1972 Cards That Never Were, HOF Edition...

[brad31]

These are outstanding. If I were Fanatics I would hire you to put out supplements and go year by year. If printed on the right stick at proper size they would be awesome! Those ‘72 IAs are just incredible. Great work.

[cgjackson222]

Originally Posted by brad31

These are outstanding. If I were Fanatics I would hire you to put out supplements and go year by year. If printed on the right stick at proper size they would be awesome! Those ‘72 IAs are just incredible. Great work.

+1 Love seeing all of these. Thanks so much for posting them. The image quality you have is amazing.

[Harliduck]

I keep staring at the 2nd 76 Killebrew card...not only is that one great piece of art but man, it just looks period and part of that set. Unreal job Darren...WOW.

[JollyElm]

Thanks for the props, guys. This stuff takes waaaaay too long to do accurately enough to come out looking legitimate to the set and era, so it's nice to be appreciated.

Now take a look at the first 1975 card and then the last 1975 card, and check out the fans in the seats (especially the guy on the left and the lady on the right who are bookending Mr. Killebrew). What in high heck is happening high up in right field, so that barely anyone is watching Killer's at bat???????? The photos were taken only a second apart (if that), so perhaps he hit a towering fly to right? The first card shows the crowd and him (in frustration) following the flight of the ball, and the fourth card shows him flipping his bat towards the ball boy after the fielder caught it and ended the inning?? Just a possible theory...but we all know the most probable explanation is something involving a UFO.

[clydepepper]

I'll voice my wish again that somehow these great images you've created can be translated to regular card stock.

I'll also repeat that I'd be a strong buyer of those.


Thanks for all we have seen thus far.

[JollyElm]

We all know how awful most of the 1961 Minnesota Twins cards look due to Topps not having pictures of the players in their new uniforms after the Washington Senators relocated to the Gopher State, so kids only had a bunch of hatless headshots and airbrushed caps coming out of packs that summer. After over sixty years of suffering, I am now happy to say Harmon Killebrew has a new lease on life cardboard. I even airbrushed (well, photoshop did) the Senators out of the jersey and cap on one of these guys to make it even more Toppsian. Enjoy...

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[Harliduck]

Those are insane Darren...WOW. PM sent...and THANKS. As a Killebrew massive fan those fix the embarrassment of a 61 Topps card ALL the Twins/Senators got as you mentioned. Don't know how you do what you do so well, but that's art right there...

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I'll voice my wish again that somehow these great images you've created can be translated to regular card stock.

I'll also repeat that I'd be a strong buyer of those.

Thanks for all we have seen thus far.

I can't even imagine having the time or energy to create the backs. That, my friend, would be an added nightmare!! Unless...these could be considered rare, one-sided, proof cards.

[tjenkins]

The Killebrews are awesome, as a big collector of his I wish they had made those cards. You do a great job!