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I had been working on my first checklist to add on here, and had some questions, but now I see about a week ago, someone has added the Mickey Mantle Story set to the data base.They saved me some work but I believe some of the info to be inaccurate. The title of the set should be "The Mickey Mantle Story". It was issued by Authentic Sports Autographs in 1982. The Autographed set is showing a print run of 10 cards, I have an autographed set #528. I understand from this blog https://oddballcardcollector.blogspot.com/2013/05/1982-asa-mickey-mantle-story.html?showComment=1464744786857#c6989404854711454323 that of the 5000 blue sets issued only a certain quantity was autographed, but that number is unknown. I am going to scan my card for the autographed #1 card. Not all the cards were autographed in the set (all cards are listed with an AU. ) Anyone else have this set?

20,000 sets were produced with 5,000 sets having the #1 card autographed.  Only the #1 card was issued with an autograph.  The sets that had the #1 card autographed have blue printed backs while those sets without the #1 card autographed are printed in red.

There are 3 entried for this set - http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Subsets.cfm/sid/129078 / http://www.tradingcarddb.com/ViewSet.cfm/sid/129077/1982-ASA-The-Life-of-Mickey-Mantle- / http://www.tradingcarddb.com/Subsets.cfm/sid/129079 .  The notes are mostly wrong in all three.

There should be two entries only - Red and Blue backs.  As far as I know, they are not SN though the print run is known.  Not sure where the person who entered the three sets here got their information. The picture that is entered on all three set entries are not autographed so should only be in the red set.

This is an example of where a note field in the "Overview" would be useful putting the print run info and the difference between the two variations of the set instead of trying to put a Note to each card.

The card #1 that I have for this set, actually says on the back Set #528 of 5000. Each card in the set has a different title on it, with many other players and family members included. I have the intention of trying to scan this set this summer.