This set contains the following cards

1951 Bowman Red Menace #1 Reds Invade South Korea2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #2 MacArthur Heads UN Forces4 - VG/EXFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #3 Slave Labor1 - POORFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #4 Mustangs Rout Red Planes1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #5 Hill 3033.5 - VG+FrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #6 Landing at Inchon2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #7 Trouble on the Docks1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #8 Bridging Stream Under Fire1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #9 Police State2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #10 Lt Russell Brown2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #11 Fleeing the Reds2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #12 Heroes of Turkey2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #13 Putting Out Atomic Fire2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #14 Sabres Win Air Battle2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #15 Red Battle Wagon1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #16 Negro GIs Hold Line4 - VG/EXFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #17 War in Malaya1 - POORFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #18 Gen Walton Walker2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #19 Atomic Doom2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #20 Big Mo in Action2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #21 Mined Harbor3 - VGFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #22 Alaska Lookout1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #24 - Dwight Eisenhower General Ike in Command2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #25 Red Rule in Manchuria2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #26 Finns Defend Country2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #27 Red Guerrillas in Greece1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #28 Berlin Airlift1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #29 Red Riot in Bogota4 - VG/EXFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #30 Helicopters in Action1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #31 Case of Cardinal Mindzenty2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #32 UN Counterattack1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #33 Berlin Kidnapping2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #34 Tiny Tim2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #35 Visit by Red Police3 - VGFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #36 Matthew Ridgway Commander in Korea3 - VGFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #37 Concentration Camp2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #38 Lightning Joe Collins3 - VGFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #39 Soviet Rocket Fighter1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #40 Frontier Patrol2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #41 To the Mines2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #42 Naval Chief1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #43 Huk Raiders1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #44 One-Man Stand2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #45 Ambush in Indo- China1.5 - FAIRFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #46 Fighting Marine2 - GOODFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #47 War-Maker1 - POORFrontBack
1951 Bowman Red Menace #48 Doughboy's General2 - GOODFrontBack

This is a 1951 Bowman Red Menace Almost Complete Set, and contains nearly all of the cards from this set.??

These cards were a product of the cold war years, thus it depicts the communist conquests in both Europe and China. The most popular 1951 Bowman Red Menace cards include: #19 Atomic Doom, #23 Ghost City, and #47 War Maker, which depicts a demonic Mao with a green face complimented by the red background on which he is placed. The 1951 Bowman Red Menace set is arguably one of the most well-liked and colorful trading Non-Sports card sets of its time.

Set breakdown by grade:

Number of Cards in Set 47
Average Grade - Weighted by Value 2.31 - GD+
Average Grade - Unweighted 2.04 - GOOD
Grade Breakdown
4 - VG/EX 3
3.5 - VG+ 1
3 - VG 4
2 - GOOD 23
1.5 - FAIR 13
1 - POOR 3

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This almost complete set contains 47 cards out of the possible 48 cards. This is not a complete set.

This set does not include the following card: #23 Ghost City

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1951 Bowman Red Menace Almost Complete Set 2.5 - GD+ PSET (47 / 48 cards)

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