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Cardtoons is a 95-card parody set released in early 1993.  This completely unlicensed set uses fanciful cartoon caricatures on its fronts to parody then-active MLB players. The backs carry comical "career highlights" within silver-colored panels on the left sides and team logo caricatures on the right sides.  
Cardtoons is a 95-card parody set intended for release in 1993, but not issued until over a year later.  This completely unlicensed set uses cartoon caricatures on its fronts to parody then-active MLB players. The backs carry comical "career highlights" within silver-colored panels on the left sides and team logo caricatures on the right sides.  


This product was the subject of a seven-year long court battle between the producers and the MLB Players Association -- a case eventually won by Cardtoons.   
This product was the subject of a seven-year long court battle between the producers and the MLB Players Association -- a case eventually won by Cardtoons.   
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|Field of Greed||9||-||one-per-pack
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|Politics of Baseball||11||-||1:2
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|Grand Slam Etched Foil||10||-||?
|Grand Slam Etched Foil||10||-||?
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|Cardtoons Awards||8||-||?
|Cardtoons Awards||8||-||?
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|Field of Greed||9||-||?
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|Politics of Basaball||11||-||?
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|Big Bang Bucks||20||-||?
|Big Bang Bucks||20||-||?

Revision as of 22:04, 26 January 2012


Description

Cardtoons is a 95-card parody set intended for release in 1993, but not issued until over a year later. This completely unlicensed set uses cartoon caricatures on its fronts to parody then-active MLB players. The backs carry comical "career highlights" within silver-colored panels on the left sides and team logo caricatures on the right sides.

This product was the subject of a seven-year long court battle between the producers and the MLB Players Association -- a case eventually won by Cardtoons.

Distribution

36 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $1.29)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 95 - ?
Field of Greed 9 - one-per-pack
Politics of Baseball 11 - 1:2
Grand Slam Etched Foil 10 - ?
Cardtoons Awards 8 - ?
Big Bang Bucks 20 - ?

Checklist

Base Set

Inserts

Grand Slam Etched Foil

Cardtoons Awards

Field of Greed

Politics of Baseball

Big Bang Bucks