1938 R69 Gum Inc. Horrors of War complete set of 288. This issue is considered the premier non-sport card set of all time. The set was originally a 240-card set depicting history and atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil War, the Ethiopian War, and the Chinese Japanese War. The set proved so popular that an additional 48 cards were issued depicting the outbreak of WWII and are considerably scarcer than the original 240 cards. The set is full of vivid multi-color images of bloody battles, pillaging troops, and the violation of innocents. The backs contain detailed descriptions of the images on the front of the cards. Total of (20) cards have been encapsulated and graded by PSA including: #76 Air Raid NM 7; #80 Red Army EX-MT 6; #114 Bomb Blows Penthouse EX-MT 6; #117 Loyalists Surrender EX 5; #123 Wine Sotted Soldiers EX-MT 6; #126 Chinese Cavalry EX-MT 6; #148 Clearing Battlefield EX-MT 6; #154 Japanese Bomb NM 7; #159 Mistake in Identity EX 5; #200 Japanese Recapture NM 7; #216 Wartime Castle EX-MT 6; #228 Japanese Death EX-MT 6; #235 Fierce Fight NM 7; #236 Rebels Celebrate NM+ 7.5; #237 Throngs Killed EX-MT 6; #239 Rebels Bomb EX-MT 6; #240 Cost of War NM 7; #277 Hitler GD+ 2.5; #283 Hitler PR 1; #286 Hitler PR 1. The condition breakdown of the set is wide 15% G-VG; 20% VG, 35% VG-EX, 15% EX, 10% EX-MT, and 5% NM. Total of 12 cards have back damage from tape or scrapbook removal.