1966 Topps and Fleer non-sports cards, gaining ground in Americana collectibles. Superman "Man of Steel" depicting the Superman adventures, of the television screen series, that aired in the 1950's.
Due to the vested interest of the sports cards grading companies to grade more and more non-sports cards, as a way to generate more sales, I for one have taken an interest in getting many of my non-sports cards graded. I have done just that, preserving a piece of Americana.
Topps made non-sports cards before the 1960's but do to the fact that the television series were generating interesting sales in other categories, ie toys, home items, etc. Why not try trading cards?
Fleer broke out with quite a few of these and primarily because they were not allowed to product many sports cards because of licensing issues. They produced the Three Stoges, Mchale's Navy, Star-Trek to name a few.
Topps on the other hand, produced Superman, Batman, Gilligan's Island, Planet of the Apes, Kiss and others as well. The Superman 1966 Topps cards have seen increased sales worldwide in the last couple of years and high graded versions of these cards have commanded a nice chunk of change recently on Ebay. I have received about 25 graded Superman cards back and have posted a few for the viewing on my blog. Being a piece of Americana Comics, I am not sure if I want to sell these yet.
Grading sports cards and non-sports cards is a great way to keep your collectible in the same condition it is in forever, without the item sustaining any imperfections due to unlikely accidents. Unlike grading comics, where the actual appreciation of the collectible is somewhat lost in the sense that you cannot read the comic book once it is graded.
Collecting the Superman Series 1966 Topps cards, lends to the imagination because of the uncertainty surrounding the untimely death of George Reeves. In the end, much of the bickering going back and forth about the Superman series, and the death of Superman, makes this collectible one that has been sought after for a few years now.
It was sad that in the end, George Reeve's Superman, was not faster than a speeding bullet...for it was a single bullet wound to the head that eventually killed George Reeves.
Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, no it's Superman!!!
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