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Mars Attacks: 50th Anniversary Collection Hardcover C Oct. 1 2012

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^A true gem of American pop culture history that should be a centerpiece on any true geek¨s coffee table. ̄*

This comprehensive book is the first-ever compilation of
Mars Attacks, the infamous science-fiction trading card series produced by Topps in 1962!and includes four bonus trading cards.

Edgy, subversive, and darkly comedic, this over-the-top series depicting a Martian invasion of Earth has a loyal following and continues to win new generations of fans. For the first time, this book brings together high-quality reproductions of the entire original series, as well as the hard-to-find sequel from 1994, rare and never-before-seen sketches, concept art, and test market materials.

Also included are an introduction by series co-creator Len Brown and an afterword by Zina Saunders, daughter of the original artist, providing an insider¨s behind-the-scenes view of the bizarre and compelling world of
Mars Attacks.

Includes preliminary sketches and artwork, including a facsimile of the original trading card mechanical on the inside back cover, with a reproduction of the 1962 handwriting from the original Topps production department

^The work produced by writer Len Brown and artist Norm Saunders, collected now in the anthology Mars Attacks: 50th Anniversary Collection . . . continues to pass muster as a lurid snapshot of sci-fi paranoia at its most pulp-fictiony. ̄ !Wired.com

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The Topps Company, Inc., founded in 1938, is the preeminent creator and brand marketer of sports cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionery.

Len Brown, former creative director at Topps!where he worked for over 40 years!is the co-creator of Mars Attacks. He lives in Texas.

Zina Saunders is an author, illustrator, and animator. She lives in New York.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harry N. Abrams
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ Oct. 1 2012
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Includes four Mars Attacks trading cards
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419704095
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419704093
  • Item weight ‏ : ‎ 454 g
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 2.54 x 18.1 cm
  • Part of Series ‏ : ‎ Topps
  • 醍狭曝 Rank: #133,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 652 ratings

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John Pound began his art career by drawing underground comics, and helped start the San Diego Comic-Con.

He has painted art prints, book covers, comic covers, posters, skateboards, trading cards, and hundreds of Topps Garbage Pail Kids stickers. He has also painted Wacky Packages, Meanie Babies, and Silly CDs stickers and trading cards.

His artwork has been published in BLAB, MAD, and Juxtapoz magazines, and in books including American Illustration, Garbage Pail Kids (Abrams), Mars Attacks (Abrams), and Morning Wood (Gingko Press).

For his experimental art projects, he writes code that draws instant random art books, posters, and animations.

He lives and works in Northern California.

Website: www.poundart.com

Blog: www.codecartooning.tumblr.com

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  • Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2025
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    Not old enough to of been around when the Mar Attacks card set came out? No worries this bad boy has you covered. As a Mars Attacks fan this is a can¨t miss.
  • Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2021
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    I wish the slipcover was a little stronger but it does have a really cool feel to it

    The four cards in the back were an unexpected bonus

    Inspiring and nostalgic to go through again and again
  • Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2019
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    An excellent collection of the classic card set, and some of the newer sets and comics.
  • Reviewed in Canada on June 5, 2025
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    This is awesome, the book fold is exactly like the Topps card wrapper concerned about it being fragile but still very Kool.
  • Reviewed in Canada on November 16, 2015
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    thanks
  • Reviewed in Canada on November 1, 2012
    This is a really neat little book. It has actual size reproductions of all the 'Mars Attacks' cards. Great bonus stuff like sketches. Reflections from people involved in the project and more. I rarely keep books after reading them but this the kind of book you will hang on to. As an artist I found it inspirational. Great vale for the cost too.
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  • Reviewed in Canada on December 16, 2023
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    The book itself is small in size. Beautiful cover and art inside. Unfortunately mine arrived with a torn dust cover.
  • Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2020
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    Kool artwork and images

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  • 遺└鉛庄稼艶
    5.0 out of 5 stars G└nial !
    Reviewed in France on September 5, 2019
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    RAS ! Parfait. J'ai lu dans les commentaires que le format └tait trop petit : il est justement super je trouve, ┐ l'origine, les cartes └tant petites. Tr┬s complet, papier chewing-gum de couverture extra chouette et petits bonus cartes au top. J'adore !
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  • Humberto Cordeiro
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surpreendente
    Reviewed in Brazil on June 15, 2022
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    Muito bacana o livro, oportunidade de revisitar a └poca dos chiclete embalados com caras colecion│veis.
    Destaque pra sobrecapa que └ feita do mesmo papel que envolvia os chiclete.
    Pretendo seguir com a cole??o!
  • Bobo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mars Attacks! Ack! Ack!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2025
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    I loved this book. I was expecting something big, like a coffee table book, but was delighted to see it was very compact indeed. A little bigger than a paperback book. Chick full of photos, cards, and wonderful artwork. I highly recommend it to fans of the Mars Attacks cards from the 60s! Ack! Ack!
  • Michael Collin
    5.0 out of 5 stars "The Martian leaders voted and decided that Mars would have to attack the Earth"
    Reviewed in Germany on June 13, 2015
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    Ein unglaublicher Schatz, dieses B┨chlein - wo soll ich anfangen?
    Vieleicht beim ?u?erlichen. Der stilechte Schutzumschlag ist aus dem Wachspapier gemacht, in dem eingewickelt vor gut 5 Jahrzehnten (ab 1962, um genau zu sein) die ersten 55 Trading Cards und die Kaugummis in die L?den kamen. Weil Topps seinerzeit f┨rchtete, dass trotz einiger Selbstbeschr?nkungen die Serie zu explizit sein k?nne, wurde sie vorsichtshalber unter der Vertriebsbezeichung Bubbles Inc. vertrieben.
    Inhaltlich bietet die 50th Anniversary Collection fast alles, was der kindlich-begeisterte Aficionado sich w┨nschen kann (OK, die original Kaugummis fehlen, aber die sind wohl verzichtbar).
    Nach einer interessanten kurzen Einleitung von Len Brown wird zun?chst das komplette erste Kartenset (The Classic 55) abgedruckt, pro Karte eine Doppelseite: rechts der Text der Kartenr┨ckseite, links das jeweilige Bild von Bob Powell (Layout) und Norm Saunders (Artist) mit Anmerkungen darunter.
    Daran schlie?t sich die 1994er Serie an, die neben dem Reprint der ersten Serie 11 neue Karten von Herb Trimpe und Earl Norem im klassischen Stil bietet. Vorder- und R┨ckseite dieser Karten teilen sich je eine Buchseite. Hinzu kommen 35 "modernere" Motive von unterschiedlichen K┨nstlern. Ein "Behind the Scenes" und ein Nachwort runden diese Sammlung ab. Soweit zum Inhalt.
    Zur Qualit?t: Die Hardcoverausgabe ist ordentlich gebunden und knackig-scharf gedruckt. Die knalligen Farben und die sensationellen Motive springen sofort ins Auge, so, wie es sein soll.

    Aber macht das Betrachten & Lesen der Karten heute noch Spa??
    Auf jeden Fall!
    Die Karten erz?hlen in Wort und Bild die Story von der Invasion der Erde durch die scheinbar unbezwingbaren Marsianer, eine Pop-Version von "War of the Worlds". Dabei wird kein Klischee der Pulps und der SF-Romane und Filme der 50er Jahre ausgelassen.
    Zugleich regt auch jede einzelne Karte f┨r sich allein genommen die Fantasie an und ist r┨ckblickend eine Reise mit der Zeitmaschine in die erste H?lfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Grausam-grell und fantastisch kommen diese Snapshots vom Epos der Eroberung der Erde durch Au?erirdische daher: Damsels in Distress und heldenhafte Soldaten, Hitze- und Eisstrahler, Schrumpfkanonen, feindliche Rieseninsekte, UFOs und nat┨rlich allen voran die grausamen Marsianer - - - sooo gut!

    Ein unbezahlbares Vergn┨gen f┨r alle, die noch einmal aufgerissnen Munds zum Kind (der 60er) werden wollen.
  • ティキオ
    5.0 out of 5 stars 択うといい
    Reviewed in Japan on November 4, 2013
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    挫きな繁は駅ず択うでしょう「らない繁は~択わないでしょう。