1951 Bowman Fight the Red Menace was a bit of Korean War propaganda in the style of more common WWII sets from several years prior.
The set included 48 cards depicting the Korean conflict, Cold War leaders, and nuclear threats in sometimes graphic detail — particularly graphic when you consider that the set is geared towards children as each card back contained the headline “Children’s Crusade Against Communism”.
The artwork is striking and highly graded cards can command a decent price tag.
1951 Bowman Fight the Red Menace Checklist
Base Set – 48 Cards
| 1 | Reds Invade South Korea |
| 2 | MacArthur Heads UN Forces |
| 3 | Slave Labor |
| 4 | Mustangs Rout Red Planes |
| 5 | Hill 303 |
| 6 | Landing at Inchon |
| 7 | Trouble on the Docks |
| 8 | Bridging a Stream Under Fire |
| 9 | Police State |
| 10 | Lieutenant Russell Brown |
| 11 | Fleeing the Reds |
| 12 | Heroes of Turkey |
| 13 | Putting Out Atomic Fire |
| 14 | Sabres Win Air Battle |
| 15 | Red Battle Wagon |
| 16 | Negro GIs Hold Line |
| 17 | War in Malaya |
| 18 | General Walton H. Walker |
| 19 | Atomic Doom |
| 20 | Big Mo In Action |
| 21 | Mined Harbor |
| 22 | Alaska Lookout |
| 23 | Ghost City |
| 24 | General “Ike” in Command |
| 25 | Red Rule in Manchuria |
| 26 | Finns Defend Country |
| 27 | Red Guerrillas in Greece |
| 28 | Berlin Airlift |
| 29 | Red Riot in Bogota |
| 30 | Helicopters in Action |
| 31 | Case of Cardinal Mindzenty |
| 32 | UN Counterattack |
| 33 | Berlin Kidnaping |
| 34 | Tiny Tim |
| 35 | Visit by Red Police |
| 36 | Commander in Korea |
| 37 | Concentration Camp |
| 38 | Lightning Joe Collins |
| 39 | Soviet Rocket Fighter |
| 40 | Frontier Patrol |
| 41 | To the Mines |
| 42 | Naval Chief |
| 43 | Huk Raiders |
| 44 | One-Man Stand |
| 45 | Ambush in Indo-China |
| 46 | Fighting Marine |
| 47 | War-Maker |
| 48 | Doughboy’s General |