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Fronts are inspired by the original 1962 topps mars attacks. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists. The cards form a story arc, which tell of the invasion of earth by cruel, hideous martians, under the command of a corrupt martian government who conceal the fact from the martian populace that mars is doomed to explode and therefore proposes a. In 1962, an insanely violent trading card series called mars attacks was painted by the noted pulp novel cover artist norman saunders. By kevin guhl october 18, 2012 daily lists, miscellaneous 0 comment. Check out new mars attacks movies released in the year 2020. The first stories of an allnew mars attacks universe are here, bringing outrageous action and dark humor to the comics page. See more ideas about mars attacks, mars and trading cards. Mars attacks the miniatures games by mantic games unboxing.
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The ultraviolent 1962 mars attacks trading cards that. In sequence, the cards depicted the invasion of earth a pretty obvious cold war allegory by some just really atrociously violent martians, who did a lot of shamelessly violent things to our fair planets inhabitants both human and animal, and the. The material the dust jacket is made out of is the same kind of material that made up the gumwrappers that housed old fashioned trading cards. Our monthly pdf mag azine includes new rules and articles for gurps, systemless locations, adventures, and much more. Apr 18, 2014 mars attacks is a series of polemic trading cards that came out in 1962. Lots of images and links, if you are a collector, you will love this site. Separate the reference cards from the ai deck and place. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mars attacks topps. The screenplay, which was based on the cult trading card series of the same name, was written by jonathan gems. Americas cold war paranoia bubbled over in the early sixties when a chewing gum company famous for making baseball cards added bloodthirsty aliens to its repertoire with its mars attacks card art. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists wally wood and norman saunders.
The miniatures game is a tabletop miniature wargame based on the humorous 1962 mars attacks trading card series from topps in which aliens from mars. Fronts are inspired by the original 1962 topps mars attacks design. Includes preliminary sketches and artwork, including a facsimile of the original trading card mechanical on the inside back cover, with reproduction of the 1962 handwriting from the original topps production department. A partial parallel first day production set of the original 55 cards was inserted at 1 card per 9 packs. The 1962 topps mars attacks set consists of 55 standardsized, 212 by 312 cards. Mars attacks topps kindle edition by brown, len, the topps company, saunders, zina, brown, len, saunders, zina. Home cards nonsport nonsport cards postwwii 1960 1969 1962 mars attacks. Uprising trading cards by sidekick lab kickstarter.
With so many strange burton shots, it makes for a fun base set of 72 cards. Also included are the 11 cards from the extended 1994 set, as well as various other random magazine premiums and screemin cards. Mars attacks occupation trading cards by the topps company. Discover the magic of the internet at imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Taking on an oversized tall boy format made popular by a series of similar star wars sets, the idea was to capture images as theyd be seen on the big screen. All of the original mars attacks cards, published by topps in 1962. The final card in the set is also the sets checklist. Because of scarcity and absence, it may be possible to construct a surrogate deck, for personal use, with some information. The core of the already hostile planet was destabilizing. In sequence, the cards depicted the invasion of earth a pretty obvious cold war allegory by some just really atrociously. The first mars attacks card, the invasion begins, as well as the last card, the checklist card, are the two most valuable cards in the set.
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Base cards 1 mars destroyed 2 the tractor beam 3 into mars orbit 4 landing on mars ii 5 compatible atmosphere 6 cleaning up the cities 7 new martian factories 8 rebuilding the robot army 9 ufo sightings 10 the complacent human race 11 alien abduction 12 martian experiments the human abomination 14 subjects of experiments 15 studying the. As with most sets from the era, the first and last cards carry a premium as they were often the ones to get the most wear and tear. Oct 01, 2012 includes four mars attacks trading cards. Mars attacks the revenge sketch card by eric kowalick. Place the appropriate cards on the martian side of the table as a reminder. Can anyone enlighten me on the contents of this deck. Each hobby box includes a full base set, 10 chase cards, 12 parallel cards, and 2 hits, including one hand drawn sketch card. The allnew trading card series from topps and sidekick.
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