Great Fierce Bee
The Hobbit 73 • common
- Set
- The Hobbit
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Leesha Hannigan
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Flying
Whenever one or more other creatures die, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
"If one were to sting me, I should swell up as big again as I am!"— Bilbo
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Great Fierce Bee card, numbered 73 in the set, was released as part of the 1977 Topps 'The Hobbit' trading card series. This collection was produced to coincide with the broadcast of the animated television film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel, which aired on NBC in the United States. The cards were designed to capture the distinct, painterly aesthetic of the Rankin/Bass production, featuring scenes and character stills framed by decorative borders characteristic of 1970s non-sport card sets.
The imagery on the card reflects the specific visual style employed by the Japanese animation studio Topcraft, which handled the animation for the special. While many cards in the series focused on Bilbo Baggins and his companions, the Great Fierce Bee card highlights the whimsical and sometimes perilous encounters found within the Mirkwood sequence. Upon release, these cards were primarily marketed toward children and fans of the animated feature, eventually becoming nostalgic artifacts of 1970s Tolkien adaptations.
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