the number in the upper right is just the base set card number.
so potentially 55 different, but the pulls so far don't seem to support that.
I had a little more time to look into the artist autographs set. I will post a list of all the ones from ebay and the handful forum members at the bottom of this thread. I got them all together to try and figure out some kind of pattern. What I did figure out is:
It appears the artists did a certain number of their own #1 to #15 sets. When you look carefully at the bottom of the card, the artist's name & sequence is printed on the card. I originally thought each artist did 1 set of 1 to 15. If you check the list & see the collection of #12s, you'll see Im did 3 different # 12 of 15s. That indicates that at least he did 3 sets of 15. Each artist may have done more than 1 set of 15.
I think if we can figure the total number of collectors cases, the odds of the artist autos, we can back into the total # of artist autos. Then divide the total by 15 & that should give us the number of "1 to 15" sets.
I'm also not sure if we have all the artists signatures yet in the list. I seem to remember seeing a few names I didn't recognize in sketch auctions, yet I don't see their signatures in the 12 artists that have surfaced so far. If anyone knows of an artist who has done ans10 sketches, yet not on the list of known artists autos yet, please post.
If any of the artists can/will chime in, they would certainly be able to shed some light on the composition of this set.
As far as the titles go in relation to the artists, I don't believe there is a correlation. It appears there were sets of 1 to 55 printed up for these BEFORE the artists gold imprint xx/15 which may have been printed/applied after. Maybe Dr Popper could weigh in on that...
Artists w/auto cards so far(12):
Neil Camera
Pat Chaimuang
Brent Engstrom
Sam Gambino
David Gross
Junghwa Im
Matthew Kirscht
Mark Pingatore
Clause St. Aubin
Joe Simko
Smokin' Joe
Fred Wheaton
Known Artist Autograph cards so far:
1 Dungeon Donuts(11) - Smokin' Joe
1 Tomb Gator(20) - Brent Engstrom
1 Feet Fighter(45) - Brent Engstrom
2 BO Shock(10) - Brent Engstrom
2 Diarrhea of Windy Kid(37) - Neil Camera
2 Klepto Bismol(39) - Junghwa Im
2 Newtella(51) - Junghwa Im
3 Play-Gogh(7) - Junghwa Im
3 Reeper's(9) - Neil Camera
3 B.O. Shock(10) - Brent Engstrom
3 Dungeon Donuts(11) - Smokin' Joe
3 Might Be Dog(16) - Junghwa Im
3 Hippy Meal(22) - Smokin' Joe
3 Snakers(55) - Smokin' Joe
4 Pooper Mario(5) - Brent Engstrom
4 UltraTite(29) - Smokin' Joe
4 Pop Farts(38) - Mark Pingatore
5 Dungeon Donuts(11) - Smokin'Joe
5 Fiber Won(23) - Fred Wheaton
6 Peter Pawn(13) - David Gross
6 Scream of Wheat(18) - Matthew Kirscht
6 Rold Cold(19) - Claude St. Aubin
6 Crawley Racher(36) - Joe Simko
8 Pooper Mario DooDLand(5) - Brent Engstrom
8 Blow Hole Pop(26) - Junghwa IM
8 Crawley Rancher(36) - Joe Simko
9 Milk Deads(3) - Junghwa Im
9 Tomb Gator(20) - Brent Engstrom
9 Bogus Burgers(34) - Brent Engstrom
10 Wuss in Boots(27) - Mark Pingatore
10 UltraTite(29) - Smokin' Joe
12 Green Chant(24) - Pat Chaimuang
12 Chronic Degenerates(25) - Brent Engstrom
12 Chia Pest(41) - Sam Gambino
12 East Muck(44) - Junghwa Im
12 Benadrool(47) - Jungwa Im
12 Newtella(51) - Junghwa Im
12 Pampered(52) - Brent Engstrom
13 BO Shock(10) - Brent Engstrom
13 Hippy Meal(22) - Smokin' Joe
13 Jack Stinks(28) - Sam Gambino
13 Lucky Germs(53) - Junghwa Im
14 BO Shock(10) - Brent Engstrom
14 Cementos(43) - Neil Camera
14 Feet Fighter(45) - Brent Engstrom
15 Flustered Flakes(2) - Fred Wheaton
15 Play-Gogh(7) - Junghwa Im
15 Crawley Rancher(36) - Joe Simko
15 Feet Fighter(45) - Brent Engstrom
15 Snakers(55) - Smokin' Joe