Star wars topps trading cards book

The second trading card release to celebrate star wars. Plus, it includes actual trading cards made just for this book. The coolest, most collectible star wars cards ever made. Gwendoline christie and john boyega as captain phasma and finn 11x14 autographed in red ink photo. The original topps trading card series, volume one is a hardcover art book from abrams. Illustrated by the biggest names in science fiction, fantasy, and comicsincluding kyle baker, moebius, jon j muth, william stout, and walter simonsongeorge lucass galaxy is reinterpreted in each artists style, portraying. This deluxe compilation includes the fronts and backs of all 330 cards and 55 stickers originally sold one per pack, including movie facts, story summaries, actor profiles, and. The book closes with a nice section on wonder breads obscure series of premium trading cards that were tied into the nationwide star wars sweepstakes in 1977, with a foreword by robert v. Star wars topps 2016 trading cards high tek trading card hobby box 8 cards topps. Get the best deals on star wars trading cards 197779 time period when you shop the largest online selection at. Whether you are new to the star wars galaxy or you have been around since waiting in line for. The 2018 topps star wars solo inserts combine to average one per pack, and consist of character stickers, icons, silhouettes, ships and vehicles, and smooth sayings 2018 topps star wars solo autographs sketch patch. Amazing vintage star wars topps trading cards books. In this video i take a look through the amazing hardback books published by topps which celebrate their amazing vintage star wars.

Card set argus six eyes panox, chewbacca, enfys nest, han solo, l337, lando calrissian, moloch, mudtrooper, qira. Topps released their first star wars set in 1977, in order to coincide with the release of the first star wars movie. The force is strong with this ultimate collectible for fans of all ages star wars topps classic sticker book is the first sticker book to collect more than 250 iconic star wars stickersmany reproduced in their original sizereleased by topps between 1977 and 1983. Star wars star warsthe original trading card series from topps first published in 1977 and 1978is reprinted here in its entirety for the first time.

Heck, abrams comicarts even throws in the rare wonder bread cards, which i never saw and are reproduced in this book for the first time. The vintage series is so popular, in fact, a new release caused. Collection includes series 1 baseball, bowman baseball, heritage baseball and star wars. When in doubt, remember that star wars trading cards has a very active community of collectors. Star wars topps classic sticker book by the topps company.

Star wars 61 wwe 24 trolls 12 spongebob squarepants 3 l. Gary gerani, who was the editor of the star wars widevision trading card set for topps, has written the introduction and commentary for the cards, and has answered a few questions with via email about the new book and this gamechanging trading card series. The base set has 100 cards that not only cover the first batch of episodes, but introduce collectors to the shows characters. Abrams comicarts and topps have released the first compilation ever of the original 1977 and 1978 topps star wars trading cardsstar wars. Sansweet is the president of rancho obiwan, a nonprofit museum. In 1980, following the success of star wars 1977 and five tiein trading card series based on the blockbuster film, topps released three new series of collectible bubble gum cards to coincide with the release of the empire strikes back. Star wars the original trading card series from topps first published in 1977 and 1978is reprinted here in its entirety for the first time, featuring all five sets of collectible cards and stickers. Cards are printed in fullcolor, one to a page, with facts, trivia and other anecdotes by author and former topps editor gary gerani. If you grew up spending your piggy bank change for packs of topps star wars trading cards, i have some reading material to suggest. Shop target for star wars products at great prices. In 1995, topps upped the ante for trading card collectors by releasing a new line of cards that recreated scenes from star wars in a replica of their original widescreen presentation. Following the successful release of multiseries trading cards based on the original star wars film series 197783, topps released the first volume of its widevision series in 1995. All of your trading card needs are available at topps.

Ten years after the release of return of the jedi, the topps company reintroduced the star wars universe to collectors with a series of trading cards. Home cards nonsport nonsport cards modern 1990 1999 1993 topps star wars galaxy. The cards feature color photos from the films, with either puzzle backs or actoractress profile backs. The first star wars trading cards are considered classic among modern card collectors. This deluxe compilation includes the fronts and backs of all 330 cards and 55 stickers originally sold one per pack, including movie facts, story summaries, actor profiles, and puzzle cards. Home cards nonsport nonsport cards modern 2000 2009 2008 topps topps star wars the clone wars 112 of 12 results all listings for sale auction. The first of five series released between 1977 and 1978, the set has 66 cards. Whether you are looking to trade cards, or just asking a question about them, it is a great place to visit. For most collectors, the topps trading cards have come to symbolize what star wars cards are all about, and the original sets of cards are what they think of when they use the term star wars cards. Vintage star wars topps trading cards books these are awesome. Star wars topps ltd edition oversized vintage trading. The original topps trading card series, volume one collects all five series of the celebrated films trading cards, 385 cards and stickers in total, in a single hardbound volume.

The original topps trading card series, volume one. The book reprints in its entirety the original 19771978 topps star wars trading card series, including the fronts and backs of all 330 cards and fiftyfive stickers, as well as four bonus cards, from the series five sets. Reprinted in its entirety are all five series of cards in their original size. Star warsthe original trading card series from topps first published in 1977 and 1978is reprinted here in its entirety for the first time, featuring all five sets of collectible cards and stickers. Star wars journey to the last jedi trading card collection. As a young child, i vividly remember going to the nearest candy store and buying the sets in bulk. Their distinct stardotted blue borders are instantly recognizable. Gary gerani is the creator, editor, and writer of hundreds of topps trading card sets and the author of topps s star wars series. The book is compact enough to sit in any book shelf or on top of a desk or coffee table, yet contains every star wars card and sticker topps published between 1977 and 1979.

However, in designing the line of topps star wars cards, editor gary gerani apparently made one very big error, which will likely follow him for a. The rise of skywalker, this set tells the entire story of the movie for the first time, and includes exclusive and highvalue content. Various manufacturers handle the property around the rest of the world. Like rogue one before it, 2018 topps star wars solo promises the normal array of premium inserts. Big, beautiful scans of each and every star wars trading card and i mean the fronts and the backs, with every possible extra from the card wrappers to the wax boxes, and even guides to how all of those old stickerback posters actually looked once you collected the sets. We are located in the beautiful city of little rock, arkansas. Original star wars topps editor gary gerani provides. Buy 1977 topps star wars cards, sell 1977 topps star wars. This was back in the day where topps released trading cards based on properties such as planet of the apes, star wars, superman, mars attacks. The checklist kicks off with a handful of profile cards and is followed by a traditional film summary. The original topps trading card series is a multivolume set that gathers each and every card from all of the vintage collections. Star wars trading cards were first produced and released by topps in 1977 to coincide with the first star wars movie, and they have remained the official producer of star wars trading cards in the united states ever since.

As an added bonus, this collection also includes 18 stickers from the journey to star wars. The topps star wars trading cards were originally released in 1977 after the first star wars movie hit theatres that may. Based on the animated cartoon that had a successful first season on disney xd, its a retailonly product that is strikingly simple. Published through abrams comicarts imprint, star wars. Blue border cards 166, red border cards 672, yellow border cards 3. Theyve also released digital versions of many of the original star wars topps cards, too, if youre into that kind of thing. Make offer vintage star wars topps trading cards series 4 green set 199264 fgvg 70s 420. Topps star wars collectible card traders has 4,048 members.

Gwendoline christie and john boyega as captain phasma and finn 11x14 autographed in blue ink photo. Each book was an obvious labor of love, but i dont want to undervalue their collective main draw. A star wars story trading cards are released by topps, exclusive to dennys, for the upcoming star wars anthology series film solo. In 1977, a photograph appeared on a topps star wars trading card in which c. Gwendoline christie and john boyega as captain phasma and finn 11x14 autographed in black ink photo. Topps star wars collectible card traders public group. The first set of cards had a blue border with stars. Reproducing the fronts and backs of each card, this collection. Topps star wars trading cards 19771978 the star wars. Like the five original topps series, the entire set is reprinted in this volume. These special cards were just as tall as the standard topps trading cards but twice as longa format that better reflected the widescreen dimensions of the films. This entry was posted in archives, collectible, original trilogy, star wars, toys by jedi1. The original topps trading card series, volume three topps star wars by lucasfilm ltd, the topps company, et al. Now, for the first time, all 352 cards and 88 stickers are reprinted in a single deluxe volume.