The Silver Surfer showing off!

[UnrulyAppendage]

 

Now we know why it's the Rise of the SS

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31303

[Wally's Comics]

Heck that scene even got C3PO excited!

( a real Star Wars bubble gum card cira 1977 )

 

 

 

John 3PO Holmes at your service!

 

[Comicdey]

Heck that scene even got C3PO excited!

( a real Star Wars bubble gum card cira 1977 )

 

 

 

John 3PO Holmes at your service!

 

 

and just what's that supposed to be, other than the obvious

[SolitaireOne]

So, neither of those have been... um, modified?

[sckao]

Card #207 came in two versions, the first being the "obscene" version that was first

distributed, and a revised version that replaced it in later distribution.

 

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/allender/swanh4.htm

 

 

Various stories exist about how the image came to be included in the set, everything from an accidental trick of the light, to a deliberate prank by either a LucasFilm or a Topps employee. However it happened, it made card number 207 one of the most famous vintage Star Wars cards ever produced.

 

Card number 207, as it was originally printed, appeared to give C-3P0 an added appendage that would not be particularly necessary for a droid. For this reason, the card is often referred to by collectors as the obscene version of the card. In reality, the added appendage (which might indeed be a trick of the light in the photograph) isn't terribly noticeable at first glance, and far from being obscene, is somewhat humorous in appearance.

 

Parents of course were not amused, and as rumors about the existence of an 'obscene' Star Wars card circulated, complaints began to come in. Topps responded by reprinting card 207 for subsequent print lots.

 

It is a myth that the obscene 207 is rare. It is not rare. The same number of 207 cards were printed as any other card in the initial print run. In other words, thousands and thousands of these cards were printed. The same is true of the corrected version of the card. Neither card is particularly hard to locate.

 

http://www.starwarscards.net/1977topps4.htm

[DoubleCovaBrotha]

Now I know why you call yourself "UnrulyAppendage"

[B-Smooth]

Card #207 came in two versions, the first being the "obscene" version that was first

distributed, and a revised version that replaced it in later distribution.

 

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/allender/swanh4.htm

 

 

Various stories exist about how the image came to be included in the set, everything from an accidental trick of the light, to a deliberate prank by either a LucasFilm or a Topps employee. However it happened, it made card number 207 one of the most famous vintage Star Wars cards ever produced.

 

Card number 207, as it was originally printed, appeared to give C-3P0 an added appendage that would not be particularly necessary for a droid. For this reason, the card is often referred to by collectors as the obscene version of the card. In reality, the added appendage (which might indeed be a trick of the light in the photograph) isn't terribly noticeable at first glance, and far from being obscene, is somewhat humorous in appearance.

 

Parents of course were not amused, and as rumors about the existence of an 'obscene' Star Wars card circulated, complaints began to come in. Topps responded by reprinting card 207 for subsequent print lots.

 

It is a myth that the obscene 207 is rare. It is not rare. The same number of 207 cards were printed as any other card in the initial print run. In other words, thousands and thousands of these cards were printed. The same is true of the corrected version of the card. Neither card is particularly hard to locate.

 

http://www.starwarscards.net/1977topps4.htm

 

That card IS difficult to find.

[50 Cent #II (1st)]

Probably because everyone that has one is holding on to it then, not because production was scarce.