Dynamite Magazine Panels

[deweyinthehall]

As almost everyone who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s will recall, the Scholastic publishing company blanketed elementary schools around the country each year with catalogs of books - it was an event those in my school (Highland Elementary, Cheshire, CT) looked forward to each year.

From 1974 through 1992, a key feature of Scholastic's offerings was Dynamite Magazine (first cover shown here). Each issue contained a number of recurring features (Bummers, Count Morbida's puzzles, Good News/Bad News, an advice column, craft ideas, etc.) along with feature stories on pop cultural figures from Fonzie to Kristy McNichol and from MTV to Ricky Schroeder.

In just their second issue in April of 1974, they included an article on Topps baseball cards featuring an interview with Sy Berger.

Also included, stapled into the spine, was a small sheet of 1974 Topps cards. Mostly these were 6-card sheets, but some 3-card varieties slipped in as well.

The very first cards I ever owned were from such a panel from 1978 - it was the year I first subscribed, and I received a panel like the one shown here with Darrell Porter, Al Oliver and 2 each of Tony Perez and Cecil Cooper.

Over the years, the Standard Catalog listed a panel or two from some years, but it was always woefully incomplete (probably because no record was ever kept).

I recently became obsessed with tracking down as many varieties as I could for each year and in posts that follow I will posted the results of my efforts.

Dynamite included the cards from 1974 through 1984, but all the posts will be here in the 1980 and earlier page.

A few general notes:

1) Because Topps' sheets were contained 12 rows, the top card(s) on every Dynamite panel were always from the 1st, 4th, 7th or 10th row. However, because they were 11 columns wide, this set up a situation which, if an entire sheet would be cut for this purpose, at least one strip of a single column was needed.
2) There is little consistency to how the sheets were cut - the same sheet could be cut once with column 1 as the single strip, and cut again with column 7 as the single strip. Also, there are 6-card panels where the left column of cards might appear as the right column on another panel.
3) I searched Worthpoint and eBay for my research. I do not know Dynamite's circulation figures, but relatively few issues exist out there in the open. Within that universe, some years seem far more plentiful than others making me thing their circulation numbers changed over the years.

[deweyinthehall]

Issue 2, featuring the Walton family on the cover, is dated April, 1974. This is the issue which contains the article on Topps (1952 high numbers worth $10 each?? An old Honus Wagner for $1,500?!?!?).

The 1974 set was issued in 5 sheets, anchored by Rader, Mitterwald, Lis, Braun and Phillips in the upper left corners. Of these, panels from the Lis (9 panels), Braun (6) and Phillips (5) are known.

Some lucky kids got second-year Schmidts, but Yaz and Marichal were also possibilities (parenthetical numbers, i.e. 'x3', indicates where I found multiples of a given panel):


Lis Sheet:

Fife (top)
McAuliffe (middle)
Braves Team (bottom)

Pattin (top left)
Fife (top right)
Marquez (middle left)
McAuliffe (middle right)
Siebert (lower left)
Braves team (lower right)
(x2)

Houk
Expos Team
Lockwood
Carbo
Wohlford
J. Niekro

Davalillo
Cruz
Hodges
Watt
Arnold
Broberg

Arlin
Granger
Decker
Aker
Tolan
White Sox Team

Alvarado
Ragland
McMullen
Chaney
McCraw
LaGrow

Garber
Hough
Foster
Bevacqua
Hiser
John

Borbon
Baker
Beauchamp
Hutton
Stennett
Lange

Lovitto
Goltz
McGlothlin
Wright
Hamilton
Bane


Braun Sheet:

Timmermann
King
R. Smith

Chambliss
Rojas
Watson

Schmidt
Alomar
Checklist 265-396

Perry
Pena
Coggins

Rietz
Mathews
Davis
Fuentes
Williams
Marichal

Yastrzemski
Kirby
Muser
Melendez
Orta
Gullett



Phillips Sheet:

Torres
Downing
Hopkins
Beniquez
D. Campbell
Aspromonte

Parsons
Moret
Terrell
Herrmann
Harmon
Jeter

Rettenmund
Brinkman
Spinks
Monzon
Garrett
Sanchez

Culver
Murtaugh
Hand
Stanley
Checklist 397-528
Dyer

McCarver
D. Johnson
Yeager
Harrah
Walker
Day

[ALR-bishop]

Looking forward to this Dewey. Up until 1994 one of my collecting parameters was everything and anything listed in the Standard Catalog for Topps. For some reason Lemke did include Dynamite panels for some years. I have ended up with all the panels listed in the Catalog save one, supposedly from 1977.

I was aware from searching for it that the Catalog does not list all the possible panels, but have never expanded my parameters to collect them all. I would however like to find my missing one if it exists. The 2011 Catalog listed 2 panels for 1977, the one I am looking for says it had Henderson/Medich/Johnstone/Geronimo/Brett/Bumbry

Looking forward to your 1977 list

[toppcat]

Nice job by Topps making sure there were checklists. Shades of the Win-A-Card game!

[deweyinthehall]

The April, 1975 edition of Dynamite (Issue 10), was truly Dy-No-MITE! (Sorry), featuring Jimmie JJ Walker on the cover.

The 1975 set was produced on 5 sheets, anchored by Alou, Giusti, Bando, Washington and Taveras. Panels are know to exist from all sheets except Washington.

From the Alou Sheet:

Garrett
Ferguson
Orioles Team
Giants Team
Angels Team
Royals Team

Renko
Moret
Horton
Correll
Koosman
Rader

70 MVP
68 MVP
66 MVP
67 MVP
69 MVP
51 MVP

Hooton
Corbin
Hrabosky
Stone
Cleveland
Mayberry

Mason
Bahnsen
Bonham
Fisk
Carlton
Dierker

Grich
John
Locklear
Lopes
Beene
Melton

Segui
Murphy
Forsch
Reed
Reuss
Valentine


From the Giusti Sheet:

Geronimo
Marsall HL
Cabell
Rietz
Coleman
Padres Team

Aaron HL
Geronimo
LaRoche
Cabell
Grote
Coleman

LaGrow
Miller
Porter
Hough
Hall
Torrez

Buckner
No-Hitter HL
Wohlford
Griffin
Jones
Ray
(x2)

Johnson
Gibson
Tidrow
Reynolds
Holtzman
Champion

Thompson
55 MVP
Cash
60 MVP
Merritt
59 MVP

Dobson
Robinson
Hendrick
Singleton
Hernandez
Fingers


Taveras Sheet:

Stanley
Hood
Hansen

Heise
Rau
Fairly

Rose
Harrelson
Bailey


Bando Sheet:

Wallace
Dettore
Robinson

Wilson
Frisella
Fosse

[deweyinthehall]

Incidentally, I have images of perhaps 80% of these panels in case anyone has any requests.

[postwarcards]

Awesome! I look forward to reading more; I have 16 Dynamite/Hot Dog magazines with panels, and I'm still looking to track down the rest.

I also have a few questions you might answer along the way. For example, does Hot Dog 9, with Miss Piggy on the cover, have 1981 Topps baseball cards in it? And I'm unsure about Dynamite 127. Are there cards like the cover says? If so, what are they?

Again, really looking forward to following this thread!!!

[deweyinthehall]

Hi - I have no idea what Hot Dog Magazine is/was - did their issues also include cards?

I just checked into Dynamite 127 and lo and behold it has cards. I had thought 1984 was the final year, but was wrong. I will work 1985 and if needed beyond into my research and provide updates here.

[deweyinthehall]

AYYYY!!!

Issue 22 of Dynamite, from April 1976, featured Fonzie on the cover.

The 1976 set was printed on 5 sheets anchored in the upper left by George Brett, Pete Rose, Hank Aaron, Joe Torre and Johnny Briggs. I've identified a total of 14 known panels across 3 of these sheets:

Aaron Sheet:

Veryzer
Tate
Sutton
(x2)

Stanley
Hargan
Harrison

Osteen
Humphrey
Driessen

Cardenal
Balaz
Kuiper
Lyle
Lee
Gaston

Milner
Dal Canton
Allen
Richard
McGlothlin
Twitchell

Ellis
Rhoden
Hausman
Thompson
Stinson
Garrett

Sizemore
Hosley
Eastwick
May
Burton
Corbin


Torre Sheet:

Giants Team
Rangers Team
Twins Team
Braves Team
Checklist 529-660
A's Team

Maddox
Martinez
Fregosi
Stearns
Wall
Lahoud

Christenson
Cowens
Correll
Holt
Konieczny
Odom

Rookie P
Rookie P
Folkers
Cubs Team
Rookie P
Padres Team

Moret
Armbrister
Evans
Norris
Leon
Griffin


Rose Sheet:

Torrez
NL RBI Leaders
Hernandez

Briles
Fosse
Plummer

[deweyinthehall]

Up your nose with a rubber hose!

Issue 34, April 1977, featured John Travolta, then of Sweat Hog fame, on the cover.

Of the 5 sheets from 1977, only two (anchored by Jose Cardenal and Keith Hernandez) have corresponding panels that have been uncovered. Highlights include Rice, Rose and Nolan Ryan.

Hernandez Sheet:

Harrelson
Manning
Morales
Howard
Cruz
Madlock

Manning
Sutter
Howard
Porter
Madlock
Yeager

Reed
Murray
Driessen
Lacy
Martinez
Hutton

Orta
Simmons
Burris
Singleton
Rice
Cooper

Giusti
Monge
Apodaca
Norris
Martinez
DaVanon
(x2)

Kern
Belanger
Dal Canton
Swan
Sambito
Paciorek

North
Parrish
Luzinski
Millan
Rose
Maddox
(x2)

Todd
Stennett
Kuiper
Williams
Herrmann
Armbrister


Cardenal Sheet:

Vail
Tidrow
McBride
Knapp
Hundley
Denny
(x2)

Johnstone
Geronimo
Medich
Bumbry
Brett
Henderson
(x2)

Stanhouse
Baczik
Verhoeven
Miller
Morgan
Devine
(x2)

Larsen
Blyleven
Robinson
Metzger
Holtzman
Tyson

Sanguillen
Dierker
Montanez
Ruhle
Eckersley
May

Moret
McLaughlin
Bonds
Rogers
LaRoche
Ruthven

Garber
Lum
Hamilton
Hooton
Borbon
Kaat

Niekro
Candelaria
Ryan
Roberts
Halicki
Coleman

Tiant
Forster
Lynn
Sosa
Sizemore
Reuss

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Hi - I have no idea what Hot Dog Magazine is/was - did their issues also include cards?

Neither did I, I think it was distributed through schools. https://www.ebay.com/itm/12547590188...Bk9SR57n2-6OZQ

[deweyinthehall]

Oh, crap - Topps had ANOTHER way of distributing cards?!?

I'm gonna need to incorporate this into my Topps Set Pages (shameless plug - https://mrpekrul.wixsite.com/narciss...ps-set-history)

[Grigsby]

I have been interested in these for a few years now

The magazines arent rare but arent common either

In my opinion they are undervalued

Is there any indication of other sports (football) ?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Grigsby

Is there any indication of other sports (football) ?

While looking at the Hot Dog magazines on eBay I noticed the 1984 Michael Jackson issue had 1984 Topps Football stickers.

[deweyinthehall]

In doing my research, I did see Dynamite issues with Topps football panels - I remember seeing some from 1975 and 1977.

[deweyinthehall]

What? Me worry?

Issue 47, April 1978, featured a birthday tribute to Mad Magazine.

It is likely that Dynamite's circulation took off in 1978, as I have found 33 different panels, often with many multiples of each. It is by far the largest grouping I've found from any one year.

In 1978, Topps took to lettering its printing sheets, A-E, for the first time. All known panels from this year are from sheets A and B, which makes it seem likely that perhaps only these sheets were made available.

This makes me wonder whether the cards were shipped to Scholastic already cut or if they were cut once there.

The Eddie Murray rookie is included in some B Sheet panels.

Sheet A:

Lemon
Randle
Randle

Lemanczyk
Gross
Baylor
Yount
Zachry
Tenace

Oliver
Porter
Cooper
Perez
Cooper
Perez

Gross
Garvey
Yount
Bell
Tenace
Wills

Matlack
Fairly
Dawson
Velez
Concepcion
Morales
(x10)

Lynn
Burroughs
Harrah
Carter
Rice
Dent
(x4)

Lemon
Ott
Randle
Goltz
Randle
Goltz
(x2)

Garland
LaGrow
Romo
Waits
Manning
Kern
(x2)

Stone
Sizemore
Belanger
Rodriguez
Page
Schmidt

Lyle
Lemon
Gullett
Randle
Gullett
Randle
(x2)

Jones
Christenson
Grich
Spencer
Abbott
Forsch

Porter
Cash
Perez
Langford
Perez
Langford

Valentine
Stone
McCovey
Belanger
Montanez
Page
(x2)

Hargrove
Yastrzemski
Johnson
Munson
Fidrych
Hunter

Burleson
Lopes
Jackson
Smith
Kuiper
Kemp

Atkinson
Rozema
Garner
Rose
Garner
Rose

Fairly
Garland
Velez
Romo
Morales
Manning
(x2)

Rivers
Oliver
May
Cooper
May
Cooper
(x17)

Driessen
Bowa
Templeton
Palmer
Woods
Piniella

Sizemore
Blanks
Rodriguez
Morgan
Schmidt
Sutton

Stennett
Carew
Watson
Ford
Parker
Wynegar

Chambliss
McBride
Nettles
Bando
Nettles
Bando

Blyleven
Fingers
Alexander
Reuschel
Griffey
May

By far, 1978's A sheet has the greatest number of cards which can be ID'd on existing Dynamite Panels than any other in any year. Of 132 cards (including 11 DPs), all but 24 are respresented. The only cards on the A sheet not currently known to exist on a Dynamite Panel are: Cey, Winfield, Brett, Thormodsgard, Murcer, Singleton, Barr, Geronimo, Foli, Moskau, DeJesus, Candelaria, Trillo, Borbon, Boone, Jefferson, Orta, Montefusco, Niekro and Sutter.


B Sheet:

Otis
Jones
Bonds
Murray
Mayberry
Scott
(x2)

Torrez
Chalk
Lonborg
Kusick
Remy
Howe

Krukow
Russell
Moore
Bonham
Moore
Bonham

Rhoden
Flanagan
Randolph
Bibby
Hernandez
Campbell
(x2)

Cruz
Tiant
Soderholm
Fisk
Carlton
Bench
(x3)

Bair
Hobson
Veryzer
Poquette
Lopez
Ault

Henderson
Thornton
Cowens
Cabell
Stanhouse
Wilcox

John
Zahn
Lerch
Guidry
Lerch
Guidry

Hendrick
Leonard
Cromartie
Richard
Cedeno
Kranepool

Robinson
Stein
LeFlore
Rudi
DeCinces
Lezcano

[toppcat]

My guess is Topps cut the panels as they were "pushed" into the magazine. Printing plants for magazine may not have been able to set up to configure pushed inserts.

[postwarcards]

Here's my "in-work" checklist:

Dynamite magazine Issue 2: 1974 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 10: 1975 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 17: 1975 Topps Football
Dynamite magazine Issue 22: 1976 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 34: 1977 Topps Baseball
???Is there an issue with 1977 Topps Football?
Dynamite Magazine Issue 47: 1978 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 59: 1979 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 73: 1980 Topps Baseball
Hot dog mag issue 8. 1981 Topps Baseball
??? Hot Dog magazine Issue 9: 1981 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 82: 1981 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 94: 1982 Topps Baseball
Hot Dog magazine issue 17: 1983 Topps Baseball
Hot Dog magazine Issue 18: 1983 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 106: 1983 Topps Baseball
Hot Dog magazine Issue 27: 1984 Topps Baseball
Hot Dog magazine issue 29: 1984 Topps Football Stickers
Dynamite magazine Issue 118: 1984 Topps Baseball
Dynamite magazine Issue 120: 1984 Topps Baseball Stickers
Dynamite magazine Issue 123: 1984 Topps Football Stickers
??? Dynamite magazine Issue 127: The cover says “Free Baseball Cards”

[ALR-bishop]

Thanks for chipping in

[deweyinthehall]

Issue 59, April 1979, featured Christopher Reeve as Superman and skater Lynn Holly Johnson on the cover.

Of 18 identified panels, all originate from the E and F sheets, making it a possibility that only those sheets were used by Scholastic that year.

E Sheet:

Torrealba
Norris
Brusstar
Picciolo
Brusstar
Picciolo
(x2)

Bumbry
Chiles
Correll
Newman
Correll
Newman

Thomas
Gonzalez
Knapp
Whitson
Kusick
Humphrey

Honeycutt
Stanhouse
Asselstine
Nolan
Glynn
Adams

LaGrow
Morales
Castro
Edwards
Wockenfuss
Richards


F Sheet:

Dodgers Prospects
Red Sox Prospects
Rangers Prospects
Expos Prospects
Checklist 606-726
White Sox Prospects
(x4)

HR Leaders
Guidry RB
Edwards RB
Victory Leaders
K Leaders
Richard RB
(x3)

All Time Wins
Bruhert
Ellis
All Time ERA
Ellis
All Time ERA
Ellis
(x2)

Phillies Team
Royals Team
Rangers Team
Mets Team
White Sox Team
Brewers Team
(x3)

Red Sox Team
Blue Jays Team
Yankees Team
Braves Team
Angels Team
Orioles Team

Garrett
Anderson
Lerch
Fitzmorris
Borgmann
Landreaux

Braves Prospects
Pirates Prospects
Giants Prospects
Twins Prospects
Indians Prospects
Phillies Prospects

All Time Hits
Haas
Summers
All Time K
Summers
All Time K
(x2)

Hernandez
Zdeb
Barr
Briggs
Barr
Briggs
(x4)

Dauer
Duncan
Johnson
Bergman
Corcoran
All Time HR
(x2)

All Time Avg
Billingham
Wagner
Rivera
McCarver
Wilson

Freed
LeMaster
Grote
Checklist 364-484
Grote
Checklist 364-484

Royals Prospects
Tigers Prospects
Brewers Prospects
Mariners Prospects
Padres Prospects
A's Prospects

[deweyinthehall]

Issue 73, featuring John Schneider on the cover, was the June, 1980 issue. For some reason it took until the summer for Topps cards to be included. No idea why for the only time they delayed so long into the year.

I could only find 10 panels from 1980 - perhaps circulation dipped? With such a small sample size it's impossible to tell. All panels I did find were, as with 1979, from the E and F sheets.

E Sheet:

Capilla
Nicosia
Lopez
Solomon
Wockenfuss
McCatty

Devine
Lavelle
Romo
Riccelli
Auerbach
Honeycutt

Carbo
Paxton
Allenson
Doyle
Tolan
Crowley

Barker
Cox
Diaz
Pruitt
Narron
Tidrow


F Sheet:

Moffitt
Bochy
Rau
Niemann
Rau
Niemann
(x2)

HR Leaders
Red Sox Future Stars
K Leaders
Royals Future Stars
SB Leaders
Padres Future Stars

Stoddard
Sample
Boisclair
Chamberlain
Boisclair
Chamberlain

Ripley
Augustine
Hausman
Freed
Hausman
Freed

Scott
Kaat
Checklist 364-484
Dodgers Future Stars
Checklist 485-605
Checklist 606-726

Coleman
Cardinals Team
Hassler
Twins Team
Travers
Brewers Team

[deweyinthehall]

Issue 82 from 1981 was a March offering (as opposed to the usual April), and featured Gil Gerard and Erin Gray as Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering on the cover (LOVED that show - the episode with the space vampire gave me nightmares).

I've only discovered 12 extant panels, of which all originated from that year's C and D sheets.

C Sheet:

Papi
Winfield
Bannister
(x2)

Knepper
Monge
Shirley

Lowenstein
Madlock
Stapleton
Forsch
Office
Garner
(x3)


D Sheet:

Rice
Cooper
Wills

Montanez
Johnstone
Randolph

Barker
Dressler
Checklist 243-363

Bell
Whitt
Kennedy
Bair
Expos Team
Blue Jays Team

Bomback
Corbett
Caudill
Palmer
Lynn
Simmons
(x3)

Tanana
Burns
Lefebvre
Stanhouse
Rudi
Sanderson

John
Davis
Jones
Puhl
Hrabosky
Abbott
(x2)

Goltz
Rogers
Moskau
Campbell
Willis
May

Hoffman
Dempsey
Graham
Jones
Blyleven
Roenicke

[deweyinthehall]

Issue 82 from 1981 was a March offering (as opposed to the usual April), and featured Gil Gerard and Erin Gray as Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering on the cover (LOVED that show - the episode with the space vampire gave me nightmares).

I've only discovered 12 extant panels, of which all originated from that year's C and D sheets.

C Sheet:

Papi
Winfield
Bannister
(x2)

Knepper
Monge
Shirley

Lowenstein
Madlock
Stapleton
Forsch
Office
Garner
(x3)


D Sheet:

Rice
Cooper
Wills

Montanez
Johnstone
Randolph

Barker
Dressler
Checklist 243-363

Bell
Whitt
Kennedy
Bair
Expos Team
Blue Jays Team

Bomback
Corbett
Caudill
Palmer
Lynn
Simmons
(x3)

Tanana
Burns
Lefebvre
Stanhouse
Rudi
Sanderson

John
Davis
Jones
Puhl
Hrabosky
Abbott
(x2)

Goltz
Rogers
Moskau
Campbell
Willis
May

Hoffman
Dempsey
Graham
Jones
Blyleven
Roenicke

[deweyinthehall]

Dynamite issue 94 - March, 1982 - featured Melissa Gilbert on the cover.

I have found 15 different panels, all from sheets C and D.

C Sheet:

Clancy
Tanana
Macha
Camp
Hebner
Clear

Valenzuela AS
Oglivie
Stargell
Watson
Porter IA
Cromartie

Holland
Pastore
Mahler
Bergman
Martin
Molinaro

Corbett
Palmer IA
DeJesus
Orta
Waits
Hatcher
(x3)

Lamp
Miller
Chalk
Meyer
Petry
Bevacqua

Wise
Squires
Adams
Easterly
Clay
Howell

Allard
Robinson
Frazier
Kison
Hassler
Drago

Bulling
Wagner
Graham
Simpson
Bair
Hausman


D Sheet:

Ashby
Washington
Howe

Baker
Salazar
Cey
Spencer
Porter
Tekulve
(x2)

Upshaw
Milner
Caldwell
Sosa
Watson
Sutcliffe

Driessen
Jackson IA
Piniella
Martinez
Allen
McGregor

Garvey IA
Yount
Knight
Koosman
Blue Jays FS
Expos FS

Heath
Hume
Griffey
Wallach
Checklist 1-132
Checklist 133-264

Lezcano
Sutter AS
Roberts
Sorensen
Oberkfell
John

[deweyinthehall]

Issue 106, March 1983 - I WANT MY MTV!

All 9 known 1983 panels (even fewer this year) are taken from the E and F sheets.


E Sheet:

McGraw
Seaver
Sutter AS
McGee
Candelaria
Expos Team Leaders
(x3)

Quisenberry AS
Blue
Evans
Dent
Carlton AS
Youngblood

Cey
Griffin
Cruz
Fisk AS
Moreno
Gott

Barr
Nolan
Edler
Lynch
Werner
Glynn

Hammaker
Wills
Roberts
Davis
Tidrow
Maler

Ramsey
Altamirano
O'Malley
McCatty
Braun
Householder


F Sheet:

Weaver
Anderson
Brummer
Scurry
Rucker
Stoddard

?
?
Rangers Team Leaders
Cardinals Team Leaders
White Sox Team Leaders
Braves Team Leaders
(I have an image of these 4 cards, and the auction narrative description cited a Valenzuela, so one of the other two cards is certainly the Dodgers Team Leaders. Because I have been unable to locate an image of the F sheet, the identity of the 6th card is unknown).

Morrison, Curtis, King, Hebner, Pittman, Garvin
(the narrative lists these 6 cards, but due to the lack of an F sheet image, the arrangement of these cards on the panel is unknown).

[deweyinthehall]

Issue 118, March 1984, featuring Alex P. Keaton AKA Michael J. Fox.

I've found 14 panels, all from the A and B sheets.

A Sheet:

Clark
Tekulve
Zisk
Rogers
Gibson
Blyleven

Garcia
Ramos
Davis
Carlton
Moseby
Carter

Parker
Thornton
Strawberry
Burris
Giles
Cromartie
(x3)

Sanderson
Gullickson
Jackson
Boone
Ray
Boggs
(x2)

Schatzeder
Valenzuela
Forsch
Yount
Kittle
Bell

Lavelle
Sundberg
Garner
Viola
Guidry
Rainey


B Sheet:

Hassey
Wynegar
Porter
Caldwell
Downing
Stanley
(x3)

Lynch
Sarmiento
Bird
Campaneris
Hancock
Rayford

Moore
Marshall
Otis
Candelaria
Castino
Concepcion

Dauer
Rose
Perez
Oberkfell
Berra
Brunansky

Ladd
Smith
Gross
Engle
Wilfong
Yost

Allanson
Burns
Palmer
Garber
Knight
Kemp
(x2)

McClure
Laudner
Lamp
Nichols
Tellmann
Havens

Richhardt
Beckwith
Mitchell
Hodges
Lahti
Nolan
(x2)

[deweyinthehall]

Before I started this thread, I had assumed the panels ceased in 1984, but someone mentioned issue 127 and I discovered 1985 cards had panels as well. They were in the February 1985 issue featuring Duran Duran on the cover.

I was only able to locate 5 panels, 4 from the D sheet and 1 from the C sheet.

C Sheet:

McGregor
DeCinces
Kittle
Niekro
Stewart


D Sheet:

Johnson
Moore
Picciolo
Falcone
Howe
Nicosia

Dunston Draft Pick
Bannister Draft Pick
Foli Draft Pick
Almon Draft Pick
Chambers Draft Pick
Burroughs Draft Pick

Hernandez
Oberkfell
Caudill
Dernier
Morris
McMurtry
(x2)

Manning
Garvey
Gross
Salazar
Rogers
Lefferts

[JollyElm]

Not to take this too far OT, but I saw a commercial recently and got very, very completely depressed.
This ancient relic, sadly, is Erin Gray now...

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[deweyinthehall]

To many a pre-teen boy (myself included) Wilma was quite alluring.

ANYWAY!

Come to find out that Dynamite also included card panels in their March 1986 edition - another one featuring Michael J. Fox (issue 134).

I could only locate 16 copies of this issue online, from which I was able to find evidence of just 3 panels.

C Sheet:

Hesketh
Codiroli
Lucas
Hawkins
Wallach
Howell


D Sheet:

Burns
Filer
Youngblood
Eckersley
Dotson
James

Smith
Biancalana
Blue Jays Team Leaders
Reds Team Leaders
Phillies Team Leaders
Brewers Team Leaders

[deweyinthehall]

Unless someone has additional information, 1986 is the final year that Dynamite seems to have included Topps panels.

Since I start this exercise, I learned of 3 years they did include panels that I had not previously known - 1974, 1985 and 1986.

Circulation must have plummeted in the late 80s as it's hard to even find copies from these years around the net.

Now, I suppose, I need to go look at those Hot Dog Magazines....

[postwarcards]

I ran across this related auction listing from Oregon Trail Sports Auctions September 1996 catalog.

[ALR-bishop]

Very interesting and informative thread Dewey

[Zach Wheat]

Dewey,

Kruk Cards in Michigan had a huge stash of Dynamite cards that were unlisted. I bought all my Dynamite panels from them. You may want to call them to see what unlisted inventory they had that could be of help.

Store specializing in buying and selling sports cards and memorabilia.
Address: 210 Campbell St, Rochester, MI 48307
Hours:
Open ⋅ Closes 5:30 PM
Phone: (248) 656-8803