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perishthethought@piefed.socialM to Raygun Gothic@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months ago

Mars Attacks (trading cards)

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Mars Attacks (trading cards)

perishthethought@piefed.socialM to Raygun Gothic@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 months ago
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I just now realized the 1996 Tim Burton Mars Attacks! movie was based on a set of trading cards originally from 1962.

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They were made by Topps and there were 55 cards in the original set. It’s been reissued a few times now over the years since then, in 1994, and later.

This is the original wrapper art for the card packs:

the original wrapper art for the card packs

This product was somewhat controversial at the time for its violent and somewhat suggestive imagery.

More info: https://www.oldsportscards.com/mars-attacks-cards/

So cool!

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