COMC Hobby Box - Aesop's Fables, The Hit King & My First Hit!

Here are packs 5 and 6 from my Check Out My Cards hobby box:

Pack 5:

2010 Topps Tribute - #GR-100 - Tortoise vs. Hare (Greatest Rivalries Revisited) ($.25)

I had to have some non-sport, oddball subjects to mimic Allen & Ginter, and this one fit the bill.

2011 Gypsy Queen - #32 - Carl Crawford (Framed Paper #'d/999) ($.40)

The Gypsy Queen framed parallels are probably my favorite cards released in 2011. Maybe this one was so cheap due to Crawford's sub-par 2011 so far...

1974-75 Topps - #224 - Mike Murphy ($.15)

Former head coach of the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs. Current vice-president of hockey operations for the NHL. More importantly though, a card off my 74-75 Topps Want List.

1995 Upper Deck - #365 - Cal Ripken Jr. ($.25)

Interesting shot of an older looking Ripken Jr. sliding into home. I'd like to bust a box of this stuff sometime.

1992 Mother's Cookies Nolan Ryan 7 No-Hitters - #4 ($.35)

In 1992 Mother's Cookies put out an 8 card set to celebrate Nolan Ryan's 7 career no-hitters. It's pretty obvious from the photo that this one celebrates number 4.

I like that the back of each card gives a breakdown of the date the no-hitter occurred, as well as Ryan's pitching line from that game. Number 4 came when he blanked the O's in 1975.

Mini:

1986 Fleer Mini - #40 - Pete Rose ($.24)

Baseball's all-time hit king. It's a shame that we don't get to see Rose featured in any of the modern day sets.


Insert:

2010 Bowman - #BT75 - Kevin Youkilis (1992 Bowman Throwback) ($.22)

Yeah, another 1992 Bowman throwback.


Pack 6:

1982 Donruss - #387 - Yogi Berra ($.21)

Somehow I hadn't seen this card before. It was in my cart about five seconds after I laid eyes on it.

2010-11 Upper Deck - #GJ-DC - Dino Ciccarelli (Game Jersey) ($.99)

My first hit is a Dino Ciccarelli sweater. A North Stars jersey card of the Hall-of-Famer for 99 cents...yes please!

1992 Mother's Cookies Nolan Ryan 7 No-Hitters - #6 ($.30)

Here's no-hitter number 6, which took place against Oakland in 1990. The A's were not a team of slouches that year, with 103 wins and guys like Rickey Henderson, Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire, and 27-game winner Bob Welch on the roster. 43-year-old Ryan ripped through their lineup, striking out 14!!! Not too shabby for an old man.

1995-96 Emotion - #137 - Jaromir Jagr ($.25)

Looking forward to seeing Jaromir lace up the skates in the NHL again this year.

1973 Topps - #627 - Luis Alvarado ($.50)

I've wanted a copy of this since I saw it on Night Owl Cards a long time ago. This one speaks for itself.


Mini:

1975 Topps Mini - #255 - Dwight Evans ($.89)

I doubt there are many baseball fans who couldn't answer the trivia question on Dewey's card:


Insert:

1994 Flair Hot Glove - #2 - Will Clark ($.57)

This is another one I've had my eye on for some time, I'm happy to add it to my Clark collection. This is a die-cut card done right. I might have to search out the rest of these.


Pack 5: $1.86
Pack 6: $3.71
Running Total: $17.89