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The Osbournes

An Outrageous New Trading Card Set from Inkworks

RALEIGH, NC, -- October 2002 -- Inkworks brings the outrageous hit television program, THE OSBOURNES, to trading cards with a brand-new 72-card set based on Ozzy Osbourne and the everyday antics of his family in the smash hit reality television show on MTV.

Acquired through a license from Signatures Network, Inc., The Osbournes Premium Trading Cards will feature the first season of The Osbournes with wild subsets such as “There Goes The Neighborhood,” “In The Doghouse,” and “Sharonnnnn!” as well as lots of extras for fans and collectors. Fronts of the cards highlight favorite moments from the show with some of the show’s most quotable lines on the backs.

In addition to the base set, randomly inserted bonus cards include:

AUTOGRAPH CARDS from the stars of the show: Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack. (4 cards - Appx. odds 1:137 packs).
PIECEWORKS CARDS featuring show-worn items of all four family members. Fresh from the laundry basket to you. (4 cards - Appx. odds 1:36 packs).
FAMILY PORTRAIT – A nine-card foil puzzle portrait of America’s new favorite television family. (9 cards - Appx. odds 1:11 packs). 199 individually sequentially numbered copies of this puzzle will also be available as an uncut mini-press sheet (SRP $69.95).
HEAD-BANGERS – Five cards that are die-cut heads of the family – including Lola! (5 cards - Appx. odds 1:17 packs).
PLUS – Four different box loader cards (4 cards - one per display box) and one very special case loader card (1 card - one per shipping case).

Packs of The Osbournes Premium Trading cards will contain six cards and have a suggested retail price of $1.99 per pack. Displa

y boxes will contain 36 packs. Inkworks will also produce a limited number of premium collector albums to hold The Osbournes collection of cards. The album will have a suggested retail price of $19.95.

Inkworks is an award-winning Raleigh, North Carolina based trading card company specializing in entertainment properties. Inkworks has established an Inkworks Guarantee. The guarantee assures collectors that each factory-sealed display box contains a complete, defect-free basic set. Inkworks pledges the highest quality production, printing and packaging. For pictures of The Osbournes trading cards, more information about Inkworks, the Inkworks Guarantee, or to find out how to request free collectible cards for upcoming products, please visit the Inkworks web site at www.inkworkscards.com. Current Inkworks licenses include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Andromeda, The X-Files, Scooby Doo, Smallville, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park III, The Scorpion King, Charmed, and Alias.

About Signatures Network: Signatures Network is a leading entertainment licensing and event merchandising company that holds the merchandising and marketing rights to more than 125 top music artists and entertainment properties including Ozzy Osbourne, The Osbourne Family, The Beatles, Britney Spears, U2, KISS, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, and Shakira among others. Signatures Network enables celebrities to extend their brand and surround fans with consistent messaging via powerful marketing opportunities, including licensing agreements; innovative product development; tour services and merchandising; retail distribution partnerships; and sponsorship and endorsement negotiations. For more information please visit www.signaturesnetwork.com.