If you were a kid back in the day, which cards would you have bought?

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1949: Leaf. The set looks like it was designed by Andy Warhol, and it has Ted Williams, who Bowman missed out on that year.

1950-51: Has to be Bowman, as they were the only game in town, Topps' 1951issue notwithstanding.

1952: That's a tough one, as I really don't like either of them. If I had to pick, probably Bowman.

1953: Topps. I just don't like cards that don't have the player's name on the front, and trying to collect a set of them would've driven me crazy either having to flip them over or play 'Guess Who?' to figure out who I'm looking at.

1954: I keep going back and forth on this one; I like the photography in Topps, and the two Ted Williams's, but lately the Bowman set has grown on me. Still, there's only one Ted Williams, and it was pulled prematurely. Topps for now, but my opinion might change.

1955: Topps. I never liked the wood grain borders; they've always looked very dated to me, regardless of whether they're on 1955 Bowman, 1962 or 1987 Topps.