1940 Action Series, (V350), World Wide Gum, Canada

1940 “Action Series” (V350)
World Wide Gum Company, Montréal, Canada

V350 Overview

Series Title: “Action Series”
Cartophilic Reference Number: V350
Issued by: World Wide Gum Company, Montréal, Canada
Issued with: Action Bubble Gum
Country: Canada
Number of Cards: 60
Card Numbering: 1 to 60
Card Dimensions: 71.88 × 60.33 mm
Circa: 1940
Checklist: Checklist

The 1940 “Action Series” (V350) is a smaller 60-card cousin of Goudey’s 1938 (“Action Gum” (R1) 96-card set that was issued in the 1938-39 time-frame. The “lower-48” (№ 1-48) cards of the Canadian “Action Series” (V350) set use the same artwork and numbering as the American R1 set with some minor title changes in the card titles of #27, #34, and #44 (see checklist comparison below). However, the “upper-12” (№ 49-60) cards are completely different from the American R1 series. The artwork for the “Upper-12” is borrowed from Goudey’s (R50) “First Column Defenders” 24-card set. These cards are easily identified by their blue borders and a red semicircle at the top of the card. The red semicircle was used to mask the “First Column Defenders Shield” centered at the top of the R50 cards artwork. Unlike the American “Action Gum” (R1) series, the Canadian “Action Series” (V350) had no cards issued/numbered above 60. The card dimensions for the Canadian V350 series is the same as the American R1 series, 71.88 × 60.33 mm. The American Card Catalog reference number for the set is V350.

Image-Guide ^[1,2,3]

The Canadian “Action Series” (V350) images presented in this “Image Guide” are greatly enhanced computer images that were derived from a series of low-grade cards ^[1,2,3]. For this particular series, we have therefore not included any 600-dpi original images.

V350 ORIGINAL SCANS
1 1b	2 2b	3 3b	4 4b	5 5b	6 6b	7 7b	8 8b	9 9b	10 10b
11 11b	12 12b	13 13b	14 14b	15 15b	16 16b	17 17b	18 18b	19 19b	20 20b
21 21b	22 22b	23 23b	24 24b	25 25b	26 26b	27 27b	28 28b	29 29b	30 30b
31 31b	32 32b	33 33b	34 34b	35 35b	36 36b	37 37b	38 38b	39 39b	40 40b
41 41b	42 42b	43 43b	44 44b	45 45b	46 46b	47 47b	48 48b	49 49b	50 50b
51 51b	52 52b	53 53b	54 54b	55 55b	56 56b	57 57b	58 58b	59 59b	60 60b

V350 Wrapper

Checklist ^[4]

The following table compares the Canadian “Action Series” (V350) set composition ^[4] with the first 60 cards of the American “Action Gum” (R1) set.

“Action Series” (V350) World Wide Gum, Canada, 60-cards Checklist
№	x	V350	R1
1		Tanks Attack	Tanks Attack
2		Torpedo Bombers	Torpedo Bombers
3		Eliminating Enemy Nests	Eliminating Enemy Nests
4		Night Bombing Attack	Night Bombing Attack
5		Offshore Air Patrol	Offshore Air Patrol
6		Direct Hit	Direct Hit
7		Parachute Invasion	Parachute Invasion
8		Supply Train Attacked	Supply Train Attacked
9		Pictures Under Fire	Pictures under Fire
10		A Withering Broadside	A Withering Broadside
11		The Infantry Moves In	The Infantry Moves in
12		Machine Gun and Crew	Machine Gun and Crew
13		Pursuit Planes Dogfight	Pursuit Planes Dogfight
14		Team Work Aloft	Team Work Aloft
15		Plane Attacks Convoy	Plane Attacks Convoy
16		Cruisers Make Turn	Cruisers Make Turn
17		Motorcycle Scout	Motorcycle Scout
18		Smashing Tank Attack	Smashing Tank Attack
19		Pursuit Plane Victory	Pursuit Plane Victory
20		Sky Bird Fighter	Sky Bird Fighter
21		Battleship Formation	Battleship Formation
22		Attack on Carrier	Attack on Carrier
23		Tops in Fighting Speed	Tops in Fighting Speed
24		Spotting Night Raiders	Spotting Night Raiders
25		Leaving Aircraft Carrier	Leaving Aircraft Carrier
26		Bombers in Formation	Bombers Information
27		A Bayonet Charge	The Marines Charge
28		Sinking in Flames	Sinking in Flames
29		World’s Largest Bomber	World’s Largest Bomber
30		“Commence Firing”	“Commence Firing”
31		Freighter Torpedoed	Freighter Torpedoed
32		Planes to the Rescue	Planes to the Rescue
33		Light Artillery	Light Artillery
34		Take Off	“Sky Birds” Take Off
35		Surprising Enemy Sub	Surprising Enemy Sub
36		Mosquitoes in Action	Mosquitoes in Action
37		Attack on Air Field	Attack on Airfield
38		Night Bombers Depart	Night Bombers Depart
39		3” Anti-Aircraft Gun	3” Anti-Aircraft Gun
40		Cruisers’ Scout Planes	Cruisers’ Scout Planes
41		Navy Bomber Dives	Navy Bomber Dives
42		Planes Screen Advance	Planes Screen Advance
43		“Wasps” of the Air	“Wasps” of the Air
44		16” Coast Defence Gun	16” Coast Defense Gun
45		Convoying Freighters	Convoying Freighters
46		Away at Dawn	Away at Dawn
47		Landing by “Chute”	Landing by “Chute ”
48		Dive Bombing a Fort	Dive Bombing a Fort
49		Our Mechanized Army	Armed Might Speaks
50		First Line of Defence	Tanks Fording River
51		Coastal Patrol	To the Rescue
52		Fighters in Echelon	Loading the Bomber
53		The Eyes of the Fleet	Tanks in Combat
54		Coastal Forts Prepare	Hard-Hitting Advance
55		Anti-Aircraft Defence	Bombing Harbor Forts
56		Bringing Hospital Aid	“Peeled Off”
57		Offshore Scouting Patrol	Navy Blimp
58		Protecting Singapore	“Listening In”
59		Combat at Intelligence	Down in Flames
60		Combat Cars Move Up	Marines Land
n/a		Canadian “Action Bubble Gum” V350 Wrapper

References

John A. Shupek: Card images via the Skytamer Archive Digital Image Database.
Lange, Joe (JL Cards, Philadelphia, PA). “Action Gum” (R1) high-resolution scans
Vintage Non-Sports Cards Chat Board. V350 “Action Series” low-resolution card images.
PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator). “Action Series” (V350) Set Composition