The Topps Company, Inc., also known as Topps Collectibles, or simply Topps, is a publicly traded company based in New York City that manufactures candy and collectibles. It is best known as a leading producer of baseball cards and other sports-related trading cards, but it also produced numerous series of Star Wars trading cards.
Topps also published Star Wars Galaxy Magazine, its successor Star Wars Galaxy Collector, a trading card game titled Star Wars PocketModel TCG (through its subsidiary WizKids Games), and several Star Wars comic books.
Starting in 2015, the original trading-card series were reprinted in several hardcover volumes by Abrams Books. The first in the series was Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One.
Comic books[]
Magazines[]
Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 2
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 3
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 4
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 5
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 6
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 7
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 8
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 10
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 11
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 12
- Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 13
Star Wars Galaxy Collector
- Star Wars: Boba Fett
- The Best of Star Wars
- The Official Star Wars 20th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine
Trading cards[]
Vintage sets (issued 1977–1983)[]
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
1977 Topps Star Wars Series 1
1977 Topps Star Wars Series 2
1977 Topps Star Wars Series 3
1978 Topps Star Wars Series 4
1978 Topps Star Wars Series 5
Star Wars Topps Sugar Free Gum Wrappers
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
Classic sets (issued 1993–1999)[]
1993 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 1
1994 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 2
1995 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 3
1995 Topps Star Wars Widevision
1995 Topps Star Wars Master Visions
1995 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Widevision
1996 Topps Star Wars Finest
1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
1996 Topps Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Widevision
1996 Topps Star Wars 3Di Widevision
1997 Topps Star Wars Vehicles
1997 Topps Star Wars Trilogy: The Complete Story
1997 Topps Star Wars Special Edition
1999 Topps Star Wars Chrome Archives
Prequel trilogy sets (issued 1999–2005)[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
2001 Topps Star Wars Evolution
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
2004 Topps Star Wars: Clone Wars
2004 Topps Star Wars Heritage
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
2005 Topps Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
2005 Topps Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Widevision
Post-prequel trilogy sets (issued 2006–2014)[]
- 2006 Topps Star Wars Evolution Update Edition
2007 Topps Star Wars 30th Anniversary
2008 Topps Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- 2008 Topps Star Wars: The Clone Wars Trading Card Stickers
2009 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 4
2009 Topps Star Wars: The Clone Wars Widevision
2010 Topps Star Wars: The Clone Wars Rise of the Bounty Hunters
2010 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 5
2011 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 6
2012 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 7
2012 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files Series 1
2013 Topps Star Wars Jedi Legacy
2013 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files Series 2
2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope
2014 Topps Star Wars Chrome Perspectives
- 2014 Topps Star Wars Wacky Packages (cancelled)
Current canon sets (issued 2015—)[]
Other sets[]
2015 Topps Star Wars High Tek
2016 Topps Star Wars Evolution
2016 Topps Star Wars Card Trader
2017 Topps Star Wars Galactic Files Reborn
- 2017 Topps Star Wars High-Tek
2018 Topps Star Wars Finest
- 2018 Topps Star Wars Masterwork
Topps Star Wars Living Set (ongoing since 2019)
Sequel trilogy sets[]
- Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
2017 Topps Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- 2017 Topps Star Wars: The Last Jedi Series 1
2018 Topps Star Wars: The Last Jedi Series 2
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
- 2019 Topps Star Wars: Journey to The Rise of Skywalker
2019 Topps Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Series 1
2020 Topps Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Series 2
Standalone film sets[]
Television series sets[]
- Star Wars Rebels
- Star Wars Resistance
- 2019 Topps Star Wars Resistance Surprise Packs
- The Mandalorian
2020 Topps Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 1
- 2020 Topps Star Wars: The Mandalorian Journey of the Child
Trading card apps[]
Trading card games[]
Star Wars PocketModel TCG (issued 2007–2008 under Topps/WizKids license)
- Star Wars Force Attax
- 2010 Topps Star Wars Force Attax Series 1
- 2011 Topps Star Wars Force Attax Series 2
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Rebel Attax
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Force Attax The Force Awakens
- 2016 Topps Star Wars Force Attax Extra
- 2017 Topps Star Wars Force Attax Universe
Sources[]
"Boba Fett: Mystery Man in Not-So-Shining Armor" – Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
"Getting to the Bottom of the Topps Star Wars Trading Cards" – Star Wars Insider 53
- Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume Two
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume Three
- Star Wars Galaxy: The Original Topps Trading Card Series
- Star Wars Topps Classic Sticker Book
- Star Wars Widevision: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One
Notes and references[]
- ↑ History. topps.com. Topps.com. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013.