Not every Rookie of the Year becomes a legend—some burn bright for a season, then quietly fade into hobby obscurity.
Posts published in “The Hobby Library”
Scans, stories, and history from a lifetime of collecting hobby literature.
A complete scan of The Trader Speaks, Vol. 2 No. 3 from January 1970. Early hobby coverage, including a nod to 1969–70 Topps basketball.
Bob Lemke breaks down the Johnston’s Cookies Braves issue better than anyone—straight from 1981.
A 1993 deep dive into NHL players whose rookie card was also their only card — true hockey one-card wonders.
A complete scan of the inaugural issue of The Trading News, Vol. 1 No. 1 (March 1976).