The Countdown · 50 to 1
From #50 to #1.
The 50 iconic cards of the 1984, 1993 era, counted down in reverse. Start at the bottom of the list and work your way up. The further you scroll, the bigger the card, the deeper the cultural weight, the more famous the story.
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The Countdown
#50 down to #1
#50
1988 · Donruss · #657
Gregg Jefferies
#49
1990 · Pro Set · #204
Fred Marion
Belt Error
#48
1990 · Score · #440
Eric Lindros
Future Superstar
#47
1991 · Pro Set · #69
Saddam Hussein
Desert Storm
#46
1992 · SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces · #87
Spider-Man
#45
1990 · Impel · #29
Spider-Man
#44
1992 · Impel X-Men · #2
Wolverine
#43
1990 · NBA Hoops · #157
Magic Johnson
Base
#42
1990 · Pro Set
Santa Claus
#41
1989 · Bowman · #220
Ken Griffey Jr.
#40
1989 · Score Traded · #100T
Ken Griffey Jr.
#39
1989 · Upper Deck · #357
Dale Murphy
Reverse Negative
#38
1990 · Upper Deck · #356
Jaromír Jágr
#37
1989 · Fleer · #381
Randy Johnson
Marlboro
#36
1992 · Bowman · #302
Mariano Rivera
#35
1990 · Pro Set · #685
Emmitt Smith
#34
1990 · Hoops · #205
Mark Jackson
Menendez Brothers
#33
1990 · Donruss · #33
Juan Gonzalez
Reverse Negative
#32
1989 · Score · #246
Deion Sanders
#31
1989 · Score · #270
Troy Aikman
Rookie
#30
1990 · Pro Set · #293
Joe Montana
Base
#29
1989 · Fleer · #548
Ken Griffey Jr.
#28
1985 · Topps GPK · #8a
Garbage Pail Kids
Adam Bomb
#27
1989 · Topps Traded · #41T
Ken Griffey Jr.
#26
1988 · O-Pee-Chee · #120
Wayne Gretzky
First Kings card
#25
1990 · SkyBox · #41
Michael Jordan
#24
1991 · Upper Deck · #572
Ken Griffey Sr. & Jr.
The Griffeys
#23
1991 · Topps · #333
Chipper Jones
Rookie
#22
1989 · NBA Hoops · #200
Michael Jordan
#21
1987 · Topps · #170
Bo Jackson
#20
1985 · Topps · #181
Roger Clemens
#19
1989 · Donruss · #33
Ken Griffey Jr.
#18
1990 · Score · #1
Joe Montana
Card #1
#17
1991 · Stadium Club · #200
Nolan Ryan
Tuxedo
#16
1990 · Hoops · #223
Sam Vincent
Jordan wearing #12
#15
1989 · Score · #257
Barry Sanders
#14
1989 · Upper Deck · #774
Nolan Ryan
Throwing Football
#13
1992 · Upper Deck · #1
Shaquille O'Neal
Draft Pick
#12
1989 · NBA Hoops · #138
David Robinson
Rookie
#11
1993 · Topps · #98
Derek Jeter
#10
1990 · Leaf · #300
Frank Thomas
#9
1987 · Topps · #320
Barry Bonds
#8
1984 · Donruss · #248
Don Mattingly
#7
1986 · Donruss · #39
Jose Canseco
#6
1985 · Topps · #401
Mark McGwire
#5
1990 · Topps · #414
Frank Thomas
No Name on Front (NNOF)
#4
1989 · Fleer · #616
Billy Ripken
FF
#3
1990 · Score · #697
Bo Jackson
Shoulder Pads
#2
1991 · Upper Deck · #SP1
Michael Jordan
#1
1989 · Upper Deck · #1
Ken Griffey Jr.
That's the 50.
Fifty cards that made the hobby. If you scrolled the whole way, you saw the arc: the errors and the oddballs at the top, the set icons in the middle, the two cards that defined the entire era at the bottom.