Favorite cards from the topps 50's sets

[biggsdaddycool]

1957 Topps Kluszewski
1958 Topps Sluggers Supreme (Klu & Williams)

Kluszewski showing off the pipes is the epitome of badassery!


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[hcv123]

52 Topps Mantle
52 Topps Mays
53 Bowman color Mantle
53 Topps Mays
54 Topps Aaron
54 Bowman Mays
55 Topps (Almost any card - I love this set) Clemente
55 Topps Koufax
56 Topps Clemente
56 Topps Mantle
56 Topps Jackie Robinson
Not so into the later 50's

[Phil68]

Originally Posted by biggsdaddycool

1957 Topps Kluszewski
1958 Topps Sluggers Supreme (Klu & Williams)

Kluszewski showing off the pipes is the epitome of badassery!


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Do we need to pay royalties on "badassery"?
Phenomenal word. And card.

[Phil68]

I'll list my top for each set...no duplicate players allowed...
52 Topps Willie Mays
53 Topps Jackie Robinson
54 Topps Jackie Jensen
55 Topps Ernie Banks
56 Topps Roberto Clemente
57 Topps Carl Furillo
58 Topps Sandy Koufax
59 Topps Hank Aaron

only in a list such as this...with Mays in the mix, would 52 Eddie Mathews not be on the list...it's virtually a tossup. The Mays has always been my Holy Grail card though.

[campyfan39]

Love the responses. Thank you to everyone
I am sad Campy isn't getting much love but the choices are hard to argue with

[PowderedH2O]

1952 Monty Irvin, Jackie Jensen
1953 Sid Gordon, Orestes Minoso
1954 Ted Williams #1, Warren Spahn
1955 Ed Mathews, Jackie Robinson
1956 Roy Campanella, Roy Sievers
1957 Sal Maglie, Al Smith
1958 Stan Musial AS, Nellie Fox
1959 Don Drysdale, Mickey Mantle AS

Sadly, as great as Willie Mays was, I think every card Topps issued of him (with the exception of the 1958 AS) has him with some sort of scowl or unpleasant look to where the card is unattractive. Of course, 1961 Topps was the peak of this. Other players, like Bob Gibson and Juan Marichal, never seemed to have a bad card. Is it just me?

[leaflover]

52 Mickey Vernon
53 Hal Newhouser
54 O'Brien Bros.
55 Steve Bilko
56 Dick Groat
57 Dee Fondy
58 Andy Pafko
69 Ernie Banks

[irv]

Originally Posted by campyfan39

Love the responses. Thank you to everyone
I am sad Campy isn't getting much love but the choices are hard to argue with

Keeping value and rarity out of the equation, I've always liked Al Benton's 52 Topps card.

A great smile and colors always made me spend a little extra time looking at this card.