1997 Zenith - Revision history

Stalegum: /* Inserts */

2025-08-23T18:12:15Z

Inserts

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	===V-2===		===V-2===

	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---V2---Jumbo/V3/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=82ca4953-64c0-4d05-b029-abcd71ef3e5a&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---V2---Jumbo/V3/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=82ca4953-64c0-4d05-b029-abcd71ef3e5a&size=original&side=front&.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---V2---Jumbo/V3/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=82ca4953-64c0-4d05-b029-abcd71ef3e5a&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---V2---Jumbo/V3/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=82ca4953-64c0-4d05-b029-abcd71ef3e5a&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Stalegum: /* 8 X 10 */

2025-08-23T18:09:58Z

8 X 10

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	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---Base---8-x-10-Dufex/3/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=c1698075-4717-4306-b2ac-9619156e1329&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---Base---8-x-10-Dufex/3/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=c1698075-4717-4306-b2ac-9619156e1329&size=original&side=front&.jpg

	Each pack of 1997 Zenith had two over-sized cards, which partially-parallel 24 cards in the base set. One card is printed on glossy cardboard, the other on [[Dufex]].		Each pack of 1997 Zenith had two over-sized cards, which partially-parallel 24 cards in the base set. One card is printed on glossy cardboard, the other on [[Dufex]]. The Dufex cards also have a black border.

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Stalegum: /* The Big Picture */

2025-08-23T18:08:51Z

The Big Picture

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	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Zenith The Big Picture');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Zenith The Big Picture')
			ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

Stalegum: /* The Big Picture */

2023-12-11T18:11:07Z

The Big Picture

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	===The Big Picture===		===The Big Picture===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---8-x-10---The-Big-Picture-Promo/1/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=04c7992e-f3e9-4460-8ab0-3b1e2f146fb9&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---8-x-10---The-Big-Picture-Promo/1/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=04c7992e-f3e9-4460-8ab0-3b1e2f146fb9&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	These six 8" X 10" photos were released as promos to demonstrate what the 1997 Zenith 8 X 10's would look like. They have the notation "The Big Picture" at the bottom of the card.		These six 8" X 10" photos were released as promos to demonstrate what the 1997 Zenith 8 X 10's would look like. They have the notation "The Big Picture" at the bottom of the card.
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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Zenith The Big Picture');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Zenith The Big Picture');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	==Base Set==		==Base Set==

Stalegum: /* Z-Team */

2022-09-28T19:37:14Z

Z-Team

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	===Z-Team===		===Z-Team===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---Z-Team-Jumbo/7/Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=94dc0abd-ceea-4562-8195-c787acf3e7aa&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---Z-Team-Jumbo/7/Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=94dc0abd-ceea-4562-8195-c787acf3e7aa&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	This nine-card, over-sized, set features an all-star caliber squad of players printed on full Mirror Gold Holographic Mylar foil card stock. Each card is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.		This nine-card, over-sized, set features an all-star caliber squad of players printed on full Mirror Gold Holographic Mylar foil card stock. Each card is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.

Stalegum: /* V-2 */

2022-09-28T19:36:12Z

V-2

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	===V-2===		===V-2===

	This eight-card, over-sized, set is produced using Lenticutar motion technology -- similar to that of Sportflix.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---V2---Jumbo/V3/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=82ca4953-64c0-4d05-b029-abcd71ef3e5a&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---V2---Jumbo/V3/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=82ca4953-64c0-4d05-b029-abcd71ef3e5a&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			This eight-card, over-sized, set is produced using Lenticutar motion technology -- similar to that of Sportflix. It's unclear what "V2" means or represents.

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Zenith V-2');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Zenith V-2');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	===Z-Team===		===Z-Team===

Stalegum: /* Insertion Ratios */

2021-03-04T22:28:12Z

Insertion Ratios

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	\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|50\|\|-\|\|5:1		\|[[#Base_Set\|Base]]\|\|50\|\|-\|\|5:1
	\|-		\|-
	\|8 X 10\|\|24\|\|-\|\|~~1:1~~		\|8 X 10\|\|24\|\|-\|\|one-per-pack
	\|-		\|-
	\|8 X 10 Dufex\|\|24\|\|-\|\|~~1:1~~		\|8 X 10 Dufex\|\|24\|\|-\|\|one-per-pack
	\|-		\|-
	\|V-2\|\|8\|\|-\|\|1:47		\|V-2\|\|8\|\|-\|\|1:47

Stalegum: /* Description */

2021-03-04T22:27:51Z

Description

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	=Description=		=Description=

	1997 Zenith is a 50-card set, released by Pinnacle Brands in the Summer of 1997. In a radical ~~-- and not particularly well-received by collectors --~~ departure for the brand, each pack contained five standard-size base cards and two 8" X 10" ~~cards~~ with a suggested retail price of $9.99.		1997 Zenith is a 50-card set, released by Pinnacle Brands in the Summer of 1997. In a radical departure for the brand, each pack contained five standard-size base cards and two 8" X 10" parallels with a suggested retail price of $9.99.

	The set contains 42 established player cards and eight rookie cards (43-50).		The set contains 42 established player cards and eight rookie cards (43-50).

	~~Perhaps due~~ to the high price, or the unpopularity of the over-sized cards, '97 Zenith did not sell well. About five years later, long after Pinnacle had gone out of business, boxes of late-90s era Pinnacle and Donruss cards began showing up at K-Mart stores nationwide, including surplus '97 Zenith boxes for only $9.99 a box.		Due to the high price, puny base set, lack of collectible inserts, and the unpopularity of the over-sized cards, '97 Zenith was not well received by collectors and did not sell well. About five years later, long after Pinnacle had gone out of business, boxes of late-90s era Pinnacle and Donruss cards began showing up at K-Mart stores nationwide, including surplus '97 Zenith boxes for only $19.99 a box.

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

Stalegum: /* Description */

2021-03-04T22:24:55Z

Description

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	=Description=		=Description=

	1997 Zenith is a 50-card set, released by Pinnacle Brands in the Summer of 1997. In a radical, and not well-~~recevied,~~ departure for the brand, each pack contained five standard-size base cards and two 8" X 10" cards with a suggested retail price of $9.99.		1997 Zenith is a 50-card set, released by Pinnacle Brands in the Summer of 1997. In a radical -- and not particularly well-received by collectors -- departure for the brand, each pack contained five standard-size base cards and two 8" X 10" cards with a suggested retail price of $9.99.

	The set contains 42 established player cards and eight rookie cards (43-50).		The set contains 42 established player cards and eight rookie cards (43-50).

	Perhaps due to the high price, or the unpopularity of the over-sized cards, '97 Zenith did not sell well. About five years later, long after Pinnacle had gone out of business, boxes of late-90s era Pinnacle and Donruss cards began showing up at K-Mart stores nationwide, including surplus '97 Zenith boxes for only $9.99 a box.		Perhaps due to the high price, or the unpopularity of the over-sized cards, '97 Zenith did not sell well. About five years later, long after Pinnacle had gone out of business, boxes of late-90s era Pinnacle and Donruss cards began showing up at K-Mart stores nationwide, including surplus '97 Zenith boxes for only $9.99 a box.

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

Stalegum: /* 8 X 10 */

2020-04-24T20:40:26Z

8 X 10

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	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---Base---8-x-10-Dufex/3/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=c1698075-4717-4306-b2ac-9619156e1329&size=original&side=front&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Pinnacle-Zenith---Base---8-x-10-Dufex/3/Jeff-Bagwell.jpg?id=c1698075-4717-4306-b2ac-9619156e1329&size=original&side=front&.jpg

	Each pack of 1997 Zenith had two over-sized cards, which parallel ~~the first~~ 24 cards in the base set. One card is printed on glossy cardboard, the other on [[Dufex]].		Each pack of 1997 Zenith had two over-sized cards, which partially-parallel 24 cards in the base set. One card is printed on glossy cardboard, the other on [[Dufex]].

			<sql2wiki database="carddb">
			SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Zenith 8 X 10')
			</sql2wiki>

	==Inserts==		==Inserts==