The question of issues/variations sharing the same image is one I've wondered about in the past. Collecting George Gibson cards is what prompted this thought. He has dozens of cards, and there are 3-4 images that appear quite a bit throughout his issues, but two for sure that are very common.
There is a [Carl Horner?] portrait of him used on E254, Colgan Proof, 2 different M116s, E103, D322, and is then reversed for E90-2 and and E104. If you count the two E104 versions, I guess that's 9.
The most prominent Gibson image I'm aware of is the 'back' pose that's used in E90-1, E92 [he appears in all 4 sets, plus there is a blank back version], E101, E105, E106, D303, and all three T216 sets. The tally there is as high as 14 if you count the blank back E92, and, if he's in both types of D303.
Once you get into counting different back variations, though, I think the winner is Ty Cobb red portrait, edging out Matty dark cap, maybe only by having his own back.
There back counts for T206 are similar, if not the same, plus they both appear in all three T213 series, T214, both T215 series [plus Pirate].
Regards,
Richard.
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