Buy the Star Wars Jedi Legacy Wookiee Hair Prop Relic Chase Card here
Star Wars – Orange Series Set – Card 305
Price: $1.99 – $169.98
Maclunkey! One of the more frustrating problems of being a Star Wars fan is the inability to watch the original theatrical release of the film. It seems that every time the saga is released to a new platform, the movie has undergone more, often incomprehensible edits. The most notorious of these involves the scene between Han Solo and Greedo in the original Star Wars. When the movie first hit theaters and home video, Han shot Greedo in cold blood. When the film was released in its Special Edition in 1997, this was reversed to make Han seem less coldblooded (and, to be perfectly honest, a lot less cool). The constant changing of this scene has even carried over to the Disney + era, which gives us yet another version….and one that is still nowhere as cool as the original. All of this brings us back to this trading card from the line’s orange series, which foreshadows future events by literally showing us George Lucas tinkering with Greedo. This image was also issued as sticker number 50 in the Topps range, sticking yet another thorn in the side of fans who just want to see this segment the way they remember it.
Buy Star Wars Orange Series Set Card 305 here
Star Wars – Green Series Set – Card 207
Price: $3.99 – $144
There is simply no other way for us to wrap up this tour of Topps card collecting than by taking a look at the most infamous of all Star Wars collectibles. Referred to by fans as the “goldenrod” card, number 207 in the Topps line features an image of everybody’s favorite protocol droid with a possibly NSFW appendage. Various theories abound as to how and why this card made it into production, but the bottom line is that is was eventually discontinued and replaced by the less questionable second card you see above. Weirdly enough, pop culture historian Gary Gerani makes the fascinating point that the reprinted card is actually the more valuable one in Abrams ComicArts’ Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Cards book. Either way, both of these are must-owns for fans of these collectibles that have shaped over 40 years of Star Wars fandom.
Buy the Star Wars Green Series Set Card 207 here