Archive for Trading Cards
KISS Trading Cards
KISS trading cards from Aucion, 1978. Some of the backs are a puzzle, and some are info for the KISS Army.
In 1978 I was in 6th grade and KISS was all the rage, but I never cared much for their music. Listening to it now, I realize why they had the make-up. Without it they’d be about on par with Black Oak Arkansas or Slade. They had a few good songs, but most of them are pretty mediocre. I had a roommate in college who had Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
(or something like it) and it was unbearable. Admit it, if not for the nostalgia, the songs just don’t stand up. Even a song that should be great, like “Rock And Roll All Nite
” isn’t as good as most Bachman-Turner Overdrive. KISS Albums
(or something like it) and it was unbearable. Admit it, if not for the nostalgia, the songs just don’t stand up. Even a song that should be great, like “Rock And Roll All Nite” isn’t as good as most Bachman-Turner Overdrive. KISS Albums
Retro Vintage Battlestar Galactica Trading Cards 1978
Battlestar Galactica trading cards. 1978. #5, #12, #18, #28, and #34 out of a series of 36. Don’t know who made this set of trading cards, there’s no ID. It’s a different series than the Battlestar Galactica set at Bubble Gum Trading Cards. The bottom left card has Jane Seymour.
This looks like it was just one pack (gum long gone) and it’s all I have. I never watched Battlestar Galactica, I wasn’t really into sci-fi very much. I watched Star Trek and Star Wars, but that’s about it.
My wife, however, loved Galactica and so we got it on Netflix
for the kids. They really like it. It’s pretty good and there is a lot of story going on.
I was working on a post about me and TV, and how much I didn’t watch, but am now seeing thanks to my wife and Netflix, but it was long, and rambling, and covering too much ground, and really, who but me cares? I may end up dribbling it out a little at a time.
Rainbow Bread American History Trading Cards
More Rainbow Bread trading cards here. First 5 cards are from the A Great American series in 1976. There were 50 cards in the series. Here’s #1 Abigal Adams, #9 Davy Crockett, #27 Lewis & Clark Expedition, #36 William Penn, #48 Eli Whitney. A few interesting facts about Whitney. He began using interchangeable parts long before Henry Ford. Also, I’ve heard that he invented to cotton gin to alleviate the suffering of slaves, but the cotton gin ended up increasing the workload as plantation owners tried to get even more cotton to market. Another example of unintended consequences. Christian-Hansen is given the copyright credit, is that the artist?
The last three are from the Bicentennial Know Your American Presidents series (1976 of course), # 16 Abraham Lincoln, #18 Ulysses S Grant and #20 James A. Garfield. Copyright is given to Bel-Art Advertising Inc.
Mod Squad TV Show Trading Cards
Mod Squad trading cards. 1968. Numbers 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 29, 34, and 51. I have no idea where I got these. I’ve never seen the show. Netflix has them
however, so I’ll probably end up checking them out. Dig the purple pantyhose on the back of #34.
Penguin and Superman Rainbow Bread Trading Cards
These Penguin and Superman DC Comics superhero and super-villain trading cards (with mini-comics on the back!) came out of loafs of Rainbow Bread back in the 1970s. My mom rarely bought Rainbow because it was too expensive. People have always thought times were hard. The only times she did buy name brand stuff was when we begged enough to get these kinds of goodies. You can see they are copyright 1974. I used to have 4 of them, but my siblings have probably absconded with some and they are now lost to the ages. EDIT: Big Glee says they came out of Wonder Bread. He has a couple pictures of different ones also.
George the Giant Donruss Sticker back
#21 George the Giant. I used to have 4 or 5 of these Donruss crazy monster sports stickers. I don’t remember the series name though. Anyone help me out?
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