The 1986 Topps Traded Baseball set - a faded crown jewel?
1938 Gum Inc. Horrors Of War Trading Cards
Set Notes
Did F.D.R., the President of the United States in 1938, care about trading cards? Read Ryan Cracknell's historical account of the origins of the "Horrors Of War" trading card set, and how it was used to highlight atrocities overseas.
Curator of Collections, Card Cyber Museum
Gruesome. Gorgeous. Grim. Grand. Trace the history of the hobby's most notorious set.
Excerpt
1938 Gum Inc. Horrors of War is one of the most famous trading card sets of all-time. Equal parts gruesome and gorgeous, the historically based set remains widely sought after decades later.
In many cases, the most popular trading card sets are also some of the most controversial. In 1962, Mars Attacks created a stir as aliens invaded Earth, wrecked havoc and shot dogs. More recently, Garbage Pail Kids and the satirical spin on gross-out humor saw them banned from many a classroom.
Rookies
There are no rookies in this set.
More set notes
Only three baseball players, but some very significant non-baseball cards mark this set.
The 1988 U.S. Olympic baseball team joins rookies and traded veterans.
Focusing on more than 150 years worth of America's most famous movers and shakers.
This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 17-card wax packs, 50-card rack packs and factory sets. Card fronts feature wood grain borders encasing a color photo (reminiscent of Topps classic 1962 baseball set). Subsets include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (311-315), All-Star selections (595-616), and Team Leaders (scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.
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