Helmar continues to delight as the This Great Game franchise roars into the 1960’s! This can only be described as a startling, groundbreaking issue. This Great Game, the 1960’s takes no prisoners—every effort has been made to leave collectors in awe. This is no overstatement. Sanjay Verma, master of the gouache miniature, returns to create more of his special brand of magic with the player portraits. The front card design has been carefully crafted to have that familiar 1960’s feel—without being a stogy derivative of graphic roads thoroughly mined. Player selection is typically Helmar in that the nearly forgotten are celebrated alongside immortals. What is possible with card backs, normally designed as after-thoughts, have been completely reimagined in a way that makes them just as important as the fronts. The formation of the backs recognizes that the 1960’s were of time of upset, re-thinking, revolt. In art we celebrated (or endured) Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, among many others. But what did we tack up on our walls? Black light posters—gaudy, bold and scandalous. And fuzzy. They encapsulate the 60’s perfectly and Helmar is the first to ever bring this to our hobby. This series isn’t just imaginative—it is visionary!
Card # | Player (Click on Name for Player Bio!) | Position / Stance | Team | Thumbnail Picture | Active Auction |
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# 1 | Reichardt, Rick | Bat on shoulder | California Angels | no picture | |
# 2 | Giusty, Dave | In set position | Houston Astros | no picture | |
# 3 | FOX, Nellie | Leaning on bat | Houston Colt .45s | no picture | |
# 4 | Belinsky, Bo | Top of wind-up | Los Angeles Angels | no picture | |
# 5 | Wagner, Leon | Close batting pose | Los Angeles Angels | no picture | |
# 6 | Chance, Dean | Blue sky, no buildings | Los Angeles Angels | no picture | |
# 7 | Chance, Dean | Buildings in background | Los Angeles Angels | no picture | |
# 8 | MORGAN, Joe | End of swing, looking at camera | Houston Astros | no picture | |
# 9 | Howard, Frank | Bat pointing toward viewer | Washington Senators | no picture | |
# 10 | Alley, Gene | Bat up; batting helmet | Pittsburgh Pirates | no picture | |
# 11 | Clendenon, Donn | Hands on hips, looking away | Pittsburgh Pirates | no picture | |
# 12 | Alou, Matty | Batting helmet; hands together on bat | Pittsburgh Pirates | no picture | |
# 13 | Face, Roy | Large shadow of glove on pants | Pittsburgh Pirates | no picture | |
# 14 | Groat, Dick | Bat horizontal | Pittsburgh Pirates | no picture | |
# 15 | Haddix, Harvey | Belt up, looking to his left | Pittsburgh Pirates | no picture | |
# 16 | Law, Vern | Smiling, looking up. Glove mostly obscures lettering on uniform | Pittsburgh Pirates | no picture | |
# 17 | Campaneris, Bert | Wrists taped, batting pose | Oakland Athletics | no picture | |
# 18 | Staub, Rusty | Posed batting follow through; green bleachers | Montreal Expos | no picture | |
# 19 | MANTLE, Mickey | Side posed batting stance. Smiling | New York Yankees | no picture | |
# 20 | Pepitone, Joe | Posed batting stance, belt up. | New York Yankees | no picture | |
# 21 | RYAN, Nolan | Facing viewer, glove about belt high | New York Mets | no picture | |
# 22 | Brown, Gates | Knees up, looking at viewer | Detroit Tigers | no picture | |
# 23 | Brown, Gates | Belt up; looking away | Detroit Tigers | no picture | |
# 24 | SPAHN, Warren | Shoulders slumped, looking down and away | Milwaukee Braves | no picture |