Complete Bowman Gum / Gum Inc. set list ??

[thisbaseballcardlife]

Am I missing any sets? Not just baseball. Every set.

1936 – Non-Sport – The G-Men and Heroes of Law Enforcement – 168 card set
1938 – Non-Sport – Horrors of War – 240 card set, then added 48 cards later with Nazi-Germany as aggressors
1939 – Baseball – Play Ball – 161 card set, #126 was not issued
1940 – Baseball – Play Ball – 240 card set
1941 – Baseball – Play Ball – 72 card set
1948 – Baseball – Bowman – 48 card set
1948 – Basketball – Bowman – 72 card set
1948 – Football – Bowman – 108 card set
1949 – Baseball – Bowman – 240 card set
1950 – Football – Bowman – 144 card set
1950 – Baseball – Bowman – 252 card set
1951 – Baseball – Bowman – 324 card set
1951 – Football – Bowman – 144 card set
1952 – Baseball – Bowman – 252 card set
1952 – Football – Bowman Large – 144 card set
1952 – Football – Bowman Small – 144 card set
1953 – Baseball – Bowman Color – 160 card set
1953 – Baseball – Bowman Black & White – 64 card set
1953 – Football – Bowman – 96 card set
1954 – Baseball – Bowman – 224 card set
1954 – Football – Bowman – 128 card set
1955 – Baseball – Bowman – 320 card set
1955 – Football – Bowman – 160 card set

Topps bought out Bowman in January 1956.

Thanks for your help!
~ Mike

[Griffins]

49 Bowman PCL
'53 NBC TV & Radio Stars
'52 Presidents?

[swarmee]

Here are the ones in COMC's database:
1935 Gum, Inc. Mickey Mouse - R89
1938 Gum, Inc. Horrors of War - R69
1939 Gum, Inc. War News Pictures - R165
1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Airplanes - R173
1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Iron Calvary - R173
1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Miscellaneous - R173
1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Ships - R173 + some more subsets: Fortifications, etc.
1940-41 Gum Products, Inc. Zoom Airplane Pictures, Series 1 - R 177-1 [Base] - White
Must be a series 2: Orange?
1940-41 Gum Products, Inc. Zoom Airplane Pictures, Series 3 - [Base] - Yellow
1940-41 Gum Products, Inc. Zoom Airplane Pictures, Series 4 - [Base] - Red

https://www.comc.com/Cards,sc,=gum+inc,ot,p8,i100
You can keep going down the list and then search Bowman.

[thisbaseballcardlife]

Originally Posted by Griffins

49 Bowman PCL

'53 NBC TV & Radio Stars

'52 Presidents?

Thank you!


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[thisbaseballcardlife]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Here are the ones in COMC's database:

1935 Gum, Inc. Mickey Mouse - R89

1938 Gum, Inc. Horrors of War - R69

1939 Gum, Inc. War News Pictures - R165

1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Airplanes - R173

1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Iron Calvary - R173

1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Miscellaneous - R173

1939 Gum, Inc. World in Arms - Ships - R173 + some more subsets: Fortifications, etc.

1940-41 Gum Products, Inc. Zoom Airplane Pictures, Series 1 - R 177-1 [Base] - White

Must be a series 2: Orange?

1940-41 Gum Products, Inc. Zoom Airplane Pictures, Series 3 - [Base] - Yellow

1940-41 Gum Products, Inc. Zoom Airplane Pictures, Series 4 - [Base] - Red



https://www.comc.com/Cards,sc,=gum+inc,ot,p8,i100

You can keep going down the list and then search Bowman.

Thank you!


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[toppcat]

Not sure how this will look but here's what I have. I may be missing a couple varieties or reissues, let me know of anything incorrect. If you repost elsewhere, please give credit.

ID ACC YEAR COMPANY DESCRIPTION ISSUE NOTES
R 109 1933 GUM INC. PIRATE'S PICTURE BUBBLE GUM
R 172 1933 GUM INC. WILD WEST RED STRIPE FRONT PUZZLE BACK
R 172 1933 GUM INC. WILD WEST BLUE STRIPE FRONT PUZZLE BACK
R 172 1933 GUM INC. WILD WEST NO STRIPE NO PUZZLE BACK COWBOY OUTFIT FREE #25 PART OF?
R 32 1934 GUM INC. COMIC GUM CARDBOARD CUT FROM BOX
R 33 1934 GUM INC. COMIC GUM WRAPPER
R 48 1935 GUM INC. FILM FUNNIES FRONT VARIATIONS EXIST-PROOFS?
R 89 1935 GUM INC. MICKEY MOUSE
R 90 1935 GUM INC. MICKEY MOUSE WITH THE MOVIE STARS
R 60 1936 GUM INC. G-MEN & HEROES OF THE LAW ISSUED INTO 1937
R 69 1938 GUM INC. HORRORS OF WAR 48 AD BACK CARDS EXIST
R 96 1938 GUM INC. MOTION PICTURE STARS NUMBERED BLANK BACK
R 96 1938 GUM INC. MOTION PICTURE STARS UNNUMBERED BLANK BACK
R 96 1938 GUM INC. MOTION PICTURE STARS UNNUMBERED AD BACK
R 189 1938 GUM INC. TINTYPE CARTOONS
R 334 1939 GUM INC. PLAY BALL
R 165 1939 GUM INC. WAR NEWS PICTURES LATER SERIES 1940
R 173 1939 GUM INC. WORLD IN ARMS
R 335 1940 GUM INC. PLAY BALL
R 83 1940 GUM INC. LONE RANGER
R UNC 1940 GUM INC. LONE RANGER PREMIUMS
R 336 1941 GUM INC. PLAY BALL
R 145 1941 GUM INC. SUPERMAN
R 157 1941 GUM INC. UNCLE SAM
R 158 1941 GUM INC. UNCLE SAM'S HOME DEFENSE
R 164 1941 GUM INC. WAR GUM SECOND SERIES 1942
R 336 1942 GUM INC. PLAY BALL NO 1941 COPYRIGHT
R UNC 1942 GUM INC. PLAY BALL PAPER
R 59 1944 GUM INC. AMERICAN BEAUTIES
R 406-1 1948 BOWMAN BASEBALL
R 407-1 1948 BOWMAN FOOTBALL
R 405 1948 BOWMAN BASKETBALL
R 701-9 1948 BOWMAN MOVIE STARS STOCK VARIATION WHITE/GRAY
R 406-2 1949 BOWMAN BASEBALL PCL
R 406-3 1949 BOWMAN BASEBALL
R 701-6 1949 BOWMAN AMERICA SALUTES THE FBI
R 701-4 1949 BOWMAN MOVIE PRE-VUE FLIPPER BOOKS
R 406-4 1950 BOWMAN BASEBALL
R 407-2 1950 BOWMAN FOOTBALL
R 701-18 1950 BOWMAN WILD MAN 49 COPYRIGHT BUT '50 ISSUE
R 701-19 1950 BOWMAN WILD WEST
R 406-5 1951 BOWMAN BASEBALL
R 407-3 1951 BOWMAN FOOTBALL
R 701-13 1951 BOWMAN JETS-ROCKETS-SPACEMEN
R 701-12 1951 BOWMAN RED MENACE
R 407-4-2 1952 BOWMAN FOOTBALL LARGE
R 701-3 1952 BOWMAN FIREFIGHTERS BACK VARIATIONS (FONT SIZE) EXIST
R 701-14 1952 BOWMAN TELEVISION & RADIO STARS OF THE NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY
R 701-17 1952 BOWMAN U.S. PRESIDENTS
R 406-6 1952 BOWMAN BASEBALL
R 407-4-1 1952 BOWMAN FOOTBALL SMALL
R 701-7 1952 BOWMAN UNCLE MILTIE
R 406-7 1953 BOWMAN BASEBALL COLOR
R 406-8 1953 BOWMAN BASEBALL B&W
R 407-5 1953 BOWMAN FOOTBALL
R 701-1 1953 BOWMAN ANTIQUE AUTOS CAME WITH 3-D GLASSES/6 PER BOX
R 701-5 1953 BOWMAN FRONTIER DAYS BORDER DESIGNS
R 701-15 1953 BOWMAN TELEVISION & RADIO STARS OF NBC
R 406-9 1954 BOWMAN BASEBALL
R 407-6 1954 BOWMAN FOOTBALL
R 701-10 1954 BOWMAN POWER FOR PEACE
R 701-16 1954 BOWMAN U.S. NAVY VICTORIES BLACK OR BLUE REVERSE
R 701-8-B 1955 BOWMAN MAGIC PICTURES SMALL
R 406-10 1955 BOWMAN BASEBALL B&W
R 407-7 1955 BOWMAN FOOTBALL
R 701-8-A 1955 BOWMAN MAGIC PICTURES LARGE
R 701-2 MULTI BOWMAN BLONY COMICS
R 701-11 MULTI BOWMAN BLONY PAPER NOVELTIES

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by thisbaseballcardlife

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Gum Products is not the same as Gum Inc. Totally different company.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by toppcat

Gum Products is not the same as Gum Inc. Totally different company.

Thanks for the correction; sorry for the screw-up.

Who made the Adventure set in 1956? Related to Bowman or not?

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Thanks for the correction; sorry for the screw-up.

Who made the Adventure set in 1956? Related to Bowman or not?

That's Gum Products Inc. they also did 1941 Double Play. Boston based I believe.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Thanks for the correction; sorry for the screw-up.

Who made the Adventure set in 1956? Related to Bowman or not?

That's Gum Products Inc. too, they also did 1941 Double Play. Boston based I believe.