2013 Topps 75th Anniversary Trading Cards
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Product Details
At Topps, there's no shortage of history. 2013 Topps 75th Anniversary celebrates the company's diamond anniversary with an eclectic checklist that offers a look at more than 100 different entertainment sets.
The hobby-only release includes three autographs and one stamped buyback per box.
2013 Topps 75th Anniversary Set Details
The 2013 Topps 75th Anniversary base set has 100 cards. Each is from a different set in the company's history. Collectors can relive classic TV shows, movies, historical events, music and more. Len Brown, a retired creative director who worked at Topps for more than 40 years, is helping pick the images as well as writing card backs. It's a pop culture potpourri that ranges from Davy Crockett to Batman to ALF. Of course, Topps properties like Garbage Pail Kids, Wacky Packages and Mars Attacks also appear. For many, it acts as an opportunity to learn a little more about some sets they may have missed originally. 2013 Topps 75th also gives a glimpse of how the hobby has evolved.
Parallels are part of that evolution and 2013 Topps 75th Anniversary has several of them. Rainbow Foil cards fall one per pack. Diamond Anniversary cards are limited to 75 copies each. Modern Gloss cards have just ten copies. These are intended to present old cards as they might have looked if they were printed today. Finally, there are 400 total Printing Plates.
Mini Cards is an eight-card insert that showcases some of the smaller-sized sets Topps has made through the years. Test Issue looks are eight sets that were in the works but never received a full national release.
Pop Culture Autographs are the primary hits in 2013 Topps 75th Anniversary. Sylvester Stallone (Rambo, Rocky) is the headliner. Dawn Wells (Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island), Marta Kristen (Judy Robinson on Lost in Space) and Richard Kiel (James Bond villain, Jaws) are among the other confirmed signers. Signed parallels include Rainbow Foil (150 per signer) and Diamond Anniversary (75 per signer). In addition to the Pop Culture Autographs, the release also has Stamped Buyback Autographs and 50 total Cut Signatures.
Every box of 2013 Topps 75th Anniversary also has one Stamped Buyback, a card from one of the original series with a small foil addition noting it as a buyback.
Product Configuration: 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
2013 Topps 75th Anniversary Box Break
- 3 Autographs
- 1 Stamped Buyback
- 24 Parallels
- 192 Total Cards
Set Checklist
2013 Topps 75th Anniversary Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 X-Ray Round-Up
3 Wings
4 Tarzan & The She Devil
5 Who-Z-At Star?
6 World On Wheels
7 Rails and Sails
8 Flags of the World
9 Davy Crockett
10 Elvis Presley
11 U.S. Presidents
12 Western Round-Up
13 Robin Hood
14 Space Cards
15 Hit Stars
16 Goofy Picture Cards
17 Isolation Booth (Gee Whiz Quiz)
18 Zorro
19 TV Westerns
20 Fabian
21 Funny Valentines
22 Funny Monsters
23 Crazy Cards
24 Civil War News
25 Casey & Kildare
26 Mars Attacks
27 Beverly Hillbillies
28 Astronauts
29 Beatles
30 Outer Limits
31 John F. Kennedy
32 Monster Greeting Cards
33 Ugly Stickers
34 Battle
35 Gilligan's Island
36 Rat Patrol
37 Get Smart
38 Man From U.N.C.L.E.
39 Lost in Space
40 The Green Hornet Stickers
41 Batman
42 Slob Stickers
43 Batman Laffs
44 Frankenstein Valentine Stickers
45 Superman
46 Wacky Packages
47 Nutty Initials
48 Soupy Sales
49 Who Am I?
50 Laugh In
52 Planet of the Apes
53 Man on the Moon
54 Mod Squad
55 The Brady Bunch
56 The Partridge Family
57 Creature Features
58 Kung Fu
59 Evel Knievel
60 Bazooka Joe
61 Hysterical History
62 Wanted Stickers
63 Good Times
64 Comic Book Heroes Stickers
65 Star Trek
66 Happy Days
67 Welcome Back, Kotter
68 Charlie's Angles
69 Star Wars
70 Jaws 2
71 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
72 Grease
73 Battlestar Galactica
74 Superman the Movie
75 Alien
76 Moonraker
77 The Incredible Hulk
78 Weird Wheels
79 Raiders of the Lost Ark
80 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
81 Donkey Kong
82 The A-Team
83 Michael Jackson
84 Gremlins
85 Masters of the Universe
86 Garbage Pail Kids
87 Alf
88 Fright Flicks
89 Pee Wee's Playhouse
90 Back to the Future II
91 Batman
92 Ghostbusters II
93 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
94 New Kids on the Block
95 Robocop II
96 The Simpsons
97 Terminator 2: Judgement Day
98 Desert Storm
99 Jurassic Park
100 The X-Files
Autographs Checklist
Jeff Cohen - Chunk, Goonies
Joyce DeWitt - Janet Wood, Threes Company
Corey Feldman - Mouth, Goonies
Barbara Feldon - Agent 99, Get Smart
Ed Gale - Howard T. Duck, Howard the Duck
Mark Goddard - Major Don West, Lost In Space
Ernie Hudson - Winston Zeddmore, Ghostbusters
Russell Johnson - Professor Roy Hinkley, Gilligan's Island
Richard Kiel - Jaws, Moonraker
Marta Kristen - Judy Robinson, Lost in Space
Maggie Langrick - Sarah Henderson, Harry and the Hendersons
Tyler Mane - Sabretooth, X-Men
Roger Moore - James Bond, Moonraker
Bill Mumy - Will Robinson, Lost in Space
Julia Nickson - Co, Rambo Part II
Joshua Rudoy - Ernie Henderson, Harry and the Hendersons
Jim Starr - Laser, American Gladiators
Dawn Wells - Mary Ann Summers, Gilligan's Island
Anson Williams - Potsie, Happy Days
Van Williams - Green Hornet, Green Hornet
Burt Young - Paulie, Rocky IV
Buyback Autographs Set Checklist
Cut Signatures Set Checklist
2 Evel Knievel
3 Farrah Fawcett
4 Bob Hope
6 Burgess Meredith
7 Cesar Romero
Mini Card Checklist
2 Hopalong Cassidy
3 Bring 'em Back Alive
4 Animals of the World
6 Fighting Marines
7 Scoops
8 Jets
Test Card Checklist
2 Flipper
3 King Kong
4 Crazy TV
6 Six Million Dollar Man
7 The Waltons
8 Shock Theater
Stamped Buyback
Review
2013 Topps 75th Product Review
Reviewed by Kerwin Leong
Good: Nostalgic entertainment product with movies, television shows, and historical events all represented. Test issue cards bring to light rarely seen cards. Each box should have a complete set. Potential for Sylvester Stallone autographs. Three autographs per box.
Bad: Sticker autographs. Very small autograph checklist given the number of autographs per box. Only a few well-known signers included.
The Bottom Line: 2013 Topps 75th Anniversary is a great product for entertainment collectors. The nostalgic feel of the cards will make you reminisce with a trip down memory lane with pop culture history, historical events, and shows you watched as a child. I had a blast reading the cards about The Simpsons, The A-Team, Masters of the Universe, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Topps did a great job showcasing their 75 years of products.
Card Design: 4.5/5.0
The base card design varies for each of the 100 cards in the set. Since each card represents a different set from Topps’ product history, no two cards share the same design, color, symmetry, or image. Similar to Topps Heritage, the card surface is rough to emphasize the old school retro nostalgic aspect of the set.
Every pack has a parallel card. The Diamond Anniversary parallels look the nicest with the added sparkle. Besides autographs and parallels, there are only two inserts: Mini Cards and Test Issue. The Test Issue insert is a cool concept, showcasing products that were produced but never released to the general public in large quantities. I really like how this was included as most companies would probably destroy the printing plates and hide the unreleased sets in a vault. Plus, it was fun to read about a set called Superman in the Jungle.
Topps also included at least one Buyback card per box. It is a card from the original product release but with a gold Topps 75th anniversary logo on there.
The base autographs are stickers and have too much empty white space. Basically, there is a mini card on the top half of the card with the sticker signature on the bottom. I understand the consistency of having the autograph set all look similar, but too much empty space on a card is not very appealing.
Checklist: 3.5/5.0
The base set has 100 cards. Each card represents a different set that Topps released in their company history. There are many cartoons, television shows, movies, and historical events that are included.
The Mini cards and Test Issue inserts only have eight cards each, making it a very easy to complete the whole set.
The base autograph checklist lacks big-name signers, but is also very easy to complete with only 22 cards. Signers include Roger Moore, Dawn Wells, Karen Allen, and Corey Feldman. It's not the greatest lineup of signatures to promote a product, but some nice ones to have in a collection. The Cut Signatures are extremely rare but include Bob Hope, Farrah Fawcett, and Charlton Heston. Sylvester Stallone is also included in a signed Buyback.
Value: 4.0/5.0
2013 Topps 75th Anniversary is an affordable mid-range product that gives you three autographs. You should also get a complete base set too. The true value of these cards will not be seen on the secondary market. It's the nostalgic trip that makes you remember all the things you watched as a child. It is a price that cannot be measured. This product can also make for a great educational tool for older collectors to teach their kids and grandkids about pop culture history.
The Fun Factor: 5.0/5.0
Overall, this was a very fun box to break. I had a blast reading the card backs to many of my favorite cartoons and television shows I watched as a child. The base set covers a lot of products that Topps produced in their first 75 years. This product is very similar to 2011 Topps American Pie, which is another fantastic product. It would be great if Topps released similar products every year.
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- 3 Autographs
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Joey
Love the nostalgic feeling of seeing older cards reprinted. The fact you can actually get the ORIGINAL via the “buy back” stamp, is awesome! One of the Buy Backs is limited to 10 only of Robin Williams(for sale). I own 3 buy backs, and several autographs, love it.