1965 Topps King Kong Checklist

The 1965 Topps King Kong trading card set is one of the most rare non-sports sets in the hobby. How rare? It’s possible that there are just dozens of complete sets worth of cards available and very few known complete sets.

The series is technically a test run which was, ultimately, never nationally distributed. Each of the 55 cards are black and white stills from the 1933 film which were taken directly from a print of the movie delivered to Topps by rights holder R.K.O. General. After the set was abandoned by Topps, they sold their images to Donruss – some of these images were used in a lower quality and widely distributed set that same year.

The images are chronological with each card back telling the story of the film.

The scarcity of this set may never be known. Between the incredibly short run, limited distribution geography, bad cuts, and age, these cards have become incredibly valuable among collectors. In 2016 a complete set of graded cards sold for more than $37,000 and individual cards rarely appear on eBay.

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1965 Topps King Kong Checklist

Base Set – 55 Cards

1	Mysterious Expedition
2	Taken Captive
3	Sacrifice to Kong
4	Kong is Coming
5	Beauty and the Beast
6	King Kong
7	Into the Jungle
8	Tree of Terror
9	Island Bridge
10	Warning Cry
11	Danger Ahead
12	Into the Gorge
13	In Hiding
14	Enemy Approaching
15	Moment of Fear
16	Prehistoric Terror
17	Battle to the Death
18	Perilous Perch
19	Trapped
20	Kong Triumphs
21	Cry of Victory
22	In the Hands of Kong
23	Attacked
24	Battle
25	Danger from the Sky
26	Carried Aloft
27	Kong to the Resuce
28	Destroying An Enemy
29	Escape
30	Plunge to Safety
31	Rescued
32	Kong Returns
33	Kong is Loose
34	Blast Kong
35	Gas Grenades
36	Kong on Stage
37	Stalking City Streets
38	In Search of Ann
39	Kong Closed In
40	Face in the Window
41	Captured Again
42	Rooftop Peril
43	On the Rampage
44	Tracks of Doom
45	Disaster
46	The Mighty Kong
47	Attacking Kong
48	Kong Fights Back
49	Kong Defiant
50	Deadly Fire
51	Out of Action
52	Fight Above the City
53	Kong is Hurt
54	Dying Kong
55	Kong is Dead