In 1957 Topps created the first "modern" set, shrinking card size to the one that is still used today. The card backs from this year also became the general standard for baseball cards going forward, focusing on complete statistics and some text, with only a small section for a cartoon. Here's an example:
Back when suicide was good for a cheap laugh on a product designed for kids.
Here are my personal favorite cartoons from the '57s I have:
I like the plane factoid. And a mention of a lesser known Sisler.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing things on baseball cards that wouldn't be appropriate on current cards. Actually it doesn't even need to be baseball cards.
ReplyDeleteInteresting trivia - I never knew the plane one before!
ReplyDeleteI got go with the consensus here, and say that the plane fact is the most interesting.
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