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Item:Sporting News Oct 10 1956 Mickey Mantle + Hank Aaron

Sporting News Oct 10 1956 Mickey Mantle + Hank Aaron

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Item number:190349309598
Item location:Huntington Station, New York, United States
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Item specifics - Magazine Back Issues
Subject: SportsIssue Type: Weekly Issue
Publication Name: The Sporting NewsMonth: --
Publication Year: 1956Language: English

Sporting News Oct 10 1956 Mickey Mantle + Hank Aaron

 

ITEM DESCRIPTION:

A few people have each time I've offered these, so for the sake of total clarity this is not a reprint but a totally original vintage issue of The Sporting News issued at the date in the title

Oversized magazine printed on newsprint, measures appx. 12" X 16-1/2". Classic Sporting News from when it was "The Baseball Paper of the World"!

Selected contents follow with detailed grading information below that and more photos after the grading:

  • Cover cartoon features Mickey Mantle - Hank Aaron - Billy Pierce - Don Newcombe as the best performers of 1956, illustrated by Lou Darvas. Accompanying headline is "Mantle and Aaron Top Players of Year - Newcombe, Pierce Gain Hill Honors"
  • Page 2 article: "Triple Crown, Not Babe's Record, Worried Mantle - Last Week Nerve-Wracking to Mickey"
  • Full page featuring large photo of Sandy Amoros smoking victory cigar with headline: "Amoros Shakes Goat Role with Homers in Pennant-Clincher -- Everything's Looking Sunny Now for Sandy"
  • Looping the Loops column by J.G. Taylor Spink features Bobby Bragan
  • "Reds Knot Record, Go Down Swinging in Bid for New High" with Bob Bentovoua cartoon of 6 Reds sluggers including Frank Robinson, Wally Post and Ted Kluszewski
  • "Bums Puffed to Pennant on Uphill Trail" featuring team photo 1956 NL pennant winning Brooklyn Dodgers
  • A page covering the Milwaukee Braves who the Dodgers beat for the pennant, includes photo of Warren Spahn
  • Full page including two large photos feature on cartoonist Willard Mullin -- "Word Picture of Artist-Creator of Brooklyn "Bum" - Mullin Began Drawing in School Books"
  • Nice full page "We Did It Again!!!" Brooklyn Dodgers ad featuring team photo plus bullet points highlighting the Dodgers regular season
  • Final batting averages for each league on facing pages with small photos of league leaders Mickey Mantle and Hank Aaron
  • Small article about Kraft Theater's airing of "The Mickey Mantle Story" on the evening of World Series Game 1
  • Coverage of the Junior World Series featuring the Indianapolis Indians defeat of the Rochester Red Wings includes small head shot photos of heroes Joe Altobelli and Roger Maris
  • Plus, believe it or not, much more! Including several articles covering many other players, usually at least something from each team; winter ball coverage; The separately numbered 8-page "Quarterback" section covering football
  • 36 pages plus 8-page "The Quarterback" section for 44 pages total.


    Photos, beginning with the front cover and taking a peek inside at some of the highlights of this issue:

    GRADING - CONDITION:
    Complete 1956 Sporting News issue grades VG or 4/10 with a good many slight tears into the bottom edges of the pages throughout; worst wear is the top inch or so torn off of one of the inside pages scraping off some partial headlines but not removing any text or articles. Even age toning throughout the issue. Complete.

  • All items that I offer for sale are vintage and date to whichever date is mentioned in the title and/or listing.


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    All single magazine orders ship out flat protected by a magazine hobby bag (usually BCW brand) and then shipped flat in cardboard to protect from bumps and bruises.

    I use the USPS for shipping.

    U.S. orders are shipped within two business days of cleared payment by Priority Mail. Will combine on orders of multiple issues of this title.

    Outside the U.S., Priority Mail International orders ship within one business day of cleared payment. First Class International ships out 1-2 times per week.

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    OTHER INFORMATION:

  • Have sold professionally in one form or another since 1986
  • Former full-time baseball card dealer
  • On eBay since April 10, 2000
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