1980 Topps Empire Strikes Back Checklist

1980 Topps Empire Strikes Back trading cards were the second major Star Wars release for the card company and chronicle the story and characters from the second film. This massive set included 352 cards and 88 stickers and was released over three series.

Series 1 included the cards from #1-132 and have a red border on a silver gradient background. Series 2 included the cards from #133-264 and have a blue border and continue the silver background from series 1. Series 3 included the cards from #265 to the end, feature a green border, and have a gold gradient background.

Each series of this release has its own wrapper color variant but all feature Darth Vader as the cover character. Series 1 is on a red background, Series 2 is on a blue background, and Series 3 is on a yellow background. Of the three original Star Wars releases, this set has the fewest wrapper variants and is the only set to have only one character on the wrappers. Shop Star Wars Wrapper Art.

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