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In the early 1990s, The Topps Company was looking to recapture the magic of its Star Wars trading cards, one of its most successful lines ever. To do it, they asked some of the film and comic book industry’s very best talent to create original works of art. The result was Star Wars Galaxy, a trading card line released in three series from 1993 to 1995.

A new book from Abrams Comic Arts, Star Wars Galaxy: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, features art from more than 170 artists. The slim volume, scheduled for a March 15th release, includes art-quality reproductions of every card in the set as well as a foreword by Gary Gerani, the creator, editor, and writer of hundreds of Topps trading card products.

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http://www.polygon.com/2016/3/7/11173396/star-wars-galaxy-topps-trading-cards-jack-kirby-steve-ditko