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...]
Five Must Have Frank Robinson Oddball Cards
With a career that spanned 21 seasons in Major League Baseball, there are any number of collectible Frank Robinson cards. But it's not just Robinson's vintage top cards collectors should pursue. The Hall of Famer has many great oddball cards that are worth a look - here are five of his earliest editions. 5. 1960 Bazooka Robinson was part of Bazooka's first all-baseball set, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]