FTC: 1979 Sportscaster Andre Thornton

Between 1977 and 1979, collectors could subscribe to a series of multisport cards from Sportscaster.  These cards feature large pictures, rounded corners, and measure about 4.5 x 6 inches.  I have no idea what the little symbols (icons) mean, other than the one indicating the sport.  This card reminds me of those animal cards I used to get in the mail every once in a while.  The copyright info says: (c)1979 Edito-Service S.A., Geneva A, Photo Jerry Wachter - Focus on Sports, Printed in Italy, 03 005 53-07.

After a little research, I found that the last two numbers (53-07) serve as the card number.  The first part is the "series" number and the second is the card number within that series.

The card backs feature a rather lengthy write-up about the player/item featured on the front. 

I picked the Thornton up on eBay on the cheap and snagged it because I had not seen these before.

Now, if you want to see what the massive 2,184-card set entails, just head over to http://www.sportscastercards.com/ and take a look through an entire database of each of the cards produced in this collection. 

1980 Kellogg's 3D Superstars

This set represented 10 years of Kellogg's creating 3D-style baseball cards found in cereal boxes.  In those days, the cards were actually *IN* the cereal and not just between the bag inside and the box.  Heck, in those days, some cereals didn't even *HAVE* a bag - just the cereal in the box... Ahh.. the good old days.  I digress.  The set features 52 cards, and although several Tribers are among the players, I only have the Thornton above in my collection.  Guess I'll have to do something about that!

Here is a checklist of players featured:
http://keymancollectibles.com/baseballcards/kelloggs/1980kelloggsbaseballcardchecklist.htm

1979 Topps Comics

In 1979, Topps (and I would guess/assume Bazooka) came up with a set of 33 oversized comics that they wrapped around their gum.  Mine is folded over because these are 3" x 3.25" and do not play nicely with standard pockets.  Ah well, still a fun collectible!

The complete checklist can be found here:
http://www.oldbaseball.com/refs/79comics.html