Cards Are Still Subjective

 Hello Friends!

Last post I wrote about the sets from the Junk Wax Era I didn't care for or outright disliked. Today is the opposite. I'm writing about sets from the Junk Wax Era that I like.

As with yesterday these are in no particular order

1986 Donruss Now the reason I'm showing two cards here is twofold. 1. I absolutely love Diamond Kings from that era, and 2. the backs of the regular cards are different from the DKs. 

The lines on the front are nice. Kind of in your face but not obnoxiously so.. 

1990 Bowman After the return of the brand in 1989, Bowman went a little more classic in design. Standard card size, A nice border and a nice image. I'd maybe like the player and team to be a bit larger, but those are small nits to pick. 

The back again went to the team splits. It was an interesting concept that was unique for the time. It couldn't be done on a card today with everyone playing everyone now.

1990 Leaf I honestly think this card is close to perfection. Love the photography in the set. I might lessen the rooster tail behind the logo, but that again is a small nit to pick. The backs are nice as well, with full stats on the back. I also like the presence of another small headshot on the back. 

1991 Stadium Club I really like this set, though in general, I've found Stadium Club to be difficult to collect over the years. I don't know if it's popularity, or print runs, or what, but I both like the cards and find myself unbothered to collect them. Yeah I know that makes no sense. 

Anyway.. Stadium Club has always had interesting photography I'm guessing that here we have Mike Fitzgerald and ol' Oil Can celebrating a win. 

The backs are unique with a photo of the players' Topps rookie card. 

1991 Studio Honestly, the whole run of Studio from 91-93 are some of my favourites. 91 and 92 especially with the photoshoot style pictures on the front. 

The backs were different. While you'd find little interesting factoids on cards dating back to the 50s, this one blended both baseball and personal life to show the person behind the meatsuit in the uniform, if that makes sense.. 

Speaking of 1992 Studio, here it is. Again, love the photography on the front. The logo is nicely tucked in the corner. 

The backs again have personal information and baseball information for the players. 

I'm not sure why, but this set almost feels more premium than some of the premium sets released in that timeframe. 

1992 Donruss This one may be divisive in some circles, but I have a soft spot for this set. It was the first one I started collecting when I entered the hobby. 1992 was a departure from what came before from Donruss. Different cardstock, a glossy feel and minimal borders. 

I've tried defining this set before and I almost want to say it's industrial. It doesn't blow you away, but it catches your eye and conveys what it's trying to convey. 

One thing I've always liked about the backs of Donruss is the contract status information. 

I know many people don't like this set, but to me it's great for what it is. A step in the right direction for Donruss after some disastrous sets

1993 Donruss It's funny.. This is honestly a set I forget about. Most of 1993 sets I forget about. I have had difficulty getting into this set for years, but it's honestly very clean. Nice photography, I like the nameplate and logo box the way they are. The brand logo is out of the way.. 

The backs are nice as well. A nice picture again rather than just a disembodied head. Overall a nice set that I'm going to have to set more serious about finding. 

1993 OPC This was O Pee Chee's first time creating a flagship set that wasn't a licensed reworking of the Topps set from that year. 

The team name on the front is interesting. The photography is a major step forward from the OPC Premier sets. 

The backs are nice as well. Stats, a little write up in both official languages of Canada and another headshot. I also like the team logo being put in the background behind the stats. 

1993 OPC Premier Premier seems to follow the formula the previous two Premier sets established. The photography was a lot better though. I like the OPC Branding on the card looking like a seal. 

The backs are standard Premier. The few stats it always showed for the previous season. Nice big photo and logo. This was the last OPC Premier set put out. 

So there you have it.. The Junk Wax Sets I like. Agree? Disagree? Calling for the men in the clean white coats to come take me away? (haha!) Let me know..