1990 Topps Baseball
414. Frank Thomas “No name on front”
It’s a sad day in baseball as one of the 1990s biggest stars has been released a day after being benched – and as a DH no less. And while Frank Thomas may be a big-name draw for a club struggling at the gate, his days as [...]
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Mars Attacks!
Bubbles Inc. (Topps), 1962
36. Destroying a Dog
Kick the crap out of the US military? Go for it.
Destroy Washington D.C.? If you must.
Burn cattle? We call it barbecue.
Shoot a dog? Whoa, there.
And a controversial card was born. I wish I’d been born early enough to collect Mars Attacks! Not because of their value on today’s [...]
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1984 Topps Traded Bronze
182. Darryl Strawberry
Recently I was flipping through my 2008 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards over a bowl of soggy Special K with Red Berries and a cup of lukewarm coffee and came across this interesting little card. It was distributed as a case incentive for dealers ordering 1984 Topps Traded sets. Intrigued [...]
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2007 Topps Updates and Highlights Baseball
SQ1. Poley Walnuts
Yes, you aren’t seeing things. There’s a squirrel on my baseball card. Apparently this is some sort of stealth New York-centric insert from the New York-centric Topps company. Seriously – there’s a squirrel on my baseball card!
And if you think that’s odd, turns out George’s friend Poley commands [...]
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Topps, 1979
24. Being From Beyond
Seriously, this card looks like my daughter after she’s raided her Tickle Trunk of dress-up clothes and masks. The magic fairy wand is an especially nice touch. Wait a second, this is a Star Trek card from 29 years ago.
Well, I’m not one to debate the merits [...]
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Charlton Heston
1924 – 2008
Card pictured:
Planet of the Apes (Topps, 1969)
4. Man’s Destiny
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2008 Finest Baseball Autographs
FA-RM. Alan “The Rip Master” Narz”
So you’ve convinced your significant other that $100 is well spent on and 18-pack master box of 2008 Finest Baseball.
“But, hun, there’s three autographs in here.”
In the third pack, there it is – your first autograph. The significant other looks over, “Are those packs of baseball cards [...]
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