The Topps Company, Inc.
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
- 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
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
Standalone film sets
Television series sets
Trading card apps
Trading card games
Star Wars PocketModel TCG (issued 2007–2008 under Topps/WizKids license)
- Star Wars Force Attax
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 on topps.com published by Topps.com (archived from the original on February 16, 2013)