As part of my ongoing mission to surface incredible hobby writing from the past, I’m excited to share a gem from Topps Magazine Issue #10 (Spring 1992). Written by Kenneth M. Liss, Journey Into The Unknown is a great article packed with obscure facts and forgotten trivia about Topps baseball cards.
This kind of content is what my Hobby Resources page is all about: making timeless writing accessible again. And this one delivers. The second bullet alone was a stunner: early Topps facsimile autographs were lifted straight from the player contracts Topps had them sign!
Happy collecting reading!
On page 24 the following sentence doesn’t make sense as written…
> When the Rangers rightie was designated for #1 in the ’92 set, he became just the third player ever to achieve the honor