Today is Star Wars Day, May the Forth (be with you). I am not a HUGE Star Wars fan, but will be watching the all day marathon on TBS today.
I will display everything I remember about the 1st Star Wars released in 1977 using Andrew McCutchen baseball cards. The first Star Wars released was called A New Hope
This is my Saphire Hope parallel from 2013 Topps. It is New to my collection, thus "
A New Hope"
The first Hope parallels were inserted in the now famous 2011 Topps Update Series. The Hope parallels were numbered to 60 copies.
Mine is 40/60.
I'm glad I grabbed this one forever long ago as trying to get the Hope parallels now are almost impossible to find thanks to the rookies of Mike Trout, Jose Altuve, and Paul Goldschmidt.
Darth Vader learns that the rebels have gotten plans to destroy his Death Star.
Luke Skywalker, who we later find out is Vader's son and Princess Leia's brother, is seen on Tattooine, a desolate planet with lots of sand.
I have 10 total parallels of Cutch looking like he is swinging a bat on Tatoine including
black and white, Members Only
Red Foil, Rainbow Foil
Sepia, Photographer's Proof
Chrome Mint Good, Chrome Refractor
Chrome Superfractor (1/1), Chrome
Luke meets a legendary Jedi named Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Pirates have had a lot of legendary players over the years, but it all started with Honus Wagner.
Kenobi teaches Skywalker how to yield a lightsaber, the weapon of choice for all Jedi.
This 5x7 Topps Fire Gold card (/10) is one of my favorite designed cards ever to feature Cutch.
Luke becomes a Jedi and begins to wear the same wardrobe as his mentor.
In 2010 Topps Unique and Heritage Rookie Performers, Cutch is wearing a 1909 uniform made famous by Honus Wagner.
Other things happen and at the end, Skywalker gets in an X-wing Figher to perfectly shoot down the Death Star's only vulnerable spot, by using the Force.
I remember Skywalker getting a medal at the end of one of the movies, so if this ribbon looking card doesn't match up with how New Hope ended, let's just use a lot of imagination and pretend it's an aerial silhoutte view of an X-Wing fighter.
That Fire Gold Cutch reminds me of Fleer Metal cards from the 90's. Anyways... I used to binge watch the original trilogy at least once a year. Haven't done that in awhile now due to lack of time. Maybe this summer.
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