tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post2719899703119037845..comments2024-03-26T01:25:08.843-07:00Comments on Getting Back into Baseball Cards....in Japan: Complete set of 1947 JCM 75: The Film Noir of Baseball CardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-6311063408443646172022-11-14T21:15:20.224-08:002022-11-14T21:15:20.224-08:00Hi, there are also 'red bordered' cards of...Hi, there are also 'red bordered' cards of these JCM75 cards with some diff in design ie the Bessho doesnt have the 'NANKAI' in background behind Bessho's head and has a yellow button instead of blue, etc... the Doigaki red border is very different color wise too and missing most of the blue. All the red border type have less shadows in design as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-3185914012748932322019-10-04T08:18:19.234-07:002019-10-04T08:18:19.234-07:00These are absolutely gorgeous! I could be wrong, b...These are absolutely gorgeous! I could be wrong, but to me, this is the kind of thing - because of the visual appeal - that could get a lot more people interested in collecting Menko.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-77924910436605433612019-10-04T05:09:10.410-07:002019-10-04T05:09:10.410-07:00These cards are stunning. Love the colors... and ...These cards are stunning. Love the colors... and the lone Tarzan back is interesting. Hope you one day find the story behind that so you can share it with your readers.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-22602828792053461692019-10-03T18:42:13.339-07:002019-10-03T18:42:13.339-07:00That is true about the thin cardboard, though ther...That is true about the thin cardboard, though there are a few other sets like that.<br /><br />There are actually two ways of playing menko. One is to try to flip the card over, which these wouldn't be good at. The other is to try to knock a card out of a ring drawn on the ground, which these might have been used for as they don't require cards as sturdy. Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-36451667319712119812019-10-03T18:40:29.309-07:002019-10-03T18:40:29.309-07:00yeah, I've seen a lot of Tarzan menko out ther...yeah, I've seen a lot of Tarzan menko out there, they are kind of cool too!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-76045609368726308872019-10-03T06:13:21.228-07:002019-10-03T06:13:21.228-07:00I have half of this set (the top half) in uncut fo...I have half of this set (the top half) in uncut form. Despite how it's catalogued I think it shouldn't be regarded as a menko set. It's got a menko number (or, well, math equation) but no rock-paper-scissors, and, most importantly, it's really really thin. Like, rough paper. There's no way these would flip over - unless a good gust of wind came along. Sometimes I wonder if the flimsy stock was due to post-war shortages?<br /><br />But I do like the set. It's got good colors. And Tarzan!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-18295278162733791042019-10-02T22:31:58.814-07:002019-10-02T22:31:58.814-07:00Awesome. Tarzan was super popular in the 1940s and...Awesome. Tarzan was super popular in the 1940s and there are actually quite a few menko of him during this time. Although, it is weird that he appears on a baseball back!SumoMenkoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461389544030702085noreply@blogger.com