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Posted By: Chris Counts

Thankfully, Topps apparently ditched the artist who looked like he was trying to copy the artistic style of the 1950-52 Bowmans (he never came close to matching it). Almost all of Topps' later efforts used either color photos or tinted black and white photos, although it's clear some painting was done on the 1955 and 1956 sets in particular. Also, the 1959 set features the "Baseball Thrills" series, which is clearly painted. There were scattered painted cards issued in many Topps sets up until at least 1962 (not tinted, but painted).

While I never have been a big fan of 1953 Topps, I've always been amused by the billboards in the background, which often feature the name of the player on the card ...