Topps - Special Edition Retail (1997)

For 1997, Topps created two special card sets celebrating the Special Edition movies. One card set was created for the retail market, including toy stores, candy stores, and your local Target and Wal-Mart. A second set was created for the Hobby shop market.

The retail version of the cards, also known as Super Wide Movie Cards, features 72 cards, equally divided between the three movies. The cards follow the plot line of each movie with new photos, including many of the new scenes. Six chase cards for the set were the new Topps laser cut cards. These are different from the laser cut cards created for the Hobby version of the set.

The retail cards sold well, and were generally easier to find than the Hobby version of the set. These cards were also distributed throughout Europe. In the Netherlands, these were distributed as part of a Pepsi promotion.

Thanks to David Pipgras for the detailed information on promo cards.