IN THE CARDS

– SAL BARRY

WAYNE GRETZKY AND MARK Messier started their pro careers with the WHA’s Indianapolis Racers as a pair of 17-year-old rookies, though at different times during the 1978-79 season. But their respective stays with Indianapolis were short-lived. The Racers folded mid-season, and no card company bothered to make WHA cards in ’78-79. So, as cool as it would have been, no official cards of Gretzky or Messier with the Racers were made that season. However, a card of ‘The Great One’ with the Racers was later issued as a part of the 1982-83 Neilson’s Chocolate set, which consisted of 50 cards chronicling Gretzky’s career. A decade later, during the 1992-93 season, Enor – a company that made card supplies, such as pages and albums – released a 10-card set recapping Messier’s…

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