Retsy Series 1 · Card 0111 · 80-BRK

Black Belt Bites

Chop it. Crunch it. Bow to the bowl.

Crunchy corn squares you could karate chop in half, coached by a goose in a white uniform.

Card no.: 0111 of 1,280
Set: 80s Cereal & Breakfast · 80-BRK
Year: 1984
Type: Martial arts mascot cereal
Found at: Grocery store cereal aisle
Cost back then: $1.89 a box

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype7/10

Weirdness6/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 1984

The story of Black Belt Bites

Sensei Honk, a goose with a black belt tied around his middle, chopped cereal squares in half in every commercial. The squares had a groove down the middle so kids could do the same. Breakfast tables echoed with tiny battle cries. The box came with a paper belt you colored in after finishing each bowl.

Fun fact

Earning the cardboard black belt took twelve boxes, and most kids promoted themselves after three.

Six finishes

187 copies of Black Belt Bites exist

Black Belt Bites comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Black Belt Bites, Retsy card 0111 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Black Belt Bites, Retsy card 0111 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Black Belt Bites, Retsy card 0111 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Black Belt Bites, Retsy card 0111 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Black Belt Bites, Retsy card 0111 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Black Belt Bites, Retsy card 0111 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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