I collected a lot of Topps bubblegum cards back in the 1970's. I had tons of
Star Wars cards (blue, red, yellow and green series) almost
all of the
Galactica cards (and still have most of them), and a small stack of
Buck Rogers cards. I didn't collect the Superman or Hulk cards, but I seem to remember buying some
Star Trek - TMP sets.
Anyway, here, courtesy of Star Kid (and
Dark Shadows aficionado)
Cousin Barnabas (of the
Collinsport Historical Society), are a selection of colorful promotional flyers produced by Topps to interest retailers in carrying their various
Space: 1970-era photo cards. Enjoy!
Great stuff, thanks for posting those. Most of these sets came to the UK, except the Hulk ones, which I'm already annoyed about. I managed to collect the full sets too, which took some doing. The Galactica series ran to 100+ cards I seem to remember. Has anyone got a flyer for the Black Hole set?
ReplyDeleteAwesome. The Topps cards were a regular purchase for me as a kid, whenever I went to my local store.
ReplyDeleteStar Wars, Galactica, Buck Rogers, Alien, The Black Hole... loved 'em all!
The funny story about this..: I was working in a department store back in '80 and they still had some unopened boxes of Galactica cards, so I actually bought one (box and all) from the store. Being so irritated that BSG was cancelled, I wanted any/all of the merchandising I could still find.
ReplyDeleteI opened the wrappers and yes, I ended up with 2-3 full sets of cards, but NO STICKERS..!! Whaaat a rip. It wasn't until years later that I realized there even were BSG stickers.
Very Annoying.
I remember hunting for that elusive orange set.
ReplyDeleteIt's so interesting how much those Topps cards were part of the movie for me. Before VCRs, any image I could get would give me that feeling of watching the film again.
Yeh, agree. Great value, pre-VCR days. They always managed to get a few rare pics in among the set too, didn't they? Although the later Star Wars sets did have a lot of repetition too. Jawas and Sand People from every possible angle
DeleteThe flyer for BATTLESTAR GALACTICA is especially nice.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, i have a huge stack of black hole cards somewhere in my folks attic
ReplyDeleteI keep hoping one of these Retro TV Channels like Cozi TV, Antenna, or one of the other ones will carry The Hulk. I missed out on that show at the time, and think they might be fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteRemember when a pack of cards cost about 15 cents, included a stick of gum and were sold mainly at places like convenience stores? The orange Star Wars set in particular was a big deal for featuring "cantina scenes."
ReplyDeleteI loved collecting these. I remember collecting the Galactica set here in England, I went ages with a full set minus one, then they disappeared. Then one day I went into a sweet shop and they had one packet, I bought it and when I opened it, it had the one card I wanted. It was like finding the Golden Ticket from Charlie and the Choclate family.
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