Tag: 80s
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Iconic Rookies: 1990 Topps The Simpsons #1 – Bartman Sticker There are a lot of big superhero names on this Iconic Rookies list – Superman, Batman, Bartman. Yes, really. For kids who grew up in the early 90s, Bart Simpson in full Bartman mode was as important as any cape in comics. And in 1990,…
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Iconic Rookies: 1985 Topps The Goonies Sticker #4 – Chunk Some characters are born to be cool. Others are born to yell, panic, spill secrets, and somehow save the day anyway. Lawrence “Chunk” Cohen is absolutely in that second group, and that’s why this goofy little sticker from 1985 deserves a spot in the Iconic…
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Iconic Rookies: 1989 Topps Back to the Future II #87 – Michael J. Fox Is Marty McFly Every hobby has its blind spots. In sports, it’s usually some mid-80s parallel no one cared about at the time. In non-sports, it’s often the most obvious stuff of all: the cards that capture the exact image burned…
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Iconic Rookies: 1989 Topps Batman #2 – Dark Knight Detective When people talk about “rookie cards,” they usually mean sports: Jordan, Gretzky, Brady. But if you grew up on VHS tapes more than box scores, there’s a whole different kind of rookie that matters just as much – the first time a truly iconic on-screen…
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Iconic Rookies: 1981 Topps Indiana Jones #2 – Freelance Adventurer When people hear “rookie card,” they think Jordan, Gretzky, Trout, Wemby. But if you spend any time in the pop-culture trenches, you know that some of the real rookie cards belong to characters, not athletes. The first time a truly iconic character shows up on…