Topps: Bowman’s Best to Return This Year

After a lengthy hiatus, a Topps brand is making a comeback.  The company announced it would release 2015 Bowman’s Best Baseball the week of December 23.  Once a staple, Bowman’s Best was phased out and hasn’t appeared in any form since 2007.

Topps says Bowman’s Best will “showcase base, insert and autographed content highlighting the biggest newsmakers of the season.” A full checklist is available below.

Two mini boxes will make up a master box, which will encompass 12 packs (five cards per pack) that contain four autographed cards and some inserts that will be both a blast from the past and a harkening back to some very old concepts.  Some autographs will be on card while others will be on stickers.

Atomic Refractors, similar to the rarities in the original Bowman’s Best, will return and Topps will also shout out to the best brands of the mid-1990s with its Thematics inserts.

Hi-Def Heritage will put a modern spin on the iconic 1955 Bowman television-set design in celebration of its 60th anniversary (no ‘console’ borders on these—just borderless horizontal photos meant to remind you of your current TV).  Hi-Def will have these parallels:

• Atomic Refractor: 1 per case
• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: numbered 1/1.
• On-Card autograph parallels

Inserts will include Mirror Image, a set inspired by the 1995 Bowman’s Best Mirror Image insert set, featuring thematically paired player combinations and First Impressions, showcasing 1st Round picks from the 2015 MLB Draft on chrome technology. Parallels include:

• Atomic Refractor: sequentially numbered.
• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: #’d 1/1.
• Autograph Parallel: sequentially numbered.
• SuperFractor Autograph Parallel: numbered 1/1.

Best of 2015 Autographs will feature veterans, rookies and prospects of 2015 on chrome technology.  Parallels include:

• Green Refractor: sequentially numbered.
• Atomic Refractor: sequentially numbered.
• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: numbered 1/1.
• Printing Plates: numbered 1/1.

1995 Bowman’s Best Autographs will aim to recreate the 1995 Bowman’s Best base card design and include these parallels:

• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: numbered 1/1.

Topps didn’t release the number of cards in the base set for 2015 Bowman’s Best but did indicate it would have a rainbow of parallels to chase including:

• Green Refractor: sequentially numbered.
• Gold Refractor: sequentially numbered.
• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: numbered 1/1.
• Printing Plates: numbered 1/1.

2015 Bowmans Best Baseball Checklist

You can see 2015 Bowman’s Best on eBay here.

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