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Extreme makeover 2: card edition


1994 Fleer. Clean. Understated. Classy.



1995 Fleer: Chaotic. Confusing. Gross.

It makes you wonder what Fleer was doing during the baseball strike.

That's got to be the biggest makeover between base sets for a single card company in the history of cards. But I'm willing to take other submissions.
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Anonymous said…
Fleer was seen at several raves, dancing to the Happy Mondays, CUSM, Jesus Jones, and other trippy Madchester bands, and dropping lots and lots of X and Special K. Lots of it...
August 25, 2010 at 7:23 PM
Paul Hadsall said…
I can't really top your Fleer example, but I think the transition from 1971 to 1972 Topps may have been more jarring in its day.
August 26, 2010 at 12:17 AM
night owl said…
That's a good one.

1974 Topps to 1975 Topps is another.
August 26, 2010 at 12:41 AM
Doc said…
I'd lean old school with 1956 Topps to 1957 Topps. That was the leap from "paintings" to actual photographs.

72 Topps to 73 Topps was also a huge transition in design from psychedelic to blah.

When's the FS post coming?
August 26, 2010 at 5:30 AM
AdamE said…
How about 52 Bowman to 53 Bowman.

Not only did they switch from paintings to photos but they went from an undersized card to an oversized card.
August 26, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Cardsplitter said…
oh good god the humanity. that 1995 fleer is aweful.

that said, you should do a post on which card design best fits the zeitgeist of the day. i think 1988 barber pole Fleer, but 1995 Fleer might too.


(i was going to explore the topic, but a, no one reads my blog, and b, i don't have time nor the skill to pull it off as well as you would.)
August 26, 2010 at 10:57 PM
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