'er-do-well Jack Miles and his studious younger brother, Tom. The series ended with both sides battling inside a dollhouse bought for a little girl named Theresa, who was scared away by Spring Heeled Jack. They also dealt with Frank Rook, The Exterminator (a parody of The Punisher), and Swamp Beast helped them defeat a Tyrannosaurus Rex who would grow when exposed to any form of radiation, such as smoke detectors and microwaves. Marvel Comics reissued the comic stories in newly-formatted annuals, including a Monster Wrestlers in My Pocket annual (which had no continuity with the previous series). Dwayne McDuffie is a comic book and animation writer. ... Eli Katz (April 6, 1926–January 31, 2000), who worked under the name Gil Kane and in a few instances Scott Edwards, was a comic book illustrator whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s. ... Ernie Colon is a comics artist. ... Harvey forays in the 50s and 60s into superhero, suspense, horror, western and the like under their Thrill Adventure and Harvey Thriller line), kid comics have been the bulk of their output. ... Warlocks (another name for wizards) are, among historic Christian traditions, said to be the male equivalent of witches (usually in the pejorative sense of Europes Middle Ages), and were said to ride pitchforks instead of broomsticks. ... Philip Burne-Jones, The Vampire, 1897 Vampires are mythical or folkloric creatures, typically held to be the re-animated corpses of human beings and said to subsist on human and/or animal blood (hematophagy), often having unnatural powers, heightened bodily functions, and/or the ability to physically transform. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... This article is about magneto, the engine component. ... For the Brooklyn, NY rapper Professor X, see X-Clan. ... The Ogre from Tom Thumb illustrated by Gustave Doré An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a large and hideous humanoid monster. ... Spring Heeled Jack (Illustration circa 1890). ... The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ... Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Tyrannosaurus rex (ty-RAN-o-sawr-us) meaning king tyrant lizard because of its size and large teeth and claws (Greek tyrannos = tyrant + sauros = lizard; Latin rex = king), also known colloquially as T. rex and The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ...

A video game was released for the NES in 1991 by Konami. It had the same essential concept of the comic book, although Hobgoblin and Gremlin, initially the good monsters' comic relief, now appeared as villains, to the extent that Gremlin was a boss. Warlock sends out his henchmen, led by Spring Heeled Jack, Bigfoot, Kraken, Gremlin, and Medusa while Vampire and The Monster are watching TV in the Miles home. They must fight their way through the upstairs and kitchen of the home, the street and sewer, emerging in a construction site and an Orientalist garden before fighting Warlock at Monster Mountain. And that's not quite the end. Vampire and Monster's abilities in the game are the same (though 2-player simultaneous action was an option)--an attack that can extend slightly beyond their bodies with a bit of a blaze, and they can make a double-jump from the height of their jump, something that has since become a common move in many video games. NES redirects here. ... Konami Corporation (コナミ) TYO: 9766 (NYSE: KNM) (SGX: K20) is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling computer and video games. ... Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to a friendly or amusing goblin. ... Falling Hare (1943), in which Bugs Bunny is tormented by a gremlin This article is about the fictional creature. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Pen and wash drawing by malacologist Pierre Denys de Montfort, 1801 from the descriptions of French sailors reportedly attacked by such a creature off the coast of Angola. ... A relatively modern image of Medusa painted by Arnold Böcklin In Greek mythology, Medusa (Greek: Μέδουσα), was a monstrous female character whose gaze could turn people to stone. ... Boris Karloff as Frankensteins monster, along with Elsa Lanchester, in Bride of Frankenstein Frankensteins monster (sometimes Frankensteins creature or the Frankenstein monster) is a creature first appearing in Mary Shelleys novel, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ...

A board game was also released by Decipher Limited, which used the action figures as playing pieces. The game involved using the monsters to fight battles in terrains where they had different strengths--New York, Tundra, Volcano, and Swamp. This should not be confused with the Monster Clash action game made by Matchbox--a board game/playset combo in which glow in the dark rubber balls were launched from catapults as part of the game.

In 1992, there was an animated special produced by Hanna-Barbera, where Vampire became the villain, and Invisible Man was in charge of the heroes. Swamp Beast was a mindless villain among the other changes, such as the formerly white-furred Werewolf becoming the Jamaican "Wolf-Mon". This time, their human host was Carrie Raven, daughter of Edgar Raven, a famous horror writer. The evil monsters learned they would grow at the sound of screams, while the good monsters grow with laughter. Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... A German woodcut from 1722 A werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who shapeshifts into a wolf, either purposely, by using magic, or after being placed under a curse. ...

There was also an audio cassette of original music and along with a cover of Bobby "Boris" Pickett's The Monster Mash titled Monster Rock, produced by Rincon Children's Entertainment for BMG Kidz in 1992. The songs were written by ? Byrd, James McDonnell, Peter Pope, Randy Petersen, Robert Irving, and ? Quinn. Pope, McDonnell, Petersen, and Irving played the keyboards, George Bell played saxophone, and Barry Scott and Charles Dickens played guitar, with Dickens provideing drum programming and engineering. Singers were Jake Vesprille, Michael Hunter, Gigi Young, Barry Scott, Jimmy McDonnell, Mary McDonnell, Rory McDonnell, Peter Hix, Katrina Perkins, and Bob Joyce. "Saturday Night at the Boneyard" was the only song to mention monsters from series 2 or 3. The other songs are "Monster in My Pocket", "Witches Brew", "Monsters", "Can't Do a Thing With My Hair" (Byrd/McDonnell), "Do the Boo", "Full Moon Blues", "Boogie Man Boogie" (Byrd/McDonnell/Pope), "Monster Party" (Petersen/Irving/Quinn), and "Party in Your Pocket" (Pope). John Weems, Joe Morrison, and Ralph King were the executive producers. BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ...

In 1994, the monsters recieved a popularity boost in Mexico; after being part of a promotion from the Sonrics candy company. This promotion consisted of MIMP themed boxes full of candy, a monster random figure and any of the following: trading cards, mini-comics and mini activity books. Part of this promotion was a collector set modeled after Monster Mt. by phone order, but oddly the company kept saying by phone there was no such offer.

In 2003, Pyramid Films in England created a CGI animated series that changed the concept considerably. It dealt with monsters trapped in a cloak that was shredded in battle with the now-good Warlock and his evil brother, "Morlock". A few good monsters, including Vampiress and The Monster side with Warlock and his young apprentice to recapture the monsters, including Vampiress's evil brother, Vampire. One addition to the series, according to its bible, was Mothman, which had previously not been represented. The series was intended for U.S. release on Cartoon Network, but it was never picked up. Apparently, with the human figures more in control of the monsters than ever before, it looked too much like Pokemon for its own good, with some Harry Potter thrown in for good measure. Its earlier X-Men influence had been only subtle and teasingly knowing. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting and dedicated to showing animated programming. ... Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon, pronounced //, although frequently, and even intentionally mispronounced //), is a multi-billion dollar media franchise, created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996 (it celebrated its tenth anniversary on February 27, 2006). ... This article is about the Harry Potter series. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...

More details about individual monsters

Wikipedia entries for other monsters in the series:

Great Beast, Lernaean Hydra, Behemoth, Griffin, Cockatrice, Cyclops, Tengu, Triton, Jotun Troll, Manticore, Karnak (probably Maahes), Coatlicue, Bigfoot, Catoblepas, Harpy, Jenny Haniver, Baba Yaga, Windigo, Red Cap, Goblin, Cerberus, Zombie, Chimera, Ghost, Roc, Ghoul, The Phantom of the Opera, Mad Scientist or Mr. Hyde, Winged Panther, Mummy, Charon, The Beast, Witch, Skeleton, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dragon, Jabberwock, Ymir, Golem, Loch Ness Monster, Tarasque, Bishop Fish, Herne the Hunter, Ancient Gorgon, Ectoplasmic Phantom, Elbow Witch, Minotaur, Merrow, Nuckelavee, Spectre, Bloody Bones, Sebek, Dryad, Undine, Gargoyle, Leviathan, Abominable Snowman, Anubis, Amphisbaena, Centaur, Orobas, Siren, Jimmy Squarefoot, Blemmyes, Achelous, Ankou, Banshee, BasCelik, Catarenha, Djinn Shapeshifter, Genie, Grendel, Hairy Boggart, Headless Horseman (being unmounted, he was amusingly known as simply "The Headless Man", though his origin matched Irving's description), Hieracosphinx, Jabalius, Hodag, Sciapod, Talos, Troll, Thunderdell, Ghilan, Astaroth (looking like Baal, as per Jeff Rovin's The Fantasy Encyclopedia), Dybbuk, Lamia, Grave Watcher, Creature from the Closet, the ghost of Christopher Slaughterford, Houngan, Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Jenny Greenteeth, Drude, Boogeyman, Alû, Fachen, Jersey Devil, Wurdulac, Poltergeist, Umi Bozu, Wildman of China (Yeren), and Imp. 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The bogeyman, also boogeyman and bogyman, is a ghost-like monster that children often believe is real. ... also spelled Fachan or Fachin A creature with only half a body in Scottish and Scots-Irish folklore. ... Illustration of the Jersey Devil, drawn from a description by Nelson Evans in the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1909 The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature said to inhabit the Pine Barrens in southern New Jersey. ... A type of Russian vampire, also spelled verdilak, that must consume the blood of its loved ones and convert its whole family. ... (German for noisy ghost) is a term for a supposed spirit or ghost that manifests by moving and influencing inanimate objects (rather than through visible presence or vocalization). ... The Yeren (Chinese: 野人; pinyin: ; literally wild person), variously referred to as the Yiren, Yeh Ren, Chinese Wildman, Wildman of Shennongjia, Man-Monkey, or Yen Hsiung (man bear), is said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the mountainous regions of Chinas Hubei province. ... IMP may be a word: Imp, a fantasy creature. ...

The Super Creepies are Tarantula, Black Widow Spider, Jumping Spider, Wolf Spider, Turret Spider, Crab Spider, Soldier Beetle, Soldier Fly, Robber Fly, Armoured Cockroach, Vampire Leaf Hopper, Lightning Bug, Eastern Toe Biter, Stink Bug, One Eyed Jack, Clubtail Dragonfly, Dogface Butterfly, Horntail Moth, Scarface Scorpion, Mexican Bed Bug, Lady Bug, Horsefly, Cave Cricket, and Hunchback Beetle. Genera Subfamily Acanthopelminae    Acanthopelma Subfamily Aviculariinae    Avicularia    Ephobopus    Pachistopelma    Psalmopoeus    Tapinauchenius Subfamily Eumenophorinae    Anoploscelus    Batesiella    Citharischius    Encyocrates    Eumenophorus    Hysterocrates    Loxomphalia    Loxoptygus    Monocentropus    Myostola    Phoneyusa    Polyspina Subfamily Harpactirinae    Ceratogyrus    Coelogenium    Eucratoscelus    Harpactira    Pterinochilus Subfamily Ischnocolinae    Chaetopelma    Cratorrhagus    Heterothele    Ischnocolus    Nesiergus    Plesiophrictus/Neoplesiophrictus Subfamily Ornithoctoninae    Citharognathus    Cyriopagopus    Haplopelma    Lampropelma    Ornithoctonus    Phormingochilus Subfamily... Binomial name Latrodectus mactans Fabricius, 1775 The black widow spider (Latrodectus mactans) is a spider notorious for its neurotoxic venom. ... Genera Arctosa Geolycosa Lycosa Pardosa Pirata Rabidosa Sosippus The wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae. ... Genera Misumena Misumenops Misumenoides Thomisius Xysticus Tmarus The true Crab spiders are a group of spiders constituting the family Thomisidae or thomisids. ... Genera Chauliognathus Silis Cantharis Podabrus Malthodes and more The soldier beetles, or Cantharidae are relatively soft-bodied, straight sided beetles, closely related to the Lampyridae or firefly family. ... Subfamilies Asilinae Dasypogoninae Laphriinae Leptogastrinae Ommatiinae Flies in the Diptera family Asilidae are commonly known as robber flies. ... Families Blaberidae Blattellidae Blattidae Cryptocercidae Polyphagidae Nocticolidae The Cockroach is an insect of the order Blattodea (the name Blattaria is often used, but it is not interchangeable; Blattaria includes a number of extinct taxa which do not belong in the roaches, so, in technical terms, Blattaria is a polyphyletic group... genera: many hundreds including: Graminella Graphocephala Idiocerus Leafhopper is a common name applied to species from the family Cicadellidae. ... Genera Curtos Cyphonocerus Drilaster Ellychnia Hotaria Lampyris Lucidina Luciola- (Japanese fireflies) Photinus- (common eastern firefly) Photuris Pristolycus Pyractomena Pyrocoelia Stenocladius Fireflies (family Lampyridae), also known as lightningbugs, are nocturnal, luminous beetles. ... Genera Abedus Belostoma Diplonychus Horvathinia Hydrocyrius Lethocerus Limnogeton Poissonia Sphaerodema Weberiella Giant water bugs are members of the family Belostomatidae within the order Hemiptera, colloquially known as toe-biters. ... Pentatomidae is a family of insects that includes the Stink bugs and Shield bugs. ... Genera and Species about 60 species Horntail or wood wasp is the common name for any of the 60 non-social species of the family Siricidae, of the order Hymenoptera, closely related to the sawfly. ... Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See classification for families. ... Genera & Species Genus Cimex Cimex lectularius Cimex hemipterus () Cimex pilosellus Cimex pipistrella Genus Leptocimex Leptocimex boueti Genus Haematosiphon Haematosiphon inodora Genus Oeciacus Oeciacus hirudinis Oeciacus vicarius Bedbugs (or bed bugs) are small nocturnal insects of the family Cimicidae that live by hematophagy, feeding on the blood of humans and other... Subfamilies Chilocorinae Coccidulinae Coccinellinae Epilachninae Scymininae Sticholotidinae etc. ... Genera as listed in ITIS: Subfamily Chrysopsinae: Merycomyia Chrysops Neochrysops Silvius Subfamily Pangoniinae: Apatolestes Asaphomyia Brennania Esenbeckia Pegasomyia Stonemyia Goniops Subfamily Tabaninae: Anacimas Bolbodimyia Catachlorops Chlorotabanus Diachlorus Dichelacera Holcopsis Lepiselaga Leucotabanus Microtabanus Stenotabanus Haematopota Agkistrocerus Atylotus Hamatabanus Hybomitra Poeciloderas Tabanus Whitneyomyia Not placed: Zophina Among the worlds largest flies... Cave crickets are orthopteroid insects of the family Rhaphidophoridae which are found in association with caves. ...

Dinosaurs include Tyrannosaurus rex (more realistic and less like Godzilla than before), Apatosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Spinosaurus, Iguanodon, Plateosaurus, five that don't fit the title: Woolly Mammoth, Cave Man, Pteranodon, Dimetrodon, Sabre-Tooth Tiger; Ankylosaurus, Chasmosaurus, Teratosaurus, Styracosaurus, Deinonychus, Struthiomimus, Kentrosaurus, Monoclonius, Parasaurolophus, Lambeosaurus, and Baby Protoceratops. Binomial name Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905 Tyrannosaurus rex (ty-RAN-o-sawr-us) meaning king tyrant lizard because of its size and large teeth and claws (Greek tyrannos = tyrant + sauros = lizard; Latin rex = king), also known colloquially as T. rex and The King of the Dinosaurs, was a giant carnivorous... Godzilla , as portrayed during the late Heisei era (Godzilla vs. ... Species Apatosaurus ajax Apatosaurus excelsus Apatosaurus louisae Apatosaurus (pronounced ) meaning deceptive lizard, because its chevron bones were like those of Mosasaurus (Greek apatelos or apatelios = deceptive + sauros = lizard), often mistakenly referred to as Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived about 140 million years ago, during the Jurassic... Species See text. ... Species (type) Armor included large plates along the back, chainmail-like armor covering the throat, and four to eight spikes on the tail, depending on species. ... Binomial name Ceratosaurus nasicornis Marsh, 1884 Species Paleo Template Project Ceratosaurus (sayr-AT-oh-sawr-us) meaning horned lizard, in reference to the horn on its nose (Greek kerat = horned + sauros = lizard) is a predatory dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of North America. ... Species Spinosaurus aegyptiacus type  ?Spinosaurus marocannus Large spines on its back, possibly covered with skin for temperature regulation Paleo Template Project Spinosaurus (spine lizard) was a theropod dinosaur genus that lived in what is now Egypt from the Albian to early Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 95 to... Species (neotype) (holotype) Iguanodon is a genus of ornithopod dinosaurs. ... Binomial name Plateosaurus engelhardti von Meyer, 1837 Plateosaurus (flat lizard) was the largest dinosaur known to have existed during the Triassic Period of the Mesozoic era, reaching 6 to 10 m in length, and up to 700 kg in mass. ... This article is about the extinct mammal. ... A typical depiction of a caveman, as seen in a Minute Maid advertisement. ... Pteranodon Pteranodon (Greek for toothless wing), from the Late Cretaceous of Western North America, was one of the largest pterosaurs of all time, with a wingspan of about 7. ... Dimetrodon () was a predatory synapsid (mammal-like reptile) genus that flourished during the Permian period, living between 280 and 260 million years ago. ... Species Smilodon californicus Smilodon fatalis Smilodon gracilis Smilodon populator Smilodon (Greek: Knife-Tooth) is an extinct genus of large machairodontine saber-toothed cats that are understood to have lived between approximately 3 million to 10,000 years ago in North and South America. ... Species Ankylosaurus (pronounced ) meaning stiffened lizard, because of its hard dermal armor (Greek ankylo = stiffen + sauros = lizard) was the last, largest, and most famous of the armored dinosaurs known as the Ankylosaurians. ... Species Chasmosaurus (cleft lizard) is a ceratopsid dinosaur genus from the Upper Cretaceous period of North America. ... Teratosaurus was a genus of rauisuchian from the Triassic Period. ... Species Styracosaurus ( spiked reptile) is an herbivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous period of North America. ... Binomial name Deinonychus antirrhopus Ostrom, 1969 Deinonychus antirrhopus (pronounced , or approximately dyn-ON-ik-us) meaning terrible claw, referring to the large claws on its feet (Greek deinos = terrible + onyx, onychos = claw) was a jaguar-sized, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous Clovery Formation of Montana. ... Struthiomimus (ostrich mimic) is a long-legged, ostrich-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta. ... Species (type) Kentrosaurus aethiopica (pointed lizard from Africa) was a genus of dinosaur closely related to the better-known Stegosaurus. ... Monoclonius (one horn) was a ceratopsian from Cretaceous Canada. ... Species Parks, 1922 Wiman, 1931 Ostrom, 1961 Parasaurolophus [1] is a genus of hadrosaurid dinosaurs, from the Upper Cretaceous (about 76-65 million years ago) of North America. ... Species Lambeosaurus laticaudus Lambeosaurus magnicristatus Lambeosaurus paucidens Lambeosaurus (Lambes lizard) is a bipedal herbivore of the late Cretaceous period, found in North America. ... Protoceratops is a sheep-sized, herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. ...

Space Aliens are the following:

Good: Space Dinosaur, Floyd the Android, Blaster of the Universe, Full Moon Freak, Nova Scorcher, Jumbo Jupiter Junkeater, Laser Blaster, Asteroid Attack Android The android Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behaviour. ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. ... The Galileo spacecraft took this composite image on 7 December 1992 on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. ... In current usage, the word freak is used to refer a person with an unusual personality. ... {alternateuses}} Artists conception of a white dwarf star accreting hydrogen from a larger companion A nova (pl. ... Jumbo the Elephant Jumbo (1861 - September 15, 1885) was an African elephant, born in 1861 in the French Sudan from where he was imported to France and kept in the old Zoo Jardin des Plantes close to the railway station Gare dAusterlitz in Paris. ... Adjective Jovian Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 70 kPa Hydrogen ~86% Helium ~14% Methane 0. ... Lasers range in size from microscopic diode lasers (top) with numerous applications, to football field sized neodymium glass lasers (bottom) used for inertial confinement fusion, nuclear weapons research and other high energy density physics experiments. ... The word blaster can mean more than one thing. ... An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... In military science, an attack is the aggressive attempt to conquer enemy territory, installations, personnel, or equipment or to deny the enemy the use of territory, installations, personnel, or equipment, for example by destroying the equipment. ...

Evil: Venus Booby Trapper, Creature from the Black Hole, Meteor Monster, Star Scorpion, Saturn Scumsucker, Sun Poisoner, Martian Maniac, Radioactive Uranian Rodent Adjective Venusian or (rarely) Cytherean (*min temperature refers to cloud tops only) Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 9. ... This article is about an antipersonnel trap designed for use against humans. ... The term creature refers to an animal. ... A black hole is a concentration of mass great enough that the force of gravity prevents anything past its event horizon from escaping it except through quantum tunnelling behaviour (known as Hawking Radiation). ... Photo of a burst of meteors with extended exposure time A meteor is the visible path of a meteoroid that enters the Earths (or another bodys) atmosphere, commonly called a shooting star or falling star. ... The Pleiades star cluster A star is a massive body of plasma in outer space that is currently producing or has produced energy through nuclear fusion. ... Note: This article contains special characters. ... Look up Scum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A fish of the family Catostomidae. ... The Sun is the star at the center of Earths solar system. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The word Martian is a hypothetical native inhabitant of the planet Mars. ... The term maniac can mean more than one thing: (archaic) A maniac is a person who exhibits the behaviour known as mania. ... Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. ... From John Addington Symonds 1891 book A Problem in Modern Ethics. ... Families See Classification Section The order Rodentia is the most numerous of the branches on the mammal family tree. ...

This takes us up to #184. There appears to be an extra in series 3, probably BasCelik, as he appears in the comic book centerspread of issue #3 but not in the Argentinian sticker book.

Other Dinosaurs have been found with Morrison Entertainment Group copyrights and numbers 224-229. Distribution was so limited that a clearer picture has not been found by collectors. The later series, which were not made by Matchbox, renumbered each time.

Monster Wrestlers in My Pocket: Iron Mighty, Jester Minute, Brad the Barbarian, Texas Turbo, Shark Bite, Mane Man, Cross Bones, Frank the Stone, Tony the Coach, Double Header, Hog Stomper, Nuclear Ninja, Simian Smasher, Howlin' Prowlin' Werewolf, Sabretooth, Toad Trasher, Gizzard the Lizard, Piranha the Piledriver, Grunt, One Eyed Jack, Gargoyle, Bulldog Drumhead, Bloodsucker the Vampire, Stickleback, Crusher Cossack, Steel Slammer, General Mayhem, Man 'O' Arms, Goonie, Julio the Mauler, Chain Gang Chomper, The Executioner, Kongo King, Bully Beef, Smasher Basher, Headbanger, Sergeant Strangle, Coach Harry Headlock, Referee 'Double' Nelson, Referee 'Final' Countdown, Tongue Tied, Pin Head, Ortho the Ogre, Deadly Night Nurse, and Dr. Suture Self.

Monster Sports Stars in My Pocket: Slam Dunk (basketball, and twice as high as any other figure), Full Back Drac (footie), Angry Oddity(tennis), Scrumdown (rugby), Completely Batty (cricket), Spooky Sprinter (running), Werewolf Slugger (baeseball), Tony the Referee, The Big Dipper (diving), Abominable Snowboarder, Hard Puck (hockey), and Howlin One (golf).

Monster Ninja Warriors in My Pocket are Franken Ninja, Sumo Stomper, Rotten Hood, Skeleton Samurai, Dirty Hari Kari, Mohican Warlord, Eye-do-jujitsu, Kung Fu-Neral, Shogun Slasher, Sayonara Sucker, Terror Dactyl, Fear Wolf, None Chuck, Bigfoot Kickboxer, Cyber Samurai, Ninja Vulture, and Karate Sid.

Copyright

Edited with additional information by Scott Andrew Hutchins.

Because of the similarities in names, the Japanese franchise "Pocket Monsters" was changed to "Pokemon" for English releases. Morrison Entertainment Group sued Nintendo unsuccessfuly for what they perceived as an appropriation. Pokémon (ポケモン Pokemon, pronounced //, although frequently, and even intentionally mispronounced //), is a multi-billion dollar media franchise, created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996 (it celebrated its tenth anniversary on February 27, 2006). ...

External links

• Toy archive list and images of monsters
• Monsters in my Pocket Collectors Archive
• Monster in My Pocket: The Scholar's Resource