Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Undiscovered 1974 Michael Jackson/Jackson 5 Rookie Card

A few months ago I happed to be in a French antique market and ran across these TinTin comic books from the 1970s.  What intrigued me the most, besides being in French, is the trading/collecting cards that were printed on the back cover.  Every magazine had four 4 1/8" x 5 5/8" cards printed on the back cover meant to be cut out.  There is a variety of subjects from tv and movies stars, singers, sports cars, and motorcycles.  The one that stuck out the most is the 1974 Musicard of the Jackson 5 along with young Michael at the age of 16 years old.  My scour of the webiverse couldn't uncover anything earlier than this and there is another rookie card of Michael from 1974 made by George Bassett and Company out of England from a series called "Pop Stars".  However, there have been 34 of those cards graded and there probably are only a handful of these in existence...one of which is shown here.  So it looks like we have a new Michael Jackson Rookie Card!



There were some other cool ones of Roger Moore and Bruce Lee.  I see some obscure autocards that probably have some rookie cards of Peugeots and Renaults.  Here are all the ones I was able to find and catalogue.

Cinecard:
1974 - Raquel Welch
1974 - Marcello Mastroianni
1974 - Jacqueline Bisset
1974 - Roger Moore
1974 - Romy Schneider
1974 - Robert Dhery
1974 - Pierre Mondy
1975 - Karen Black
1975 - Isabelle Adjani
1975 - Bruce Lee
1975 - Jean Rochefort

Autocard:
1973 - Citroen GS Birotor
1974 - Lancia Beta 1800
1974 - Renault Rodeo
1974 - Minissima
1974 - Jaguar XJ 12
1974 - DAF 44
1974 - Lancia Fulvia Coupe 3
1974 - Ford Taunus 1600 GT
1975 - Ford Escort
1975 - Peugot 304S
1975 - Citroen CX 2200
1975 - BMW 528
1975 - Audi 100 GL
1975 - Ferrari Dino 308 GT 4

Motocard:
1974 - Kawasaki 500 H 1
1974 - Moto Morini 3 1/2
1974 - Ossa 250 E 73
1974 - Ossa 250 AS
1975 - MZ TS 125
1975 - Fantic Motor 125 Chopper
1975 - Malanca E 2 C
1975 - Hercules K 125 T
1975 - Moto Guzzi 850V California

Musicard:
1973 - Robert Charlebois
1974 - Nicole Rieu
1975 - Il Etait Une Fois
1975 - Salvatore Adamo
1975 - Nicole Rieu
1975 - Paul Slade
1975 - Laurent Rossi

Popcard:
1974 - Gary Glitter
1974 - Gilbert O'Sullivan
1974 - Cat Stevens
1974 - Jackson 5
1974 - Mike Oldfield
1975 - Alan Stivell

Pilotocard:
1974 - Jean-Pierre Jarier
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10 comments:

  1. FujiMay 8, 2019 at 1:32 PM

    You find the coolest stuff. That Jackson 5 is awesome! I'd love to see what that Bruce Lee looks like.

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    1. SumoMenkoManMay 8, 2019 at 8:09 PM

      I can definitely scan and post it here. TinTin was/is a really popular magazine in France.

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    2. FujiMay 8, 2019 at 9:10 PM

      Can't wait! Thanks Ryan!

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  2. JonMay 8, 2019 at 4:04 PM

    It's an interesting card, and a story, but I really hate when people attribute rookie status to cards of celebrities, politicians, etc. It always feels like a cash grab, one that seems like it's only become a thing since grading cards became such big business.

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    1. SumoMenkoManMay 8, 2019 at 8:12 PM

      I can definitely see your point and wish there was a better term to use for non-sports cards.

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    2. FujiMay 8, 2019 at 9:11 PM

      How about FTC? First trading card ;)

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  3. SeanMay 8, 2019 at 9:06 PM

    That is an interesting find!

    Since its actually a Jackson 5 rather than a Michael Jackson card per se I'm not sure if it would pass muster as a rookie card (kind of the equivalent of a team card in sports), but its neat nonetheless!

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    1. SumoMenkoManMay 14, 2019 at 6:59 AM

      You are probably right, but still cool to see as you said.

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  4. supplex55May 10, 2019 at 9:19 AM

    Hi Ryan---do you have a guide for cards like these (other than the sumo card checklist)? I also delve into international movie/tv/performers sets like the one you display here--my personal favorites are the 1960's Monty Gum TV sets from Belgium/Netherlands. Here is a link to them if you have an interest (they are #205-209 on this page): http://imageevent.com/supplex55/supplex55nonsportcardsetcollection

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    1. SumoMenkoManMay 14, 2019 at 7:00 AM

      I don't have any guides unfortunately. That is awesome that you collect those...I'll check out the link.

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