2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope

Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope
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Publisher	The Topps Company, Inc.

Warning: This infobox has missing parameters: release date and unrecognized parameters: publication date Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope is a trading card set released by Topps on November 6, 2013. The 100-card set depicts scenes not seen in the movie, such as those heard in the original Star Wars radio drama.

The card set has three base card parallels: Black parallels, Bronze parallels, and Gold parallels, which amount to 1:12 packs, 1:24 packs, and #/10. The Gold parallels are strictly for hobby usage only. Besides the parallels, there are also several different sets within each pack, including:

• One Year Earlier (1:2 Packs), detailing events that appeared a year prior to the events of A New Hope (1 BBY). Also included a 18-card checklist;

• Movie Poster Artist Reinterpretations (1:3), a set of nine cards each depicting an artist's interpretation of the A New Hope movie poster;

• Etched Foil Radio Drama Puzzle (1:8), six foil cards that recreate a scene from the radio drama;

• The Mission: Destroy the Death Star (1:12), a set of twelve cards, plus a checklist, detailing the specific steps to the Battle of Yavin. Also included a bonus Death Star card issued to any player who registers all twelve cards. These cards also had codes on the back that could be redeemed online to listen to a clip from the radio drama that corresponded with that particular card. When collectors entered the twelve codes on "Topps Star Wars" Facebook page, they were rewarded with an exclusive card depicting an exploding Death Star.

In addition, the main box also includes additional features, such as a panorama sketch card, 35mm film cells taken from a print of the original film, called "Film Cell Relics," printing plates for a base card, and autographed cards from various voice actors who contributed to the radio drama.

Card list

1. At the Vaporator
2. Back at Tosche Station
3. Threading the Stone Needle
4. Dinner with the Lars Family
5. Battle in Space
6. A Grand Reunion
7. "That's no Battle"
8. Recounting Adventures
9. Spotting the Sandpeople
10. Biggs' Big Secret
11. Leia Lands on Ralltiir
12. Meeting with Lord Tion
13. Firefight on the Space Range
14. The Wounded Rebel
15. Meeting on Ralltiir
16. A Clever Ruse
17. A Walk Through Alderaan
18. The Death Star Revealed
19. Dinner with Lord Tion
20. Death of Lord Tion
21. Forward to the Future
22. The Secret Assignment
23. Interception
24. Escape
25. Attack of the Devastator
26. Boarding the Tantive IV
27. Antilles' Blaster
28. Captain Antilles Caught
29. Recording the Message
30. The Droids Escape
31. Captured by the Empire
32. Leia and Vader
33. Droids on the Run
34. Sandtrooper Search
35. Threepio Taken by Jawas
36. Sending up the Signal Flare
37. Artoo's Clever Ruse
38. Luke's Discovery
39. Luke and the Larses
40. Astromech Lost
41. The Need for Stealth
42. The Search for Artoo
43. Attacked by Sand People
44. Introducing Ben
45. A Gift from your Father
46. A Message from Princess Leia
47. In the Speeder
48. Luke's Return
49. Stopped by Sandtroopers
50. The Mos Eisley Cantina
51. Finding the Perfect Pilot
52. Kenobi Keeps the Peace
53. Posing in the Droid Lot
54. Introducing Han
55. Greedo
56. Selling the Landspeeder
57. Solo and Squeak
58. Han, Heater and the Falcon
59. Skywalker Technical Maintenance Service
60. Docking Bay 94
61. Escape from the Empire
62. Approaching the Death Star
63. Imperial Conference
64. Leia's Interrogation
65. Motti and Tarkin Conspire
66. The Destruction of Alderaan
67. Aboard the Falcon
68. Luke's Training Begins
69. Feeling the Force
70. The Force of Alderaan
71. The Tractor Beam
72. Beneath the Deck Plates
73. A Familiar Presence
74. Surprising the Scanning Crew
75. Suiting up as Stormtroopers
76. The Princess Is Here
77. Hold that Car!
78. Freeing the Princess
79. In the Garbage Compactor
80. Kenobi Is Here!
81. Shootout in the Death Star
82. A Kiss for Luck
83. Vader Confronts Kenobi
84. Fall of Kenobi
85. Defending the Escape
86. Yavin Arrival/Money
87. Meeting with Willard
88. Washing up for Battle
89. Reporting for Flight Testing
90. Acing the Simulation
91. Rebel Briefing
92. Tarkin's Growing Plan
93. Luke, Biggs and Leia
94. In the War Room
95. Luke's First Run
96. Gold Run
97. Falcon to the Rescue
98. Death Star Blows
99. Return to Rebel Base
100. Yavin Ceremony

One Year Earlier
OY-1. Luke Skywalker
OY-2. Princess Leia Organa
OY-3. Han Solo
OY-4. Chewbacca
OY-5. Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
OY-6. R2-D2 and C-3PO
OY-7. Wedge Antilles
OY-8. Biggs Darklighter
OY-9. Jek Porkins
OY-10. Darth Vader
OY-11. Grand Moff Tarkin
OY-12. Admiral Motti
OY-13. Boba Fett
OY-14. Greedo
OY-15. Ponda Baba and Dr. Evazan
OY-16. Momaw Nadon
OY-17. BoShek
OY-18. Owen and Beru Lars

Movie Poster Artist Reinterpretations
MP-1. Jerry Vanderstelt
MP-2. Doug Cowan
MP-3. Shelli Paroline
MP-4. Mark McHaley
MP-5. Katie Cook
MP-6. Brian Rood
MP-7. Paul Shipper
MP-8. Jeff Miracola
MP-9. Zack Giallongo

The Mission: Destroy the Death Star
MD-1. Luke Skywalker
MD-2. Princess Leia Organa
MD-3. R2-D2
MD-4. Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
MD-5. Chewbacca
MD-6. Jabba the Hutt
MD-7. Jawas
MD-8. Han Solo
MD-9. Darth Vader
MD-10. Biggs Darklighter
MD-11. Grand Moff Tarkin
MD-12. Imperial Officer

HighBridge Exclusives
HB-1. Heroes of the Rebellion
HB-2. Villains of the Empire

Behind the scenes

To coincide with the release of this set, HighBridge Audio re-released the original Star Wars radio drama in two limited-edition CDs: Star Wars: A New Hope – The Original Radio Drama, "Light Side" and "Dark Side." Each volume comes with an exclusive Topps card drawn either by Matt Busch ("Light Side" edition), or Randy Martinez ("Dark Side" edition).

Two sets of two exclusive promo cards were also offered with Star Wars Insider 145. These cards are "Searching Mos Eisley," "The Rebellion's Imminent Victory," "Creating the Radio Play," and "The Cast in Action."

Bibliography

• "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 156

External links

• 'Star Wars: A New hope' Radio Drama Topps collectable editions, published by HighBridge Audio on www.highbridgeaudio.com (backup link not verified!)