Thursday, July 28, 2011

Bubblegum Batman '66


The 55 cards (fronts only) from the 1966 Topps Chewing Gum Batman set. Information from www.oldbubblegumcards.com:

Batman Series 1 - known to bubblegum trading card collectors as Batman Orange Backs or Black Bats, has a total of 55 cards in the set. Each card is a full color hand-painted image by several artists, the majority by pulp cover veteran Norm Saunders (Mars Attacks) and from pencil drawings by Golden Age comics artist Bob Powell. The verso features a short storyline that follows the illustration.

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