The 1982 Topps E.T. trading card set retells the story of the classic movie. Each card front features a production still from the movie bordered with a blue field of stars and the now-iconic silhouette of E.T., Elliott, and the bike in front of the moon.
Card backs help explain the imagery from the card fronts and advance the telling of the plot to the movie. There are also 12 stickers, distributed one per pack, in this set and nine of those stickers are backed with puzzle pieces.
The collection does include two production stills from a scene that did not make the final cut of the movie and Steven Spielberg, the film’s director, does appear in the background of an image.
The wrapper art for this collection was featured as card #10 of the 2018 Topps 80th Anniversary Wrapper Art line of on-demand trading cards.
1982 Topps E.T. Checklist
Base Set – 87 Cards
Stickers – 12 Cards
| # | Card Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
| 2 | Alien Visitors! |
| 3 | Stranded! |
| 4 | Mysterious Glow! |
| 5 | Elliott’s Search |
| 6 | Fright in the Woods! |
| 7 | An Alarmed E.T.! |
| 8 | The Vigil |
| 9 | E.T. Approaches |
| 10 | Fear of the Unknown |
| 11 | A Trail of Candy |
| 12 | The Friends Meet |
| 13 | A Boy’s Best Friend? |
| 14 | The E.T. and Me |
| 15 | Among Elliott’s Toys |
| 16 | Reading a Comic Strip! |
| 17 | Where Do You Come From? |
| 18 | E.T. and the Flower |
| 19 | A Hungry E.T.! |
| 20 | Gertie Says “Hi!” |
| 21 | A Quick Disguise! |
| 22 | Alone in the House |
| 23 | Up to Mischief! |
| 24 | A New Found Friend! |
| 25 | What’s In the Fridge? |
| 26 | Time for a Snack! |
| 27 | Unearthly Thirst! |
| 28 | Elliott in School |
| 29 | E.T. Lives It Up! |
| 30 | E.T. Watching T.V.! |
| 31 | Frog Madness! |
| 32 | The Tipsy Alien! |
| 33 | Trouble for Elliott! |
| 34 | What’s Wrong with Elliott? |
| 35 | Uplifting Moment! |
| 36 | Dressed Up By Gertie! |
| 37 | Comic Strip Strategy! |
| 38 | They’re Coming To Get Us! |
| 39 | The Listeners |
| 40 | A Present for “Mom”! |
| 41 | It’s Halloween! |
| 42 | Elliott’s Disguise! |
| 43 | Off On Their Mission |
| 44 | Trick or Treat! |
| 45 | Night Ride |
| 46 | In the Woods |
| 47 | E.T. Phones Home! |
| 48 | Testing the Communicator |
| 49 | Message into Space! |
| 50 | Did They Hear You? |
| 51 | Their Home Besieged! |
| 52 | Spaceman at the Door! |
| 53 | The Investigators |
| 54 | Sterilizing the House |
| 55 | The Air Hose |
| 56 | How Can We Save Him? |
| 57 | You’re Killing Us Both! |
| 58 | The Emergency Ends |
| 59 | Don’t Die, E.T.! |
| 60 | The Escape Plan |
| 61 | All Bundled Up! |
| 62 | Van to Freedom! |
| 63 | They’re Gaining! |
| 64 | To the Landing Site! |
| 65 | Bicycle Chase! |
| 66 | For the Love of E.T.! |
| 67 | A Mother’s Concern! |
| 68 | E.T.’s Glowing Heart |
| 69 | Sighting the Aliens! |
| 70 | The Spaceship Is Coming! |
| 71 | Cosmic Landing |
| 72 | Michael’s Farewell |
| 73 | A Present for E.T. |
| 74 | Gertie’s Goodbye Kiss |
| 75 | The Friends Depart |
| 76 | A Final Farewell |
| 77 | Entering the Ship |
| 78 | E.T. and His Gift |
| 79 | Spaceship Interior |
| 80 | Interstellar Garden |
| 81 | Return To Outer Space |
| 82 | Elliott’s Family |
| 83 | E.T.’s Director |
| 84 | Filming the Aliens |
| 85 | An Amazing New Star! |
| 86 | Friendly Face from Space! |
| 87 | Checklist |
| Sticker 1 | E.T. dressed as woman |
| Sticker 2 | E.T. and Harvey |
| Sticker 3 | E.T. bundled up |
| Sticker 4 | E.T., the tipsy alien |
| Sticker 5 | An alarmed E.T. |
| Sticker 6 | E.T. and Elliot |
| Sticker 7 | four images each for E.T., Elliot, E.T., and Mary |
| Sticker 8 | four images each for E.T., Elliot, E.T., and Gertie |
| Sticker 9 | Gertie, Mary, and Elliot |
| Sticker 10 | E.T. image, bigger with just blue background |
| Sticker 11 | E.T., with just yellow background |
| Sticker 12 | E.T. image, bigger with just red background |