Beautiful Artwork by Garbage Pail Artist David Gross

Incredible pieces of art by Topps / GPK artist David Gross.  Rough drawing and the final painting (white heavy water color paper and painted in gouache) - both signed and dated by Dave.  Also a 2023/24 MLB GPK card of the artist himself.  These are beautiful!

1989 Fleer Checklist w/ Positions

Thanks to Kevin W. for giving me this new 'FF related' card at the National show in Cleveland.  1989 Fleer checklist card with player positions listed on the front.  VERY Rare!  This one has the Orioles team (w/ Billy Ripken) on the front.  

616 - BILL RIPKEN - "2B" (not "FF")😁

Black Box oddball additions

Thanks to Ben N. for reaching out after finding these two Black Box oddball varieties.

1)  Black Box card with lighter Black Ink.  Overall poor registration on the front.

2)  Black Box with a bold print dot in the center of the bat knob.  Cheap fun!

2024 Topps Series 2 Jackson Holliday "Fun Face"

New from Topps Series Two!  Orioles rookie Jackson Holliday pays tribute to the original FF.  He poses with a #7 jersey and writes "Fun Face" on the knob of his bat.  Of course you can't produce a FF without many versions and variations...  So far, I've seen the FF, White Scribble, Whiteout, Black Scribble, Black Box, and a FF version with a saw-cut / slit down the middle.  

Great job by Jackson and Topps!  

 

FF Saw-Cut version with White Printing smudge?

Always nice to discover a recurring print defect.  Nearly 20 years ago, I picked up a FF saw-cut card that had an unusual white smudge on the front.  Not an attempt by Fleer to cover the knob of the bat - just a printing mistake.  Last month I was able to finally pickup another!  Similar white smudge in the same spot on the card and nearly identical factory slit.  I wonder how many of these are out there....

Not a true version - just a different, uncommon printing defect.

Black Box version with large print dot

$2 pickup.  Just a cheap Black Box corrected version with a print defect.  Larger than normal print dot on the upper letter N.  Something different.

Garbage Pail Kids creation by David Gross

New for 2024!  Artist David Gross has created a new Garbage Pail Kids style piece for the FF.  "Bill Pick'en" and his "Phlegm Face" bat knob.  Outstanding!  No way Topps would approve for their GPK series.  It'll remain a beautiful work of art by one of today's best comic artists.

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