Upper Deck Mystery Cuts Thread

[Juan Gris]

Over the past 7 years I've acquired a small UD Mystery Cuts collection, picking up cards either with personal significance and/or were just "cool". This week I received my 5th cut and wanted to show them in hopes others might also share. Here we go!

Vic Morrow: I'm a huge Twilight Zone fan and Morrow is infamously remembered for being killed while filming a scene for Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1982.


Bing Crosby: His White Christmas album is by far my favorite of the season, being played by my Dad non-stop growing up.


Charlton Heston: A great actor that appeared in some of my favorite movies, including Planet of the Apes, Soylent Green, The Omega Man and Touch of Evil.


Michael Hutchence: The lead singer of INXS that passed away in 1997 at the age of 37. "Never Tear Us Apart" is one of my all-time favorite songs and I was thrilled to find this card, despite the last name being misspelled (thanks, Upper Deck).


Jack Dempsey: A great looking cut of the World Heavyweight Champion from 1919 to 1926. I enjoy being able to read some of the words on the other side of the paper identifying it as some kind of bus manifest form.

 

[AnthonyCorona]

That Dempsey is awesome!! One of the all time greats

Collecting: Phil Bickford, Brandon Wood (still), Yankees and Rockies

 

[michaelstepper]

awesome stuff. the Crosby is my favorite

 

[gt2590]

Great stuff man!

 

[Juan Gris]

Thanks, guys! This is an odd set to collect as the only stipulation for being included was the signer be deceased. There aren't a ton of these cards out there but I'd enjoy to see what other people own. :smile:

 

[jflan702]

Great pick ups. Here is one of my Mystery Cuts.

 

[Juan Gris]

Great pick ups. Here is one of my Mystery Cuts.

Great looking card! Weaver starred in "Shadow Play", one my all-time favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone.

 

[Ghumbs]

The Heston is signed beautifully. I'd like to see some modern autos done with a fountain pen.

 

[smapdi]

Vic Morrow is also the a-hole coach of the a-hole team (The Yankees) in Bad News Bears. I swear in little league a lot of coaches tried to emulate him more than Walter Matthau.

That's a great collection. So many subjects of those cuts are "who?" but you've got a nice range of subjects and they look great. Great sigs.

 

[Juan Gris]

The Heston is signed beautifully. I'd like to see some modern autos done with a fountain pen.

Agreed and that would be a cool take on a modern auto set. Of course, they would need signers to take their time and put some pride into how their autos look.

Vic Morrow is also the a-hole coach of the a-hole team (The Yankees) in Bad News Bears. I swear in little league a lot of coaches tried to emulate him more than Walter Matthau.

That's a great collection. So many subjects of those cuts are "who?" but you've got a nice range of subjects and they look great. Great sigs.

Thanks! Morrow was hilarious in Bad News Bears, I need to watch that again soon. Also, he was/is the father of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.

 

[Juan Gris]

Art Carney: My newest pick-up goes back to my love for The Twilight Zone as Carney played Henry Corwin (the drunk Santa Claus) in the episode "The Night of the Meek".

 

[Juan Gris]

Payne Stewart: Iconic golfer who won the 1999 U.S. Open months before tragically dying in an airplane crash.

 

[Juan Gris]

Ross Martin: Versatile actor most known for his role as Artemus Gordon on the TV show The Wild Wild West... but I most know him from his appearances on The Twilight Zone.


Ossie Davis: Accomplished actor with a long film and television career, including a memorable role in the pilot episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery.

 

[Juan Gris]

Warren Oates: Wonderful character actor from the mid-50's until his death in 1982 at age 53, most known for his frequent appearances in Sam Peckinpah films, as Sgt. Hulka in Stripes... and 2 episodes of The Twilight Zone.

 

[Juan Gris]

Jake LaMotta: Former middleweight boxing champion whose life was the inspiration for the film Raging Bull.


Janet Leigh: Wonderful actress most known for her infamous shower scene in Psycho.


Cesar Romero: Versatile film and television actor most known for his role as the Joker on the 60's Batman show.

 

[Juan Gris]

Kim Hunter: Oscar-winning actress most known for her role as "Zira" in the original Planet of the Apes movies (she also appeared in an episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery).


Lurene Tuttle: Star of radio, television and movies, Tuttle seemingly appeared in every TV show throughout the 60's and 70's, including an episode of The Twilight Zone.

 

[Juan Gris]

J. Edgar Hoover: The first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from the founding of the FBI in 1935 until his death in 1972. Been wanting to add a nice example of him for years now.

 

[mhcook]

You have put together some great ones. Keep them coming!

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[Juan Gris]

You have put together some great ones. Keep them coming!

Sent from my SM-N950U using Freedom Card Board mobile app

Thanks! The checklist is so diverse I don't know what I'll add next until it becomes available, tickles my fancy and is reasonably priced.

 

[Verdammt]

Ross Martin: Versatile actor most known for his role as Artemus Gordon on the TV show The Wild Wild West... but I most know him from his appearances on The Twilight Zone.
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Ross Martin was also the killer with the best "Gotcha!" in the Columbo episode "Suitable for Framing".