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Tony Gwynn finished his career with a .338 lifetime batting average. It is the highest batting average in Major League Baseball since World War II. Over a legendary 20-year career, he struck out just 434 times in 10,232 plate appearances. Gwynn dominated elite pitchers, facing 18 Hall of Fame pitchers but batting an incredible .331…

In the 1970s, the X-Men faced cancellation, and reprints were all that carried the comic book series on. However, with Giant Size X-Men introducing the new mutant heroes to the team, it changed everything, and the title skyrocketed in popularity. By the 1980s, the X-Men were the most popular characters in Marvel Comics and the…

There were certainly plenty of those in 1989 Fleer Baseball. The set will always be remembered for Billy Ripken’s infamous error card, one of the most recognizable mistakes in hobby history. Ripken was pictured holding a bat with an obscenity written on the knob, creating a card that immediately became impossible for collectors to ignore

Power Rangers has introduced some truly classic villains over the years, but some of the all-time best villains made their debut in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Villains like Rita Repulsa, Goldar, Scorpina, Finster, and Lord Zedd all got the spotlight during those seasons, and now one of those iconic villains has just met their sudden…

DC Comics has created some of the most popular heroes of all-time. These stalwart champions of justice have been fighting the good fight since the beginning, protecting their home cities, the planet, the universe, and the very omniverse itself from the worst threats out there. It takes something special to be a DC hero; you’ve…