They began in 1959 and continued as a series into 1971 but collectors will notice a certain sameness to the 1966 and 1967 Bazooka baseball sets. The cards were issued on the backs of large size boxes of bubble gum once again and the size of the cards didn’t change. They were still issued three cards 
per box with perforation marks separating each card. They were, as usual, intended to be cut individually from boxes and most were.
In ’66, Topps expanded the Bazooka set to a total of 48 cards and would return in ’67 with another 48 card set.
The problem for collectors? The bulk of the sets are almost identical–right down to the card numbers.
Unlike the 1
963-1965 sets, where players were occasionally assigned the same card number but had a different photo, Topps used the same numbers and pictures for many players in the 1966 and ’67 sets. There are more than three dozen players who have the same picture and number in each set.
Of the 16 three-card panels issued in the two sets, half are exactly the same. On two other panels, the players featured in 1966 returned again with the same numbers in ’67, but Frank Robinson goes from a portrait shot to a batting post and Dean Chance’s team is changed from California to Minnesota.
1966 complete panels seem to be a little easier to find than the 1967 panels, according to PSA’s Population Report, which shows only 90 full panels from 1967 but 162 from ’66.
Ordinary, ungraded single Bazooka commons sell for only a few dollars but prices can stretch into the hundreds for high-grade Hall of Famers. A PSA 8 quality Mantle usually sells for $500-700 while an ungraded Mantle complete panel sold not long ago for $182. A PSA 9 Pete 
Rose sold for $433.
Two sets of unused complete 1966 boxes with cards on back have sold recently, with prices settling at $2,868 and $3,585.
To see 1966 and 1967 Bazooka singles, panels and boxes on eBay, click here.
1966 Bazooka Baseball Checklist
1-Sandy Koufax
2-Willie Horton
3-Frank Howard
4-Richie Allen
5-Mel Stottlemyre
6-Tony Conigliaro
7-Mickey Mantle
8-Leon Wagner
9-Ed Kranepool
10-Juan Marichal
11-Harmon Killebrew
12-Johnny Callison
13-Roy McMillan
14-Willie McCovey
15-Rocky Colavito
16-Willie Mays
17-Sammy McDowell
18-Vern Law
19-Jim Fregosi
20-Ron Fairly
21-Bob Gibson
22-Carl Yastrzemski
23-Bill White
24-Bob Aspromonte
25-Dean Chance (Calif.)
26-Bob Clemente
27-Tony Cloninger
28-Curt Blefary
29-Milt Pappas
30-Hank Aaron
31-Jim Bunning
32-Frank Robinson (port.)
33-Bill Skowron
34-Brooks Robinson
35-Jim Wynn
36-Joe Torre
37-Jim Grant
38-Pete Rose
39-Ron Santo
40-Tom Tresh
41-Tony Oliva
42-Don Drysdale
43-Pete Richert
44-Bert Campaneris
45-Jim Maloney
46-Al Kaline
47-Matty Alou
48-Billy Williams
1967 Bazooka Baseball Checklist
1-Rick Reichardt
2-Tommy Agee
3-Frank Howard
4-Richie Allen
5-Mel Stottlemyre
6-Tony Conigliaro
7-Mickey Mantle
8-Leon Wagner
9-Gary Peters
10-Juan Marichal
11-Harmon Killebrew
12-Johnny Callison
13-Denny McLain
14-Willie McCovey
15-Rocky Colavito
16-Willie Mays
17-Sammy McDowell
18-Jim Kaat
19-Jim Fregosi
20-Ron Fairly
21-Bob Gibson
22-Carl Yastrzemski
23-Bill White
24-Bob Aspromonte
25-Dean Chance (Minn.)
26-Bob Clemente
27-Tony Cloninger
28-Curt Blefary
29-Phil Regan
30-Hank Aaron
31-Jim Bunning
32-Frank Robinson (batting)
33-Ken Boyer
34-Brooks Robinson
35-Jim Wynn
36-Joe Torre
37-Tommy Davis
38-Pete Rose
39-Ron Santo
40-Tom Tresh
41-Tony Oliva
42-Don Drysdale
43-Pete Richert
44-Bert Campaneris
45-Jim Maloney
46-Al Kaline
47-Matty Alou
48-Billy Williams
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