tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post7594718901266966092..comments2024-03-24T16:08:17.795-04:00Comments on The Topps Archives: Gadzooka!toppcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10698182920578539949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post-73606065379634582842011-05-18T23:15:42.256-04:002011-05-18T23:15:42.256-04:00As you noted, Bazooka started work on sets a year ...As you noted, Bazooka started work on sets a year before their release. That makes me think they went with an All-Time Greats version because of the expansion teams that would debut in 1969. During that summer of 1968, who knew which players would be on which teams and what the uniforms would look like until teams actually took the field? Makes it tough to plan a checklist.<br /><br />Another possibility is that Topps positioned the 1969-1971 run of Supers to "replace" their Bazooka box sets, but returned to the 3-player panels when Supers failed in the test markets.<br /><br />1969: Topps Supers debut, Bazooka replaces 3-player panels with All-Time Greats (published into 1970?)<br /><br />1970: Topps Supers change to "big" cards, Bazooka continues All-Time Greats set and perhaps re-issues Tipps from Topps panels.<br /><br />1971: Final Topps Supers, Bazooka numbered and unnumbered sets surface.<br /><br />Throw in the "Children's Guide to TV Football" set for the 1970-71 season and it definitely <i>seems</i> like Topps wanted to do something different with their sports sets following that expansion year...Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27257197959732447.post-40078206002695467362011-05-11T22:56:35.955-04:002011-05-11T22:56:35.955-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthew Gliddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058637926401334906noreply@blogger.com