The Topps Company, Inc., also known as Topps Collectibles, or simply Topps, is a collectibles company based in New York City. It is best known as a leading producer of baseball cards and other sports-related trading cards, but it has also maintained a partnership with Lucasfilm since 1977, regularly releasing 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
- 1978 Topps Star Wars 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
- 1999 Topps Star Wars: Episode I Widevision Series 1
- 1999 Topps Star Wars: Episode I Widevision Series 2
- 2000 Topps Star Wars: Episode I 3Di Widevision
- 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
Current canon sets (issued 2015—)[]
Sequel trilogy sets[]
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- 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
Standalone film sets[]
Television series sets[]
- Star Wars Rebels
- Star Wars Resistance
- The Mandalorian
- 2020 Topps Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 1
- 2020 Topps Star Wars: The Mandalorian Journey of the Child
- 2021 Topps Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2
- 2022 Topps Chrome Star Wars: The Mandalorian Beskar Edition
- Obi-Wan Kenobi
Other sets[]
- 2015 Topps Star Wars High Tek
- 2015 Topps Star Wars Masterwork
- 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
- 2018 Topps Star Wars Galactic Moments: Countdown to Episode IX
- Topps Star Wars Living Set (ongoing since 2019)
- 2020 Topps Star Wars Black & White: Return of the Jedi
- 2021 Topps Chrome Star Wars Galaxy
- 2022 Topps Star Wars Chrome Black
- 2023 Topps Chrome Star Wars
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
- Check Out Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 Exclusives from Hasbro, the LEGO Group, and More on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Shop the Galaxy's Finest Star Wars Exclusives at SDCC 2023 on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ History on www.topps.com (archived from the original on February 16, 2013)