O/T The concept of a non-sports "rookie card"

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

If none have been produced, somebody has to create one for George Carlin and Mitch Hedberg. Both at the top of the comedy food chain for me.

Here is Carlin's first, from the same issue.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Glad to know he has a card. Man, that set design leaves a lot to be desired, though! Wow. On the positive side, they wouldn't have been bad for autograph purposes, with a spot to sign underneath the mugshots!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Glad to know he has a card. Man, that set design leaves a lot to be desired, though! Wow. On the positive side, they wouldn't have been bad for autograph purposes, with a spot to sign underneath the mugshots!

They were issued in Canada as part of some sort of board game, so emphasis was not on the design. The set is a gold mine for non-sports first cards.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

They were issued in Canada as part of some sort of board game, so emphasis was not on the design. The set is a gold mine for non-sports first cards.

I'm in Canada. What was the game called? I'll be sure to scour every thrift store I'm in.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

I'm in Canada. What was the game called? I'll be sure to scour every thrift store I'm in.

Face to Face. There is also a 1993 edition, see example.

[BeanTown]

Not sure if Walt Disney with Mickey Mouse has been shown yet

[Peter_Spaeth]

1930s Brazilian issue of Ray Bolger that I think may be his first card. Despite the Wizard of Oz, there are very few contemporaneous cards of Bolger, and almost none of Jack Haley or Bert Lahr, for some reason.