Brandon Shepherd Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Greetings, I've found myself in a collector's niche recently, focusing on Topps Comics. Topps began publishing and distributing comics in the early 1990s, the decade I grew up in, some of my first comics were Topps Comics, specifically issues of the Jurassic Park (1993) adaptation. I've googled Topps Comics a few times and have found some interesting odds and ends in various dollar bins over the last few years. Topps Comics is the epitome on 90s comics, many of them came sealed in polybags with posters or trading cards (Bram Stoker's Dracula), many of their titles were television or movie adaptations (X-Files, Zena: Warrior Princess) and there were also plenty of #0's and foil logo editions. I've also discovered a few other series like Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and various titles from industry legend Jack Kirby. I've also seen a few familiar names on various Topps books like writer Roy Thomas, artists Adam Hughes (Zorro) Gil Kane, Todd McFarlane and Mike Mignola. From ComicVine: https://comicvine.gamespot.com/topps-comics/4010-519/ "Topps Company Incorporated announced the formation of Topps Comics in March 1992. The company produced books until 1998 taking advantage of a short comics industry boom that attracted many investors and around 9 other new companies were formed in the same time period. The market experienced an increase in comic book market speculation that created inflated sales and the market eventually collapsed taking Topps Comics down with it in 1998. The company's president was Jim Salicrup (born: May 29, 1957) who started his career at Marvel where he started out as a messenger. In twenty years he worked his way up to editor and in 1992 he became the editor-in-chief of the newly formed Topps Comics until it's demise in 1998." Let's see your Topps Comics! Edited September 10, 2019 by Brandon Shepherd Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Also from Comic Vine: Comics produced by Topps Comics (possibly not complete): Barbi Twins Adventures (1995), 1 issue Batman and Robin Official Souvenir Magazine (1997), 1 issue Batman Forever Official Movie Magazine (1995), 1 issue Bill The Galactic Hero (1994), 3 issues Bombast (1993), 1 issue Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), 4 issues Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1994), 9 issues Captain Glory (1993), 1 issue Dracula Chronicles (1995), 3 issues Dracula Versus Zorro (1993), 2 issues Dracula: Vlad the Impaler (1993), 3 issues Dragonheart (1996), 2 issues Duckman (1994), 6 issues (including #0) Duckman : The Mob Frog Saga (1994), 3 issues Elric: One Life (1996), 1 issue (#0) Elric: Stormbringer, 7 issues Exo Squad (1994), 2 issues (including #0) The Frankenstein Dracula War (1995), 3 issues Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1996), 5 issues Jack Kirby's Secret City Saga (1993), 5 issues (including #0) Jack Kirby's Silver Star (1993), 1 issue (out of the planned 4) Jack Kirby's TeenAgents (1993), 4 issues Jackie Chan's Spartan X: The Armour of Heaven (1997), 3 issues James Bond 007 Goldeneye (1996), 2 issues (including #0) Jason Goes to Hell the Final Friday (1993), 3 issues Jason vs. Leatherface (1995), 3 issues Jurassic Park (1993), 5 issues (including #0) Jurassic Park Adventures (1994), 10 issues Jurassic Park Annual (1995) Jurassic Park: Raptor (1993), 2 issues Jurassic Park: Raptors Attack (1994), 4 issues Jurassic Park: Raptors Hijack (1994), 4 issues Return To Jurassic Park (1995), 9 issues Lady Rawhide (1995), 5 issues Lady Rawhide: Special Edition (1995), 1 issue (preview ashcan comic inserted in Wizard) The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1994), 4 issues The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), 4 issues Marriage of Hercules and Xena (1998), 1 issue Mars Attacks (1994), 7 issues Mars Attacks Baseball Special (1996), 1 issue Mars Attacks Graphic Album (1994), 1 issue Mars Attacks High School (1997), 2 issues Mars Attacks The Savage Dragon (1996), 4 issues Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), 4 issues Night Glider (1993), 1 issue The Official Xena: Warrior Princess Magazine (1997) Ray Bradbury Comics (1993), 5 issues Ray Bradbury Comics: The Illustrated Man (1994), 1 issue Ray Bradbury Comics: Martian Chronicles (1994), 1 issue Ray Bradbury Comics: Tales of Terror (1994), 1 issue Satan's Six (1993), 4 issues Satan's Six: Hellspawn (1994), 3 issues Space: Above And Beyond (1996), 3 issues Space: Above And Beyond - The Gauntlet (1996), 2 issues Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith (Ashcan) (1994), 1 issue (out of 12 planned) Topps Comics Presents (1993) Victory (1994), 1 issue (of the planned 5) The X-Files (1993), 42 issues (including #0) The X-Files (1995) 2nd printing, 4 issues Hero Illustrated Special: The X-Files (1995), 1 issue The X-Files AfterFlight (1997), 1 issue The X-Files Annual (1995 and 1996) The X-Files Ashcan (1995), 1 issue The X-Files British Edition (1995), 19 issues The X-Files Collection (1995) The X-Files Comics Digest (1995), 3 issues The X-Files Dynamic Forces Edition (1995), 18 (including #0) The X-Files Special Edition (1995), 5 issues The X-Files: Ground Zero (1997), 4 issues The X-Files: Official Movie Adaption (1998), 1 issue The X-Files: Season One (1997), 10 issues Xena: Warrior Princess (1997), 3 issues (including #0) Xena: Warrior Princess vs Callisto (1998), 3 issues Xena: Warrior Princess/Joxer: Warrior Prince (1997), 3 issues Xena: Warrior Princess/The Dragon's Teeth (1997), 3 issues Xena: Warrior Princess: And the Original Olympics (1998), 3 issues Xena: Warrior Princess: Bloodlines (1998), 2 issues Xena: Warrior Princess: The Orpheus Trilogy (1998), 3 issues Xena: Warrior Princess: The Wrath of Hera (1998), 2 issues Xena: Warrior Princess - Year One (1997), 1 issue Zorro (1993), 12 issues (including #0) FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 One of my favorites, Bram Stoker's Dracula #1 Red Foil Edition. Story by Roy Thomas, wonderful art from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. The whole series looks great actually. Speaking of Topps and Mignola, I really like this cover. MattrixAlien, Get Marwood & I, JJ-4 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 A few dollar bin pick ups. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shiverbones Posted September 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2019 Some obscure later run topps comics, the wacky packages title lasted 6 issues and was available only via mail order. Print runs were 300-600 each if I recall. I only have these two, #1 was a mini with art by jay lynch comicjack, Brandon Shepherd, FoggyNelson and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeksAreMyPeeps Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 At the time I thought John Cleary was going to break out as a comic artist. Although his characters were somewhat caricatures, his art featured a lot of elements popular in comic art at the time. Brandon Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeksAreMyPeeps Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I'm pretty sure there's a TPB of Dracula as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, GeeksAreMyPeeps said: I'm pretty sure there's a TPB of Dracula as well There is, and it’s beautiful! I’m still searching for a nice copy. F For Fake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted September 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2019 I have a few Topps in my collection. Here's my only graded copy. divad, JJ-4, 707comics and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Illustrious Posted September 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2019 The only Topps comic I currently own: Brandon Shepherd, comicjack, divad and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Illustrious said: The only Topps comic I currently own: Great signature placement, I also like the extra touch Ms. Anderson added. Illustrious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Here’s a cool series I didn’t know about until recently. I haven’t read any of these but these covers look neat. I want to say they are very comic book-ey, how to describe this? I don’t know. It’s just the concept, the Dames and dinosaurs. The art reminds me of that of Al Williamson. AGGIEZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Seems like I had some baseball cards with Marvel comics on them by Topps 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 5 hours ago, shiverbones said: Some obscure later run topps comics, the wacky packages title lasted 6 issues and was available only via mail order. Print runs were 300-600 each if I recall. I only have these two, #1 was a mini with art by jay lynch Those Wacky Packages are cool🆒🆒 I loved those stickers👍‼️‼️ shiverbones and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roach04 Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Brandon Shepherd said: Here’s a cool series I didn’t know about until recently. I haven’t read any of these but these covers look neat. I want to say they are very comic book-ey, how to describe this? I don’t know. It’s just the concept, the Dames and dinosaurs. The art reminds me of that of Al Williamson. If you like these - get the original Xenozoic Tales by Mark Schultz - some of the best stuff the medium has ever put out. My Topps favourite - Lone Ranger & Tonto by Joe Lansdale and Tim Truman. Not as far out as the Jonah Hex minis they were doing at DC (that started in the same time period iirc) but a lot of fun. Truman is always good. I've got about a dozen Topps books, give or take - never did by the X-Files but may grab them at some point. Good luck with your hunt man - always cool to collect an entire line of books and these will be more in the fun hunt category than the spend a pile category! Brandon Shepherd and AGGIEZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Voice inside my head while searching through eBay: “Brandon, stop it right now!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 That Frankenstein Set had to be from Rasmus2 . . . aka Rich henn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo749 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 The horror movie books are great, always fun to find these hiding in the discount box. Jason vs. Leather face art by Simon Bisley is killer, can't wait to find the rest of the series. Brandon Shepherd and shiverbones 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 11 hours ago, seanfingh said: That Frankenstein Set had to be from Rasmus2 . . . aka Rich henn That’s an impressive set for sure. I presume it would be hard to move thou. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divad Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 This thread was overdue. Brandon Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
