{"id":98299,"date":"2025-04-02T10:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/?p=98299"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:44:40","slug":"best-topps-star-wars-darth-vader-cards-to-collect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ripped.topps.com\/uk\/best-topps-star-wars-darth-vader-cards-to-collect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Topps Star Wars Darth Vader Cards to Collect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Sith Lord’s Greatest Topps Appearances<\/h2>\n\n\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\tAuthor:<\/span> Rick Stevenson\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What’s left to say about Darth Vader at this point? He’s the original Sith Lord, one of the most powerful Force users in the Star Wars universe, and by all accounts, the greatest movie villain of all time. From the helmet and cape to the iconic voice and mechanical breathing, he’s a fixture of pop culture and Hollywood history, just as much as Star Wars is itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given his larger-than-life status in the franchise, Vader has made numerous appearances across Topps’ long catalog of Star Wars cards, from the original set back in 1977 to the modern Topps Star Wars Chrome releases. Let’s take a look back at some of the Sith Lord’s greatest Topps appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Darth Vader’s Best Topps Cards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1977 Topps Star Wars #7 The Villainous Darth Vader<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 First Topps Star Wars Set commemorating the original film’s 1977 release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Darth Vader’s First-Ever Topps Card showing a scene from the original Star Wars Film<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I Have You Now.” – Darth Vader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1980 Topps Star Wars Empire Strikes Back #10 Darth Vader<\/strong> Star File<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 132-card set commemorating the release of 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Back features info on Vader, including his age (50), which was later revealed to be wrong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 “I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it any further.” – Darth Vader to Lando Calrissian on Cloud City<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2001 Topps Star Wars Evolution Autographs James Earl Jones Darth Vader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 90-card base set featuring a wide range of Star Wars characters
\u2022 25-card Autograph insert set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 James Earl Jones’ first-ever Topps auto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 \u201cJames was an incredible actor, a most unique voice both in art and spirit.” – George Lucas on James Earl Jones<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Topps Star Wars Living Set #1 Darth Vader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 First Card in a long-running, ever-expanding Topps Star Wars Living Set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Carries the iconic blue and white background of the original 1977 Topps Star Wars Set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 “You don’t know the power of the dark side.” – Darth Vader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2021 Topps Chrome Star Wars Galaxy #9 Darth Vader Wave Refractor<\/strong> \/99<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\u2022 100-card base set with refractor parallels numbered \/150 to \/1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 Features a striking artistic rending of Vader by Eisner Award winner George Pratt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2022 “I find your lack of faith disturbing.” – Darth Vader<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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