1960 Topps Mantle Hangover Variation
 

Sorry if this has been mentioned before, as I just saw the article it came from which was written about a year ago. It seems as though there was a variation of the 1960 Topps regular issue Mantle card, and this one features a cartoon in which Mickey is swinging at the middle of three baseballs he sees coming at him due to being inebriated!

So I thought I would share . . .

You can check out the full article, provocatively titled "The Rarest Mickey Mantle Card": https://medium.com/@JohnDempseyIV/th...d-7fbf4c7c2454

I shared it a while back on the Mantle thread. I don't really think people lean heavily one way or the other on it yet in terms of authenticity. Some think it was made later by a topps employee. And even if real isn't from 1960. But it has a solid backstory.

To me it looks damn good, the back looks 100% real and the cartoon style looks on point. So that should rule out any recent tomfoolery.

I don't think the front of the card is posted online, the photo from the article states the front is just a standard 1960, it doesn't say anything about it being the front of the card with the hangover cartoon.

It's not a production piece but whether or not it's something created by a Topps employee having some fun has yet to be established.

"Mickey lead the A.L...."

Two questions:

1. Was there an N.L. hitter with more?
2. Wouldn't "Mickey led the A.L." make more sense?

Maybe the guy writing the copy was also in a bad state after a night of drinking?? :D

Guess he couldn't get the lead out that day.

(buh-dum-tiss):D

On a side note, I don't think I've ever seen the word the shortened to th' before.
It's only a three fricking letter word!!!!

I think the “th’” is supposed to make him sound a like he’s been drinking.