1988 Topps

Total Cards: 792

Rating: 6.9 (178 votes)
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Notes: Distributed in one series (#1-792)

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Cards

1 Vince Coleman RB St. Louis Cardinals
2 Don Mattingly RB New York Yankees
3a Mark McGwire RB, ERR
ERR: White area behind left foot
Oakland Athletics
3b Mark McGwire RB, COR
COR: No white area behind left foot
Oakland Athletics
4a Eddie Murray RB, VAR
VAR: Caption in box on front
Baltimore Orioles
4b Eddie Murray RB, VAR
VAR: No caption on front
Baltimore Orioles
5 Phil Niekro / Joe Niekro RB Cleveland Indians / Minnesota Twins
6 Nolan Ryan RB Houston Astros
7 Benny Santiago RB San Diego Padres
8 Kevin Elster FS New York Mets

Trivia

  • Glossy Send-ins
    This set totals 60 cards and was available by mailing in the special offer cards found in 1988 Topps wax packs. The fronts have a glossy player photo while the backs say All-Star Set Collector's Edition and include the players name, team, and position. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.
  • Wax Box Cards
    The "Box Bottom" cards were featured 4 to a box on the bottom of the wax pack boxes of 1988 Topps of which there were 4 different boxes for a total of 16 cards. They resemble the base cards except for having a career highlight on the back instead of full statistics and a light blue border instead of white. The set is lettered A-P rather than numbered. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in. when individually cut out.
  • Glossy Rookies
    This set totals 22 cards and was available as an insert in 1988 Topps jumbo packs. The back says Rookies Commemorative Set and includes the player's name, position and team. The cards slightly resemble the Glossy All-Star set. Size: 2.5 × 3.5 in.
  • 40 cent wax packs with 15 cards.
  • Card #455 was originally supposed to be Steve Carlton but he was replaced by Shawn Hillegas before production. Some versions of checklist #528 list Carlton as #455 before it was corrected.

User Comments

Nov 13, 2021 - 4:21PM
PasseGaming

I had always wondered why these weren't a bit more valuable. You don't see a whole lot of them floating around. Let alone in decent condition with straight cuts. I think they are pretty neat and they are fairly rare. Perhaps it is because a lot of these wax pack boxes are still floating around unopened?

Nov 5, 2021 - 1:17AM
crh614

I was 7 and my dad had found a bunch of his childhood cards in my grandparents attic. That reignited his passion for the hobby and we started collecting 1988 Topps (he is a Topps purist? We completed at least three sets and he still has three unopened factory sets set aside to help pay for my college, lol.

Nov 9, 2020 - 10:11PM
travis_january

This was the first pack of cards I ever opened, and started my McGwire PC. I pulled his All-Topps Rookie team card out of that pack, and I was hooked!

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May 15, 2023 - 9:20PM

Forum

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Date of manufacture 11Aug 29, 2022 6:41 AM
by DougRiggle
Cut Card Box?0Aug 3, 2022 10:46 PM
by vyacheslav
1988 Topps Tiffany error?2Jul 24, 2022 10:30 AM
by Mouser
Topps Wax Box Cards - Blank Back13Apr 11, 2022 10:26 AM
by richardd2764
#107 Scott Bailes error card?5Jan 29, 2022 1:06 PM
by edk

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