There were some radical changes at Topps when it came to designing the 1968 Bazooka Baseball cards. Kids who gazed upon the 25-piece boxes of gum 55 years ago were used to seeing cards on the backs of boxes, separated by perforated lines but unencumbered by anything else. Maybe the company felt it needed to shake things up. Maybe kids around the country were … [Read more...] about 1968 Bazooka Baseball Cards Shifted Location
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1963 Bazooka Baseball Set Had Star Power, Smaller Checklist
Topps packs weren’t enough for the most dedicated baseball card collectors in the early 1960s. Kids who really loved collecting, were crazy for cards—and had a few more nickels than the average youngster—had to have a box or three. The 1963 Bazooka baseball card series marked the fifth year for what had become an annual rite of summer. They remain popular, … [Read more...] about 1963 Bazooka Baseball Set Had Star Power, Smaller Checklist
1965 Bazooka Baseball Cards Kept Kids Blowing Bubbles
If you really, really liked bubble gum and could save up a couple of dimes or a quarter, you could go to the grocery store or the dime store and buy a whole box. Twenty delicious, tightly wrapped pieces of Bazooka bubble gum were inside, complete with a Bazooka Joe comic. If you loved baseball, though, the real prize was on the back. There was no need … [Read more...] about 1965 Bazooka Baseball Cards Kept Kids Blowing Bubbles
1959 Bazooka Baseball Pennants Originated with Topps Wrapper Offer
Topps tried to keep kids engaged with their brand as often as possible and in the spring and summer of 1959, it came by way of an enticing offer on the side panel of the company's baseball wrappers. Just about every youngster whose parents weren't all that strict when it came to decor had a hard time resisting the pitch. Grab a few pieces of the … [Read more...] about 1959 Bazooka Baseball Pennants Originated with Topps Wrapper Offer
Major Stars, Larger Set Make 1962 Bazooka An Attractive Issue
The 1962 Bazooka set was the fourth set of baseball cards produced by the chewing gum company. It not only included the largest number of players at the time, but it featured the biggest names in baseball. 1962 Bazooka Baseball Basics As was the case in previous Bazooka issues, the individual blank-backed cards measured approximately 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" and were part of … [Read more...] about Major Stars, Larger Set Make 1962 Bazooka An Attractive Issue
1961 Bazooka Set Has Maris, Mantle, More
You can almost picture the scene. The newspaper spread out on the living room floor, revealing the box scores from the night before and maybe a game story. A bubble gum chewing kid toying with the wrapper as the incredible chase played out once more. Maris hit another one? Mantle too?! Sitting nearby, the “big box” of Bazooka, with pictures of summertime heroes on the … [Read more...] about 1961 Bazooka Set Has Maris, Mantle, More
Set(s) of the Week: 1966 and 1967 Bazooka Baseball
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 … [Read more...] about Set(s) of the Week: 1966 and 1967 Bazooka Baseball
1960 Bazooka Baseball Began With a New Look
Baseball cards were once a staple on the back of Bazooka bubble gum boxes. From the late 1950s through 1971, kids could count on the stars of the day showing up on the back, ready for the scissors with dotted lines to guide young hands. Topps changed the format of its Bazooka cards after the debut issue of 1959, replacing the single card full panel with a back that featured a … [Read more...] about 1960 Bazooka Baseball Began With a New Look
1969-70 Bazooka Baseball: Unique Set Honored Game’s Greats
Bazooka had a long run in the baseball card business. From 1959 through the 1971 season, the bubble gum maker tried to boost sales of its boxes through the use of cards. They were actually just pictures you could cut into panels or individual cards with no statistics on the back. Compared to Topps, they were printed in much, much smaller quantities and are still popular with … [Read more...] about 1969-70 Bazooka Baseball: Unique Set Honored Game’s Greats