Comic january 1, 1992 by mitsi herrera author, edgar bercasio illustrator. After ichiro announced his retirement thursday, ken griffey jr. Find great deals on ebay for ken griffy jr and ken griffey jr. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. He was a natural, and his inborn abilities coupled with his youthful enthusiasm ignited an entire citys passion for baseball. The comic traces his baseball career from his childhood days to his early years with the seattle mariners. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. He spent most of his career with the seattle mariners and cincinnati reds, and also played for a short time with the chicago white sox. Comics and baseball legends comicsfrom revolutionary comics, whose tag line. Lets take a look at how the market is valuing both ken griffey jr rookie cards and his general baseball cards. Collectable mugs 1994 kelly russell studios comic books. In this stunningly put together book, one of baseballs best hitters takes us behind the scenes and into the parts of a ballplayers life fans almost never see.
Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Click on the images or listings to shop for cards on ebay. Sports illustrated may 20, 2002 mike tyson, ken griffey jr, tim duncansan antonio spurs, priest holmeskansas city chiefs jan 1, 2002 single issue magazine. He spent most of his career with the seattle mariners and cincinnati reds, along with a short stint with the chicago white sox. Jose canseco the misunderstood man, script by mitsuko herrera, art by greg fox.
Joses early life and his history in baseball, through the 1990 world series. In 1987 griffey was the first player selected by the major league baseball draft and was signed by the american. In his own words and through the lens of awardwinning photographer walter iooss, jr. He is the father of hall of fame outfielder ken griffey jr. Joining griffey in the 2016 class is catcher mike piazza. The comic offers a 30page unauthorized biography of one of the greatest to ever play the game. Selfishly, i wanted him to keep playing, gordon said. The comic book was produced by revolutionary comics. One such example was former mlb star ken griffey jr. Ken griffey jr baseball star, baseball players, comic book characters, comic books.
Firstpitch throwers at every seattle mariners home opener since 1977. Baseball superstars comic book and encased fotoball. Baseball cards and comic books the reformed broker. His family moved to cincinnati, ohio, where his father, ken griffey sr. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Baseball superstars comic book this unique collectable was published by revolutionary comics, 1993. The 1987 fotoball is enclosed in an acrylic baseball box and features a picture of ken griffey, jr. This entry was posted in baseball, buzz 24 for 24 and tagged fleer, ken griffey jr.
This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Seattle marinersseattle seahawkscomic book characterscomic bookswestern. He hit two others to the warning track, the second. Designwise, little stands out for the teamissued card. In 1997 they collaborated on a coffeetable book, junior. Ken griffey jr beckett publications, reggie jackson. See more ideas about ken griffey, griffey jr and seattle mariners. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Get creative with these seattle sports coloring book pages. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. We are not accepting orders for new or back issue comics at this time. Ken griffey jr hall of fame awaits for guarded mlb.
Griffey was born in donora, pennsylvania, on november 21, 1969. Seattle mariners hi folks, you are bidding on a ken griffey jr. While the honor of having the sweetest swing in baseball may seem like its a subjective one, few would disagree that ken griffey jr. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. Shop comc s extensive selection of all items matching. This 6card set highlighted some of the top players in the game and paid homage to the roots of the metal universe brand by featuring the fantasy comic book themed backgrounds that interacted with player photos seen in the base sets design from previous years. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Similar to those produced in the previous two years using oaklands mark mcgwire and jose canseco, or san franciscos will clark, ken griffey, jr. At this time we are only accepting preordersubscription orders. Search, discover and share your favorite ken griffey jr gifs. The 1989 upper deck or donruss rated rookie cards are some of the most iconic griffey cards, but are they the most expensive. Baseball sluggers personality comics presents buy more than one and save on shipping. My apologies if i end up being sold out of something i have listed. Maybe its roger jongewaard who should get credit for saving baseball in seattle.
He shares a birthday with another donora native and halloffamer, stan musial. He is also the grandfather of pittsburgh steelers wide receiver trey griffey. Apr 16, 2020 explore sirjuggernauts board ken griffey jr. Advil in under 48 hours, driving solo for short distances already, minimal discomfort overall, even made it out to free comic book day, guardians of the galaxy volume 2 and the supermarket today, i really dont wanna push it any more than i already have been, so tomorrow, as per my own orders, no flea market for. Up first was seahawks star russell wilson and storm icon sue bird. Baseball superstars comics comic books from revolutionary. In griffey s first book, you will discover the man behind the winning smile and mammoth home runs. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
House ad for sports comics from revoluntionary comics. One of the amusing aspects of sports video games over the years is whether a particular game was licensed by the entire players association of the sport that the game is about. A baseball team made up of comic book creators was one of the teams in the ken griffey jr. Burns hires to work at the springfield nuclear power plant so that he could sign him up to the softball team and beat shelbyville at softball. Jan 01, 2015 that man above with the professional looking camera set up on the sidelines of the fiesta bowl is not a stringer for the associated press or getty images. These were the cards that were more heavily printed by the primary card manufacturers and found their way into more hands than the others on this list. However due to developing an addiction to nerve tonic he is left unable to play after developing extreme gigantism. We are temporarily closed in accordance with coronvirus mitigation orders from the governor of texas. Baseball cards 1989 mothers cookies ken griffey jr. I was a freshman in high school when i first played ken griffey jr. Over100page biographies for the reluctant reader in. Instead, he has a nub of a bat handle, with the remaining part stolen.
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