2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope Trading Cards
Product Details
2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope takes the classic radio drama
The 2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope base set has 100 cards. While a lot of the radio drama and the film overlap, there are some differences. These become a central part of the set. Base cards use new artwork, adding further levels of interpretation. For long-time Star Wars trading card collectors, it's kind of like the Galaxy line but with a tighter focus.
The base set has three levels of parallels. Black are inserted 1:12 packs. Bronze cards fall one per box. Hobby-only Gold parallels are limited to ten copies each.
Some may wonder why 2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated has just one premium insert per box versus the two that have been included in other recent sets. There is a slightly more high-end feel to many of them. Panorama Sketch cards are the same size as a book card, double the size of a traditional sketch card. Film Cel Relics use real 35mm cels taken from a print of the original Star Wars film. Panorama Sketch Cards and Film Cel Relics are available in roughly equal quantities, with about 3,000 total cards each.
Sketchagraphs are autographed sketch cards. They use original artwork done directly on the card, just like a regular sketch card. An autograph is also included. Signers include actors from both the 1977 film and the original radio drama. There are approximately 1,000 Sketchagraphs.
Other premium inserts include Printing Plates and the original artwork from the set's six-card foil puzzle.
2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated is rounded out by four basic insert sets. One Year Earlier (18 cards, 1:2 packs) imagine what happen in the months leading up to A New Hope. Movie Poster Artist Reinterpretations (nine cards, 1:3 packs) give participants a chance to give their own spin on the iconic poster. Etched Foil Radio Drama Puzzle (six cards, 1:8 packs) recreates a scene from the program. The Mission: Destroy the Death Star (12 cards, 1:12 packs) outlines the Rebel's plan to take out the planet-destroying weapon. Like the 2013 Topps Star Wars Jedi Legacy The Circle is Now Complete inserts, collectors can register their Mission cards on the Topps Star Wars Facebook page. Those who enter all 12 cards receive an exclusive Death Star bonus card.
Product Configuration: 24 packs per box, 6 cards per pack
Price Point: Mid-End Entertainment Card
Target Audience: Star Wars Fans, Set Builders, Star Wars Art Collectors
2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrated: A New Hope Box Break
- 1 Panorama Sketch Card, Film Cel Relic, Sketchagraph, Printing Plate or Original Etched Foil Artwork
- 12 One Year Earlier Inserts
- 8 Movie Poster Artist Reinterpretations Inserts
- 3 Etched Foil Puzzle Inserts
- 2 The Mission: Destroy the Death Star Inserts
- 24 Parallels
- 144 Total Cards
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Set Checklist
2013 Topps Star Wars Illustrate: A New Hope Set Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Back at Tosche Station
3 Threading the Stone Needle
4 Dinner with the Lars Family
5 Battle in Space
6 A Grand Reunion
7 "That's no Battle"
8 Recounting Adventures
9 Spotting the Sandpeople
10 Biggs' Big Secret
11 Leia Lands on Ralltiir
12 Meeting with Lord Tion
13 Firefight on the Space Range
14 The Wounded Rebel
15 Meeting on Ralltiir
16 A Clever Ruse
17 A Walk Through Alderaan
18 The Death Star Revealed
19 Dinner with Lord Tion
20 Death of Lord Tion
21 Forward to the Future
22 The Secret Assignment
23 Interception
24 Escape
25 Attack of the Devastator
26 Boarding the Tantive IV
27 Antilles' Blaster
28 Captain Antilles Caught
29 Recording the Message
30 The Droids Escape
31 Captured by the Empire
32 Leia and Vader
33 Droids on the run
34 Sandtrooper Search
35 Threepio Taken by Jawas
36 Sending up the Signal Flare
37 Artoo's Clever Ruse
38 Luke's Discovery
39 Luke and the Larses
40 Astromech Lost
41 The Need for Stealth
42 The Search for Artoo
43 Attacked by Sand People
44 Introducing Ben
45 A Gift from your Father
46 A Message from Princess Leia
47 In the Speeder
48 Luke's Return
49 Stopped by Sandtroopers
50 The Mos Eisley Cantina
52 Kenobi Keeps the Peace
53 Posing in the Droid Lot
54 Introducing Han
55 Greedo
56 Selling the Landspeeder
57 Solo and Squeak
58 Han, Heater and the Falcon
59 Skywalker Technical Maintenance Service
60 Docking Bay 94
61 Escape from the Empire
62 Approaching the Death Star
63 Imperial conference
64 Leia's interrogation
65 Motti and Tarkin Conspire
66 The Destruction of Alderaan
67 Aboard the Falcon
68 Luke's Training begins
69 Feeling the Force
70 The Force of Alderaan
71 The Tractor Beam
72 Beneath the Deck Plates
73 A familiar presence
74 Surprising the Scanning Crew
75 Suiting up as Stormtroopers
76 The Princess is here
77 Hold that Car!
78 Freeing the princess
79 In the Garbage Compactor
80 Kenobi is here!
81 Shootout in the Death Star
82 A Kiss For Luck
83 Vader Confronts Kenobi
84 Fall of Kenobi
85 Defending the Escape
86 Yavin Arrival/Money
87 Meeting with Willard
88 Washing up for Battle
89 Reporting for Flight Testing
90 Acing the Simulation
91 Rebel Briefing
92 Tarkin's Growing Plan
93 Luke, Biggs and Leia
94 In the War Room
95 Luke's First Run
96 Gold Run
97 Falcon to the Rescue
98 Death Star Blows
99 Return to Rebel Base
100 Yavin Ceremony
Film Cel Relics Set Checklist
FR-2 DROIDS IN THE DESERT
FR-3 INTRODUCING LUKE SKYWALKER
FR-4 ATTACK OF THE SAND PEOPLE
FR-5 OLD BEN'S HUT
FR-6 STREETS OF THE SPACEPORT
FR-7 THE MOS EISLEY CANTINA
FR-8 GREEDO'S BOUNTY
FR-9 THE MILLENNIUM FALCON
FR-10 ALDERAAN'S FATE
FR-12 CONTROL ROOM 327
FR-13 THE TRASH COMPACTOR
FR-14 THE FINAL ENCOUNTER
FR-15 ESCAPING THE BATTLE STATION
FR-16 TIE FIGHTER ATTACK
FR-17 AT THE REBEL BASE
FR-18 REBEL BRIEFING
FR-19 THE BATTLE OF YAVIN
FR-20 A TRUE CELEBRATION
Movie Poster Artist Reinterpretations Set Checklist
MP-2 Doug Cowan
MP-3 Shelli Paroline
MP-4 Mark McHaley
MP-5 Katie Cook
MP-6 Brian Rood
MP-7 Paul Shipper
MP-8 Jeff Miracola
MP-9 Zack Giallongo
One Year Earlier Set Checklist
OY-2 Princess Leia Organa
OY-3 Han Solo
OY-4 Chewbacca
OY-5 Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
OY-6 R2-D2 and C-3PO
OY-7 Wedge Antilles
OY-8 Biggs Darklighter
OY-9 Jek Porkins
OY-11 Grand Moff Tarkin
OY-12 Admiral Motti
OY-13 Boba Fett
OY-14 Greedo
OY-15 Ponda Baba and Dr. Evazan
OY-16 Momaw Nadon
OY-17 BoShek
OY-18 Owen and Beru Lars
Panorama Sketch Cards Set Checklist
Radio Drama Puzzle Set Checklist
EF-2
EF-3
EF-4
EF-5
EF-6
Sketchagraphs Set Checklist
David Ackroyd
David Paymer
Garrick Hagon
Kale Browne
Mark Hamill
Pam Rose
Peter Mayhew
The Mission: Destroy the Death Star Set Checklist
MD-2 Princess Leia Organa
MD-3 R2-D2
MD-4 Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
MD-5 Chewbacca
MD-6 Jabba the Hutt
MD-7 Jawas
MD-8 Han Solo
MD-9 Darth Vader
MD-10 Biggs Darklighter
MD-11 Grand Moff Tarkin
MD-12 Imperial Officer
Exclusives Set Checklist
HB-1 Heroes of the Rebellion
HB-2 Villains of the Empire
Star Wars Insider 145 Promo
P-1 Searching Mos Eisley
P-2 The Rebellion's Imminent Victory
P-3 Creating the Radio Play
P-4 The Cast in Action
Josh B
There’s two more cards that should be on the checklist — light and dark side cards that were only included with the radio drama special release, but are technically still part of the set!