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.
Products
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 (1977-1978)
- Star Wars Series 1 (Blue)
- Star Wars Series 2 (Red)
- Star Wars Series 3 (Yellow)
- Star Wars Series 4 (Green)
- Star Wars Series 5 (Orange)
- Star Wars Topps Sugar Free Gum Wrappers
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Return of the Jedi Series 1 (Red)
- Return of the Jedi Series 2 (Blue)
Classic sets (Issued 1993–1999)
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 1 (1993)
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 2 (1994)
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 3 (1995)
- Star Wars Widevision (1995)
- Master Visions (1995)
- The Empire Strikes Back Widevision (1995)
- Star Wars Finest (1996)
- Shadows of the Empire (1996)
- Return of the Jedi Widevision (1996)
- 3Di (1996)
- Vehicles (1997)
- Special Edition Retail (1997)
- Special Edition Hobby (1997)
- Chrome Archives (1999)
Prequel sets (Issued 1999–2005)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (1999)
- The Phantom Menace Series 1 Widevision Retail (1999)
- The Phantom Menace Series 1 Widevision Hobby (1999)
- The Phantom Menace Series 2 Widevision Retail (1999)
- The Phantom Menace Series 2 Widevision Hobby (1999)
- The Phantom Menace 3D (2000)
- Star Wars Evolution (2001)
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Attack of the Clones Widevision (2002)
- Clone Wars: Cartoon Network (2004)
- Star Wars Heritage (2004)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Revenge of the Sith Widevision (2005)
Post-saga sets (Issued 2006–present)
- Evolution Update Edition (2006)
- 30th Anniversary (2007)
- The Clone Wars: The Movie (2008)
- The Clone Wars Trading Card Stickers (2008)
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 4 (2009)
- The Clone Wars: Widevision (2009)
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 (2010)
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 6 (2011)
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 7 (2012)
- Star Wars: Galactic Files (2012)
- Star Wars: Jedi Legacy (2013)
- Star Wars: Galactic Files Series 2 (2013)
- Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope (2013)
- Star Wars Chrome Perspectives (2014)
- Star Wars Wacky Packages (2014)
- Star Wars Galactic Connexions Discs (2015)
- Star Wars High-Tek (2015)
- Star Wars Rebels (2015)
- Star Wars Evolution (2016)
- Star Wars Card Trader
- Star Wars Galactic Files Reborn (2017)
- Star Wars High Tek (2017)
- Star Wars Finest (2018) (2018)
- Star Wars Masterwork (2018)
- Star Wars Resistance Surprise Pack (2019)
The Force Awakens sets
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Teaser Exclusive)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Series 1
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Series 2
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Chrome
Rogue One sets
- Rogue One: Mission Briefing (2016)
- Star Wars Rogue One Series 1 (2016)
- Star Wars Rogue One Series 2 (2017)
The Last Jedi sets
- Star Wars: Journey to The Last Jedi trading cards (2017)
- Star Wars: the Last Jedi Series 1 (2017)
- Star Wars: the Last Jedi Series 2 (2018)
Solo set
- Star Wars Solo (2018)
The Rise of Skywalker sets
- Star Wars: Journey to Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Series 1 (2019)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Series 2 (2020)
The Mandalorian sets
- The Mandalorian Journey of the Child
Trading card games
- Star Wars PocketModel TCG (Issued 2007–2008 under Topps/WizKids license)
Star Wars Force Attax
- Star Wars Force Attax Series 2 (2011)
- Star Wars Rebel Attax (2014)
- Star Wars Force Attax The Force Awakens (2015)
- Star Wars Force Attax Extra (2016)
- Star Wars Force Attax Universe (2017)
Bibliography
"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
Notes and references
- ↑ History, published by Topps.com on www.topps.com (archived from the original on February 16, 2013)
