The Tripoly in '86 and '87 was also cool because each company put all their efforts into a single card which I assume represented what they thought was the best baseball card in that particular moment in time in accordance with their own vision of whatever the best was or could be, or something like that, and they were competing head to head. For '86, my favorite is topps where its like an acid trip scary circus up top (like nightmasre in pee wee herman movie where his bike is being destroyed with that crazy music playing) and then blue collar, utiliarian down low with really cool and varied photos. The one drawback is the photo and surface quality of the card is not the greatest, but it still works for me. '86 Donruss is fantastic because that is 1986 in a card, what the year looked like, what it felt like, and we were looking to the future and the future was now, which I think makes it an all timer in capturing a particular year. '86 Fleer was good for Fleer and they appeared to be mastering the basics, keeping things simple, but coming in a distant third for the year. '87 Topps does capture that year -- I have memories and photos of being in homes, buildings, with wooden cabinetry and wood looking surfaces all around me.Anyone remember the ceiling fans with the beautiful wood fan things swirling around. '87 Donruss is also great but lacking just a little bit in it representing what that year looked and felt like. '87 Fleer is better than '86 Fleer -- I came across some glossy ones for the first time and they looked super good.
