My 1966 Topps Batman PSA 8 collection (so far...)
MisterE
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Hey, everybody --
I thought I'd share some scans of my 1966 Topps Batman PSA 8 collection.
Right now, I'm really digging the Blue Bat cards (the ones with the little blue Batman logo in one of the corners). Unlike the Black Bats (and most of the Red bats) these cards are really weird. Norman Saunders and Bob Powell are the artists (the duo behind Mars Attacks and Civil War News).
I find these cards very amusing. Batman (and sometimes Robin) are in a bunch of dangerous, surreal situations -- being menaced by dinosaurs, killer plants, fish-men, mutants and other weirdos. Many times, Batman looks like he's going to meet a grim, yet campy demise. There's just something sort of subversive about them, which is probably why, so I've read, they are the least popular series of the 1966 Topps Batman cards.
The pop numbers on these cards are amazingly low -- single digits and teens, most of the time (and even less for Canadian versions). I'm not confident enough to go hunting for HG raw examples to submit to PSA, so for the time being I hunt around the internets or wait like a spider for them to show up on eBay.
So, introduction over, here they are --
I thought I'd share some scans of my 1966 Topps Batman PSA 8 collection.
Right now, I'm really digging the Blue Bat cards (the ones with the little blue Batman logo in one of the corners). Unlike the Black Bats (and most of the Red bats) these cards are really weird. Norman Saunders and Bob Powell are the artists (the duo behind Mars Attacks and Civil War News).
I find these cards very amusing. Batman (and sometimes Robin) are in a bunch of dangerous, surreal situations -- being menaced by dinosaurs, killer plants, fish-men, mutants and other weirdos. Many times, Batman looks like he's going to meet a grim, yet campy demise. There's just something sort of subversive about them, which is probably why, so I've read, they are the least popular series of the 1966 Topps Batman cards.
The pop numbers on these cards are amazingly low -- single digits and teens, most of the time (and even less for Canadian versions). I'm not confident enough to go hunting for HG raw examples to submit to PSA, so for the time being I hunt around the internets or wait like a spider for them to show up on eBay.
So, introduction over, here they are --
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That's all for now, folks! Thanks for taking a look!
<< <i>Norman Saunders and ... are the artists (the duo behind Mars Attacks and Civil War News).
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Let's not forget that Norm also did Wacky Packages!!!!!
P.S: Nice cards.
<< <i>Hey, everybody --
I thought I'd share some scans of my 1966 Topps Batman PSA 8 collection.
Right now, I'm really digging the Blue Bat cards (the ones with the little blue Batman logo in one of the corners). Unlike the Black Bats (and most of the Red bats) these cards are really weird. Norman Saunders and Bob Powell are the artists (the duo behind Mars Attacks and Civil War News).
I find these cards very amusing. Batman (and sometimes Robin) are in a bunch of dangerous, surreal situations -- being menaced by dinosaurs, killer plants, fish-men, mutants and other weirdos. Many times, Batman looks like he's going to meet a grim, yet campy demise. There's just something sort of subversive about them, which is probably why, so I've read, they are the least popular series of the 1966 Topps Batman cards.
The pop numbers on these cards are amazingly low -- single digits and teens, most of the time (and even less for Canadian versions). I'm not confident enough to go hunting for HG raw examples to submit to PSA, so for the time being I hunt around the internets or wait like a spider for them to show up on eBay. >>
There are more Blue Bat cards then the pop report shows. There are less Puzzle Back cards then the pop reports shows.
Early on, PSA only identified series B cards. They didn't specify blue bat or puzzle back. When they did recognize the difference, they arbitrarily put all cards in the "puzzle back" slot. I can't tell you how many cards I've sent in via the "mechanical" route to be corrected.
<< <i>There are more Blue Bat cards then the pop report shows. There are less Puzzle Back cards then the pop reports shows.
Early on, PSA only identified series B cards. They didn't specify blue bat or puzzle back. When they did recognize the difference, they arbitrarily put all cards in the "puzzle back" slot. I can't tell you how many cards I've sent in via the "mechanical" route to be corrected. >>
And thanks for the info, Kevin! This is very helpful!
Nice collection!