Completed sets: 1992 Ultra Gwynn

Here's a post I thought I'd be able to put up weeks ago but had to delay.  Back at October's card show I was able to pick up six cards from 1992 Ultra's insert set devoted to Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn.  "Cool," I thought, "I can complete this set easily thanks to Sportlots!"  And so I did...or so I thought.  After nabbing the remaining four cards from that site and readying this post to go up I found out that there were two additional cards numbered "Special 1" and "Special 2" (thanks for the Dr. Seuss-style numbering, Fleer), so I couldn't very well call my set complete until I had those two.

Needless to say, I made those part of my huge Black Friday COMC purchase, and that package arrived the other day, so now I can finally get around to showing off this fun insert that honors San Diego's greatest player.

Fronts feature photos from various points of Gwynn's career (in no apparent order) surrounded by huge marble-like borders with the set's name at the bottom.  The background of the backs is a lighter version of that border, and that side pairs a smaller, different photo with a good amount of text about Tony.

This is a 12 card set, thanks to the aforementioned "special" cards, and while the first of those blends in with the rest, the latter includes a brief interview between Fleer and Gwynn, which I consider a nice touch.

Here's a look at the complete set, fronts and backs: