Action Packed
1988–1995 · United States
Action Packed was an embossed-card specialist known for 1980s and 1990s football and racing sets.
Country · US
Card manufacturers in the United States
32 documented makers with a manufacturing, publishing or brand-ownership presence in the United States.
Allen & Ginter
1875–1890 · United States
Allen & Ginter is the Richmond tobacco firm whose 1880s World’s Champions cards are among the most collected pre-war issues.
American Tobacco Company
1890–1911 · United States
The American Tobacco Company issued the T206 set, the most famous tobacco-era baseball card issue and home of the Honus Wagner card.
Bowman
1948–present · United States
Bowman is the Philadelphia-era baseball brand that became Topps’ prospecting and rookie-autograph line.
Classic
1987–1994 · United States
Classic was a draft-prospect card maker known for early cards of future stars across four sports.
Coca-Cola
1892–present · United States
Coca-Cola has commissioned sports and entertainment cards and promotional sets for more than a century.
Collector's Edge
1990–1998 · United States
Collector's Edge was a 1990s football-focused maker known for Edge Supreme and early serial-numbered inserts.
Donruss
1954–present · United States
Donruss is the Memphis-born card brand that entered baseball in 1981 and now operates as a Panini America brand known for Rated Rookies, Elite and Op…
Exhibit Supply
1901–1980 · United States
Exhibit Supply made arcade-style cards from the 1920s to the 1980s, including a long-running baseball photo series.
Goodwin & Company
1875–1890 · United States
Goodwin & Company produced the N172 Old Judge set, the defining nineteenth-century baseball card issue.
Goudey
1933–1962 · United States
Goudey is the Boston gum company behind the 1933 Babe Ruth card and some of the most collected pre-war baseball sets.
Gum, Inc.
1933–1941 · United States
Gum, Inc. produced the Play Ball baseball sets of 1939, 1940 and 1941, the last major pre-war baseball issues.
Hassan
1893–1911 · United States
Hassan was an American Tobacco cigarette brand that carried T206 baseball cards.
Hoops
1989–present · United States
Hoops is the long-running NBA card brand launched in 1989 and now published by Panini America.
Hostess
1930–present · United States
Hostess issued baseball cards on snack-cake boxes in the 1970s, including a well-known 1975 set.
Just Minors
1994–2010 · United States
Just Minors produced minor-league baseball autograph cards in the 1990s and 2000s.
Kellogg's
1906–present · United States
Kellogg's commissioned food-issue sports cards, including the well-known 3-D baseball sets of the 1970s and 1980s.
Leaf
1948–present · United States
Leaf is a vintage baseball brand revived as a modern autograph and prospect card maker.
McDonald's
1940–present · United States
McDonald's has used sports and entertainment cards in Happy Meals and promotional campaigns.
National Chicle
1933–1941 · United States
National Chicle produced the 1935 football set and the Diamond Stars baseball series, two of the most collected 1930s issues.
Pacific
1985–2000 · United States
Pacific was the 1990s card maker behind Crown Royale, Revolution and a wide range of foil-heavy inserts.
Pinnacle
1990–1998 · United States
Pinnacle Brands was the 1990s owner of Score and a premium card maker known for Select, Zenith and Summit.
Press Pass
1992–2011 · United States
Press Pass was a draft-and-prospect card maker known for football, basketball and racing autographs.
Pro Set
1989–1994 · United States
Pro Set was the 1989-1994 mass-market sports card maker known for huge print runs, parallel sets and a legendary volume of errors.
SAGE
1995–present · United States
SAGE is a draft and prospect card brand known for autograph-heavy football and basketball sets.
Score
1988–present · United States
Score entered the market in 1988 with a low-cost baseball set, then became a defining football and basketball brand of the junk-wax era; it is now a …
SkyBox
1990–1995 · United States
SkyBox was the 1990s premium card maker whose Metal Universe, E-X and Flair lines pushed foil and design experimentation.
Sportsflics
1986–1990 · United States
Sportsflics was a 1980s novelty card maker known for holographic and motion-style cards.
Topps
1938–present · United States
Topps is the longest continuously operating major American card manufacturer, maker of the 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie and the modern flagship, Chrome …
TRISTAR
1993–2012 · United States
TRISTAR produced minor-league and prospect sports cards with a focus on autographs.
Wonder Bread
1921–present · United States
Wonder Bread issued sports cards as bread-wrapper and package promotions.
Why country matters
Country shapes licensing, distribution and often the physical card itself. Canadian O-Pee-Chee editions used their own numbering and backs; European sticker makers built album-based collecting; Japanese publishers set the pace for TCG rarity and print quality; American manufacturers dominated the licensed sports-card market and exported its grading vocabulary.
Use this page to compare makers in one market, then open a profile for the production details and source list. If a company operated across several countries, it is listed under its country of origin and the profile notes the other markets.