1994 Upper Deck The American Epic

Description

1994 Upper Deck: The American Epic is an 80-card boxed set produced in conjunction with the PBS documentary "Baseball: The American Epic," produced by Ken Burns and sponsored by GM. The set was available from leading retail stores, the QVC television network, direct mail solicitation, and the Upper Deck Authenticated catalog.

Like the documentary, the set is divided into "nine innings" and arranged chronologically. Three insert cards were included with the set. A Michael Jordan card was available for direct mail customers, a Babe Ruth card for retail customers and a Mickey Mantle card for QVC customers.

Card #77 features Pete Rose who had been banned for life from baseball five years earlier. This card remains, to date, Rose's last appearance in an officially-licensed baseball card set -- although he has appeared in numerous partially-licensed sets (e.g. 2013 Panini Prizm).

Distribution

A stand alone 80 card box set. One bonus card was included depending on where the set was bought from. (MSRP: $19.95)

Checklist

Base Set

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Inserts

Each set contained one insert that varied depending on where it was purchased. The Michael Jordan card was exclusive to sets sold via direct mail and the Upper Deck Authenticated catalog, a Babe Ruth card for mass-market retail sets, and a Mickey Mantle card for QVC customers.

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General Motors

This nine-card set was exclusively available at GM dealers, for $1.00. The GM logo appears in the lower right corner.

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Little Debbie

This 15-card set could be ordered through an offer on all packages of Little Debbie cakes for $3.99. The Little Debbie logo appears on the bottom of the checklist card.

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