Which prewar card set would you not choose and why

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Posted By: brian p

E91 certainly is getting a bashing, and I think the reasons mentioned are not entirely justified. As I have written on this site previously, the set (at least most of the E91A and part of the E91B) has artwork that is based upon actual photos that can be seen in other card sets. Most of these depictions only correspond to the player's head and not the rest of the body. You may not like the stylistic leanings or the execution of this artwork, but to me it is a whole lot truer than most strip card depictions, and a heck of lot nicer to look at. If the stupid people at American Caramel had just stopped at the first series, these cards would probably have higher regard in the hobby, and not been stigmatized with the "generic" label. I have a completed article on this subject, which I was going to submit to the VCBC, but they stopped sending me the magazine a couple of issues ago (now everyone is in the same boat). Perhaps I should give Vintage Cardboard a try.

Also, just to show you how kooky I am, I like the W515 set BECAUSE of their super-villian artwork.

Here's some sets that suck: W516, because the colors and photos are just so nauseating, and the 1941 Goudeys, since they are so dissapointingly uncreative.

Brian