Great looking card and was highly sought after at the height of "Nomo-mania". Japanese collectors keep the prices on these pretty strong to this day.
1984 Donruss and 1990 Score are two sets that have many stellar cards from a color and composition standpoint but I don't have those scanned to the computer.
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I don't have one, not a Bench collector either, but I'll go along with the guys who say the 76 Topps Bench is the best. There's just a coolness about that card
YANKEENO7 --- YOU'RE OH SO RIGHT ON THE T-3 TY COBB---MAGNIFICENT. PERFECTION. DICK PEREZ, IN HIS 1987 GREAT MOMENTS SERIES. FORMATTED AND CRAFTED IN THE SAME FASHION AS THE T-3s, LOVINGLY POURED ALL HIS CONSIDERABLE SKILL INTO THE CARD OF THE PLAYER WITH WHOM YOUR FORUM NAME IS BASED ON.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOAD UP PHOTOS WITHOUT MY SON'S HELP. HE'S SLEEPING OFF HIS SHIFT AT THE MOMENT, SO I WILL LIST A FEW OF THE BETTER LOOKING CARDS:
1. 1933 GOUDEY BABE RUTH NO. 144 AND 53.
2. 1953 STAHL-MEYER FRANKS MICKEY MANTLE
3. 1961-62 TOPPS BOBBY HULL
4. 1953-54 PARKHURST MAURICE RICHARD
5. 1952 TOPPS MANTLE
6. 1959 BAZOOKA MICKEY MANTLE
7. 1960 POST CEREAL MANTLE
8. 1910 WASHINGTON TIMES TY COBB
9. 1975 TOPPS NOLAN RYAN
10. 1959 TOPPS JIM BROWN
11. 1968-69 TOPPS BOBBY ORR
12. 1952 BOWMAN OTTO GRAHAM / SAMMY BAUGH
13. 1959 BAZOOKA JOHNNY UNITAS
14. T-206 TY COBB (GREEN BACKGROUND)
15. 1954 WILSON FRANKS TED WILLIAMS
16. 1978 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
17. 1971 TOPPS THURMAN MUNSON
18. 1962 SALADA COINS ROGER MARIS
19. 1955 BOWMAN CHUCK BEDNARIK
20. 1953 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE
21. / 22. 1933 DELONG PEPPER MARTIN AND LOU GEHRIG
AND I, AS WELL AS YOU, COULD GO ON ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. THANKS FOR READING THIS FAR. --INDIANA JONES (BRIAN POWELL)
I don't know if it's the best looking, but certainly one of the most curious. I've always thought it looked like Ted Williams dressed as Speed Racer being chased by a giant wave. Gar Wood was a boat racing inventor and pioneer.
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Originally posted by: BunchOBull I don't know if it's the best looking, but certainly one of the most curious. I've always thought it looked like Ted Williams dressed as Speed Racer being chased by a giant wave. Gar Wood was a boat racing inventor and pioneer.
BUNCHOBULL---
I well remember Gar Wood from a book I received for Christmas in 1965. The title was 50 Famous Athletes, or 100 ... and Gar Wood was among them. He really dominated the sport, which was extremely dangerous. I can think of three world land speed record drivers who sadly lost their lives attempting to also become the world water speed record holder----Sir Henry Seagrave, John Cobb, and Donald Campbell. Anyway, your Gar Wood card rocks!
Thanks for sharing with us, bro. ---Indiana Jones (Brian Powell)
I can't help but be partial to this one. This is a 2009 Topps #661 Andrew Hardie. This is my son's rookie card when he was 9 years old. He will be 16 in October. He actually is wearing a pair of autogrphaed, game used Albert Pujols batting gloves from 2006 for good measure.
Would vote for the 1976 Topps Bench and 1991 Topps Fisk mentioned above. Those two show the live action realities of a game from two distinct situations.
Originally posted by: mb2005 Not necessarily the most expensive or most popular, but the best looking card ever. What do you think it is? I still love this one:
I agree. Action shots have been around forever, but this one stuck me as very unique and really caught my eye when I first saw it. It's just very different and not in a bad way.
Ah, the speculative naïveté of the '90s. Memories, memories, memories.
Sorry...that I could not restrict mine to just one...but here are my favorites (not in any particular order).
1. 1971 Thurman Munson (great action shot of a play at the plate) 2. 1957 Mickey Mantle (1st year that Topps went strictly w/photography on its cards...and love the follow through swing of the young Mick. An added bonus is...the rookie card of one of the groundskeepers at Yankee Stadium). 3. 1971 Reggie Jackson (like the colorful A's uniforms w/Reggie holding the lumber) 4. 1963 Roberto Clemente (gorgeous hues) 5. 1963 Lou Brock (one of my favorite sets and this is a colorful portrait shot) 6. 1954 Ernie Banks (1st year Topps placed more than one image on a player's card) 7. 1966 Willie Mays (showing some leather) 8. 1957 Sandy Koufax (last Brooklyn Dodgers' card of Sandy) 9. 1955 Jackie Robinson (colorful card of an iconic player who broke the color barrier in professional sports) 10. 1966 Joe Morgan (love the fielding stance of little Joe) 11. 1969 Johnny Bench (wow...he looks young). Agree that the '76 is a close 2nd here. 12. 1955 Hank Aaron (same image as used on his RC...but much more affordable. His dark skin against a yellow backdrop is more eye appealing to me than against an orange backdrop on the '54. Plus...the 2nd image on the '55 card shows Henry swinging the bat as opposed to a fielding shot on the '54. He was a great fielder...but was noted for his bat more than his glove)
A couple of cards in which Topps goofed on what could have been a great looking card.
1957 Hank Aaron...No-no-no!!! He doesn't bat left handed... 1959 Bob Gibson...everytime I look at the card...I think why did Topps use that ugly Pepto-Bismol pink.
I find myself almost 100% agreeing, except, I like the pink '59 Gibson!
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Great looking card and was highly sought after at the height of "Nomo-mania". Japanese collectors keep the prices on these pretty strong to this day.
1984 Donruss and 1990 Score are two sets that have many stellar cards from a color and composition standpoint but I don't have those scanned to the computer.
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Here's mine, the lightning in the background version:
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I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOAD UP PHOTOS WITHOUT MY SON'S HELP. HE'S SLEEPING OFF HIS SHIFT AT THE MOMENT, SO I WILL LIST A FEW OF THE BETTER LOOKING CARDS:
1. 1933 GOUDEY BABE RUTH NO. 144 AND 53.
2. 1953 STAHL-MEYER FRANKS MICKEY MANTLE
3. 1961-62 TOPPS BOBBY HULL
4. 1953-54 PARKHURST MAURICE RICHARD
5. 1952 TOPPS MANTLE
6. 1959 BAZOOKA MICKEY MANTLE
7. 1960 POST CEREAL MANTLE
8. 1910 WASHINGTON TIMES TY COBB
9. 1975 TOPPS NOLAN RYAN
10. 1959 TOPPS JIM BROWN
11. 1968-69 TOPPS BOBBY ORR
12. 1952 BOWMAN OTTO GRAHAM / SAMMY BAUGH
13. 1959 BAZOOKA JOHNNY UNITAS
14. T-206 TY COBB (GREEN BACKGROUND)
15. 1954 WILSON FRANKS TED WILLIAMS
16. 1978 TOPPS REGGIE JACKSON
17. 1971 TOPPS THURMAN MUNSON
18. 1962 SALADA COINS ROGER MARIS
19. 1955 BOWMAN CHUCK BEDNARIK
20. 1953 TOPPS MICKEY MANTLE
21. / 22. 1933 DELONG PEPPER MARTIN AND LOU GEHRIG
AND I, AS WELL AS YOU, COULD GO ON ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT. THANKS FOR READING THIS FAR. --INDIANA JONES (BRIAN POWELL)
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1992 Fleer had very good looking black border inserts in baseball, football and basketball that year.
1991 Fleer All-Star inserts baseball have to be on the 10 best set design list.
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I don't know if it's the best looking, but certainly one of the most curious. I've always thought it looked like Ted Williams dressed as Speed Racer being chased by a giant wave. Gar Wood was a boat racing inventor and pioneer.
BUNCHOBULL---
I well remember Gar Wood from a book I received for Christmas in 1965. The title was 50 Famous Athletes, or 100 ... and Gar Wood was among them. He really dominated the sport, which was extremely dangerous. I can think of three world land speed record drivers who sadly lost their lives attempting to also become the world water speed record holder----Sir Henry Seagrave, John Cobb, and Donald Campbell. Anyway, your Gar Wood card rocks!
Thanks for sharing with us, bro. ---Indiana Jones (Brian Powell)
My friend had it when I was a kid and I was always jealous
Take that, everybody!
Shane
Not far behind is this one. The silhouette is known worldwide.
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George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Not necessarily the most expensive or most popular, but the best looking card ever. What do you think it is? I still love this one:
I agree. Action shots have been around forever, but this one stuck me as very unique and really caught my eye when I first saw it. It's just very different and not in a bad way.
Ah, the speculative naïveté of the '90s. Memories, memories, memories.
Great topic!
Sorry...that I could not restrict mine to just one...but here are my favorites (not in any particular order).
1. 1971 Thurman Munson (great action shot of a play at the plate)
2. 1957 Mickey Mantle (1st year that Topps went strictly w/photography on its cards...and love the follow through swing of the young Mick. An added bonus is...the rookie card of one of the groundskeepers at Yankee Stadium).
3. 1971 Reggie Jackson (like the colorful A's uniforms w/Reggie holding the lumber)
4. 1963 Roberto Clemente (gorgeous hues)
5. 1963 Lou Brock (one of my favorite sets and this is a colorful portrait shot)
6. 1954 Ernie Banks (1st year Topps placed more than one image on a player's card)
7. 1966 Willie Mays (showing some leather)
8. 1957 Sandy Koufax (last Brooklyn Dodgers' card of Sandy)
9. 1955 Jackie Robinson (colorful card of an iconic player who broke the color barrier in professional sports)
10. 1966 Joe Morgan (love the fielding stance of little Joe)
11. 1969 Johnny Bench (wow...he looks young). Agree that the '76 is a close 2nd here.
12. 1955 Hank Aaron (same image as used on his RC...but much more affordable. His dark skin against a yellow backdrop is more eye appealing to me than against an orange backdrop on the '54. Plus...the 2nd image on the '55 card shows Henry swinging the bat as opposed to a fielding shot on the '54. He was a great fielder...but was noted for his bat more than his glove)
A couple of cards in which Topps goofed on what could have been a great looking card.
1957 Hank Aaron...No-no-no!!! He doesn't bat left handed...
1959 Bob Gibson...everytime I look at the card...I think why did Topps use that ugly Pepto-Bismol pink.
I find myself almost 100% agreeing, except, I like the pink '59 Gibson!
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Not my cards, just images from google, but I've always liked the looks of these:
How come backs of heads don't get any love in this thread?
It's a good thing that thing is labeled, 'cause otherwise I would have had to pull out the ol' Faceback app.
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