tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post5211967464672538059..comments2024-03-29T07:44:22.008-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Best set of the year: 1984night owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-71246371943697759372023-03-09T03:40:46.276-05:002023-03-09T03:40:46.276-05:00I know that I'm late to the party here, but I ...I know that I'm late to the party here, but I was just reading through your Define the Design posts, and I noticed there was no definition for the 1984 Donruss design. I have always thought of this as the Freddy Krueger set, because it has the four knife slash lines across the front of the card, and it's from 1984, the same year as the first Nightmare on Elm Street movie. Maybe just the Elm Street set... <br /><br />Nickbeefmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846881597043194968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-16191297531633939952012-11-16T21:48:59.290-05:002012-11-16T21:48:59.290-05:00I'm partial to the Donruss here, too.
I'd...I'm partial to the Donruss here, too.<br /><br />I'd rank them Donruss, Topps, Fleer.Josh D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13718628093230589490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-78064634145583992802012-11-16T18:57:54.141-05:002012-11-16T18:57:54.141-05:00I like 1984 Donruss the best as well. It's als...I like 1984 Donruss the best as well. It's also the set of the three that I have the least of. I find a lot of 84 Topps and some 84 Fleer in repacks, but never any 84 Donruss.Swing And A Pop-uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366868132258608938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-17011893598775786072012-11-16T15:56:40.407-05:002012-11-16T15:56:40.407-05:001984 was a good year overall. The Donruss is over...1984 was a good year overall. The Donruss is overated I think, but still good. Fleer is (to me at least) kind of nondescript. Good, but nothing special. Topps is the best, despite the vertical team name which you pointed out.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896780361855961353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-33057479995823438042012-11-16T11:11:30.421-05:002012-11-16T11:11:30.421-05:00"It looks like something that would be given ..."It looks like something that would be given away in hospitals to sick kids ..."<br /><br />No, that would be late '80s/early '90s Donruss. Easily.<br /><br />And just so I'm not accused of being the only one who likes '84 Donruss, lifted from baseballcardpedia.com:<br /><br />"This set has since grown in stature to be recognized as one of the finest produced in the 1980's, largely due to the design, but mainly due to the limited production and rookie card selection."night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-5430199441726342272012-11-16T11:10:45.802-05:002012-11-16T11:10:45.802-05:00As someone who didn't start collecting until 1...As someone who didn't start collecting until 1989, I actually prefer the design of 1984 Topps to 1983 Topps. <br /><br />Vibrant colors and easy to read card fronts make 1984 Topps one of my favorite designs of the decade.<br /><br />As far as 1984 Fleer goes, I just consider it another prototypical boring Fleer design, but then again I'm a Cardinals fan, so seeing card after card dominated by blue and white does nothing for me.<br /><br />I wonder if Fleer went with red instead of blue, if our respective feelings about the set would be reversed?bailorghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537136157235692901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-18735673810604447912012-11-16T08:59:21.055-05:002012-11-16T08:59:21.055-05:00I go with Topps and it's not close. Sure, it&...I go with Topps and it's not close. Sure, it's a bit of a lazy design in that it draws immediate and obvious comparisons to '83, but so what, '83 was awesome. A less obvious comparison is to the 1976-77 Topps Baseketball set which also had vertical team names down the side.<br /><br />Donruss is just disgusting. Brown and yellow fronts with puke green backs, and the photo quality and selection is shameful. That said, it's grown on me over time for it's element of kitsch. <br /><br />Fleer, which I bought the most of in '84 due to it's being stocked in some sort of jumbo pack at the grocery store my family frequented has not held up well. It looks like something that would be given away in hospitals to sick kids.<br /><br />My Rankings (Which nobody asked for)<br />Topps: B+<br />Donruss: C+<br />Fleer: DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-69225448968086275842012-11-15T20:16:38.558-05:002012-11-15T20:16:38.558-05:00Now that I read this, 1984 would be one of the few...Now that I read this, 1984 would be one of the few years where I'd also rank Topps last in this department.<br /><br />It's not that '84 Topps is all that bad. Fleer and Donruss just stepped up their game. <br /><br />Personally, Donruss is my favorite set from 1984, but Fleer is definitely a close second.<br /><br />Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-56233012183123888262012-11-15T19:46:52.529-05:002012-11-15T19:46:52.529-05:00I usually agree with most of what you say on here,...I usually agree with most of what you say on here, but I have to disagree with this one. Topps may have its faults in 1984, but I think you are one year too early in taking away their title.<br /><br />The Fleer is an okay set, not the best Fleer ever but definitely not their worst either. I have always hated 1984 Donruss, despite its high praise. I just never could get past the unreadable team names on the front.<br /><br />In my book it would go<br />1. Topps 2. Fleer 3. Donruss<br /><br />Now 1985 is a different story, but I'll wait for you to tell that tale.hiflewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07128126188366882765noreply@blogger.com