There are baseball cards… and then there are icons. Few pieces of cardboard in the history of the hobby carry the weight, mystique, and legend of the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle . For many collectors, this is the card. The one that represents the heart of the hobby. The one that defines what a grail card truly is. A Set That Nearly Failed In 1952, Topps was still trying to establish itself as a serious competitor to Bowman, which dominated the baseball card market. The company