The History of Donruss Diamond Kings **Scan Heavy** Do You Have A Favorite?

[Gwynn545]

1982, 1983, 1984


1985, 1986, 1987



1988, 1989, 1990



1991, 1992, 1993



1994, 1995, 1996



1997, 1998, 1999



2000, 2001, 2002


2003, 2004, 2005

 

[Sly]

Always loved the '87 design and '96 is good. Also liked the borderless '92 and '93. '95 is just horrific.

 

[magicpapa]

92,93,99 here

 

[A_Pharis]

'87 and '91

Of course, I am partial to any from 82 - 91.

 

[MojoDan]

87. 92. 93.

i like them all honestly, but if I had to pick it'd be those three.

 

[gt2590]

Oddly enough, you got two of My Favorite Single ones w/ your '82 and '83 picks. The Ryan with the uni color matching and the Rickey w/ the White uni.

And always thought the '99 was Sharp too...

 

[SteelBrad]

Lots of memories in those scans!

 

[Austin]

That '83 Rickey Henderson DK was one of my favorites growing up.
I always liked the '85 Diamond Kings best.
The '92s and '93s were nice too, and were the first insert DKs.

It's odd that from 1982 to 1993, Donruss used the same top banner and bottom name banner, except for one year in 1984, when Donruss got weird with the drapery bunting campaign-style banners.

 

[predatorkj]

Loved 91. Hell...I like 91 donruss in general.

 

[cgilmo]

Board needs more content like this.

 

[SteelBrad]

Board needs more content like this.

+1

 

[Krom]

85

 

[gt2590]

Agreed on the 1984 criticism. Heck, I pulled enough Larry Parrish '84s to give one to each person in Texas...

 

[A_Pharis]

Adding autos is a whole other animal. To me, 90 and 91 look GREAT signed in a crisp blue.

 

[CollectorsCorner]

1999

 

[DeliciousBacon]

The 1988s always strike a chord with me since that was the first set I ever collected.

Speaking of the 1984 DKs, how scarce are the corrected"Perez-Steele" cards? I've never seen one in person, and can't recall seeing any online other than a few graded examples on COMC.

 

[Ghumbs]

I never liked DK as a kid. They seemed so cheezy for some reason. But I'm over that. I get the appeal and, for the most part, like them. Paintings are a welcome addition to the hobby.

My personal favorites would be 1982 and 1990, primarily because I love the background colors and style. I don't care much for Perez's style, personally, but I love that the cards exist and I miss the unique set that is Donruss Diamond Kings.

 

[KLARNOLD]

I like the 1992 Diamond Kings because that is when they became an insert instead of just a subset. Also, is the 1993 DK Griffey pictured actually a 1992?

 

[sharktitanfan]

I really like the design on the 1999 set.

 

[Calripkenjrcollector]

Any year with Cal Ripken Jr is my favorite. I also like the 2003 the most.