What's your favorite Topps cartoon?
 

There were lots of great cartoons on Topps backs over the years, but I think my favorite is the one on Ron Kline's 1959 card, #265, that makes fun of him for being fat several years before the card was issued

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Wow, I guess back then it was more " cute " then insulting !

1963 Topps Jim O'Toole and his "tool"… :o

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This one is nice.:) Borrowed the pic from a fellow members website.

While chasing my '59 set I came across the Don Rudolph card.

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The cartoon notes that he is married to a 'professional dancer'.

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What it DOESN'T mention that his professional dancer wife was well-known Baltimore stripper Patti Waggin. I found a bunch of fun material on the lovely Ms Waggin while researching my blog post on the card.

Now THAT'S Funny!!!

This one might be my new favorite now

The stripper story is really funny !

1979 Football Jim Langer :) Just what you want to encourage 12 year old boys to aspire to!

Not a humorous one, but the 1954 Dave Hoskins RC speaks to just how rough the early African American players had it trying to break through the color barrier.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d87fbb1894.jpg

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No reason why, but this one always stuck in my memory.

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Oh wow, I have that card and I don't think I ever looked that close at the back or noticed that cartoon. Thanks for posting it.

I have a blog for SABR written on Hoskins and his cards.

https://sabrbaseballcards.blog/2019/...-dave-hoskins/

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I follow the SABR blog. I remember reading that. It was well done. I just made the connection when I looked at your sig. :)

I’ll give you one guess to answer the question ...

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Two of my favorites
 

Original Topps art...

Great topic! This one fascinated me as a kid in 1970, Reggie Jackson #140:

Come on now, people!

1974 Topps Sparky Lyle?

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In case you don't know the backstory, you can read it here.

Fun read. Thanks for posting.

I have the original art for the '64 topps Koufax card so it's always been my favorite, but that Don Rudolph card is now a close 2nd. :)

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Great stuff guys. Makes me think I spend too much time looking at the front of my cards! Posting this so I don't show up to the party empty handed.

Mr Reese was a pallbearer for my wife’s grandfather, along with Ty Cobb, Casey Stengel, Taylor Spinks and Joe McCarthy