Card of the Day: Mickey Mantle 1963 Topps Plaque

Card of the Day: 1953 Bowman Color – Yogi Berra/Hank Bauer/Mickey Mantle #44

Celeb Rookie: Mickey Mouse

Twenty years before Mickey Mantle made his trading card debut another Mickey was being featured on cardboard for the first time. I’m talking about Mickey Mouse.

Mickey Mouse made his public debut in the short film Steamboat Willie which was released in 1928.  It was a tremendous hit.  Animated shorts eventually turned into full-length feature films.

Three years after being introduced to the world, Mickey Mouse received what is now considered to be his true rookie card.

Drawn by Floyd Gottfredson, this premium was made available during the May 27, 1931 Mickey Mouse comic strip.  In that particular story, Mickey had his picture taken.  Fans of his could get a copy of that picture if they wrote in during the “High Society” story line.  This is the card they’ed receive.  It measures 3-3/8″ x 5-3/8″.  At the bottom it reads “Gobs of Good Wishes, Mickey Mouse” and “Me too, Butch”.  As you can see, Mickey’s streetwise friend Butch is standing in the background.

Mickey Mouse’s 1931 First Newspaper Premium Picture Card takes us back to a time when he was just beginning to make an impression on the world. Truly an interesting piece of history. Very few of these cards exist today.

The Wills Cinema Stars tobacco set (also released in 1931) has a card that pictures both Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. You’ll find that card to be much more readily available.

Card of the Day: 1958 Topps Mickey Mantle/Hank Aaron World Series Batting Foes #418

Card of the Day: 1931 W.D. & H.O. Wills Walt Disney & Mickey Mouse Cinema Stars – 3rd Series #24

Card of the Day: Mickey Mantle 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter #275

Card of the Day: Mickey Mantle 2021 Topps Series 2 Ultra Short Print Variation SSSP #52

Card of the Day: Mickey Morandini 1993 Upper Deck #285

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Card of the Day: Mickey Mantle 2008 Topps Sterling #4