1995 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 3 was the final set for the art-based brand for more than a decade. While the basic premise, look and feel didn’t change, the growing number of inserts reflect evolving hobby demands at the time.
1995 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 3 Checklist Details
The base set has 90 cards, which is down significantly from Series 1 and Series 2. The artwork used comes from a variety of artists and sources including 12-card subset at the start of the checklist dedicated to poster legend Drew Struzan. Novel covers, comic books and other promotional materials make up a big chunk of the rest of the set.
For the first time in a Star Wars Galaxy release, packs included a base set parallel. 1st Day Production cards are noted with a small gold foil stamp on the front. Inserted one per pack, they’re not overly valuable as putting together a set wasn’t that difficult. Numbering starts at #276, connecting it to the larger line. Perhaps more important in a modern context, these are the first pack-inserted parallels for a set of Star Wars trading cards.
Another basic insert set is dedicated to the LucasArts video games. There are 12 different cards in this insert set. Also landing one per pack, they’re quite common.
Like the first two sets, there’s a six-card Etched Foil puzzle. Clearzone is a new addition to the brand. Done on clear card stock, bounty hunters are highlighted on each of the set’s six cards.
1995 Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 3 Checklist
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Cards per pack: 7
Packs per box: 36
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Base Set
90 cards.
276 Title Card
277 The Glove of Darth Vader
278 The Lost City of the Jedi
279 Mission from Mount Yoda
280 The Truce at Bakura
281 The Courtship of Princess Leia
282 The Crystal Star
283 Ambush at Corellia
284 Assault at Selonia
285 Showdown at Centerpoint
286 Children of the Jedi
287 We Don’t Do Weddings: The Band’s Tale
288 C-3PO Thinker
289 C-3PO Birthday
290 Luke and Starfighters
291 C-3PO and R2-D2
292 Cantina Poster
293 Bounty Hunters
294 C-3PO Robot Book
295 Luke with Gang
296 Marvel Comic
297 The Ewok Adventure
298 Cindel and Ewok
299 Wicket Finds a Way
300 Lando Montage
301 Boba Fett Cloud City
302 C-3PO Director
303 Mos Eisley Cantina
304 Mos Eisley at Dark
305 Christmas Card
306 Magistrates of the Empire
307 Grand Moff Tarkin
308 Han and Chewie Fight Boba Fett
309 The Tatooine Years
310 The Four Jedi
311 The Reluctant Jedi
312 Nick Choles
313 David Deitrick
314 Gary Gianni
315 Courtney Skinner
316 Lou Harrison
317 Les Dorscheid
318 Brian Ashmore
319 Hector Gomez
320 Jae Lee
321 Arthur Adams
322 Dave Dorman
323 Dave Dorman
324 Hugh Fleming
325 Hugh Fleming
326 Kilian Plunkett
327 June Brigman
328 Dave Dorman
329 Mark Harrison
330 The Call to Adventure
331 Supernatural Aid
332 The Road of Trials
333 The Ultimate Boon
334 Joseph Campbell/George Lucas
335 The Force
336 Leia
337 Han Solo
338 Skywalker/Vader
339 Kelly Freas
340 Gene Colan
341 Mitch O’Connell
342 Mike Avon Deming
343 Tim Eldred
344 Cathleen Thole
345 Don Punchatz
346 John Pound
347 Rick Buckler
348 Scott Neely
349 Joann Daley
350 Jack Davis
351 Mark “Crash” McCreery
352 Mike Smithson
353 John Eaves
354 Clark Schaffer
355 Will Vinton Studios
356 Gahan Wilson
357 Steve Reiss
358 Mark Harrison
359 Campbell/Garner
360 Vince Locke
361 John K. Snyder
362 Therese Nielsen
363 Chris Moeller
364 John Paul Leon
365 Checklist
1st Day Production Parallels
90 cards.
1 per pack.
Cards have a gold foil stamp on the front to differentiate them from regular base cards.
Clearzone
6 cards.
E1 Boba Fett
E2 Bossk
E3 4-LOM
E4 IG-88
E5 Zuckuss
E6 Dengar
Etched Foil
6 cards.
13 Lando Calrissian
14 Millennium Falcon
15 Ewoks
16 Jawas
17 Tusken Raiders
18 Spirit of Anakin, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi
LucasArts
12 cards, 1 per pack.
L01 Dark Forces Display Art
L02 Dark Forces Ad Art
L03 Dark Trooper
L04 Keith Carter
L05 TIE Fighter
L06 Defender of the Empire
L07 Keith Carter
L08 X-Wing
L09 The Farlander Papers
L10 Keith Carter
L11 Rebel Assault
L12 Keith Carter
Promo Cards
When applicable, matching base card images are noted.
000 Leia, Han, Jabba – Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
P2 Troopers (#363) – Conventions
P3 Darth Vader – Non-Sport Update
P4 Luke – Combo Magazine
P5 AT-AT (#357)
P6 Luke (##310) – Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
P7 Leia with babies (#336) – Wizard
P8 Boba Fett, Darth Vader (#361) – Cards Illustrated
Boba Fett (#358)
Oversized – images from #000, #P5 (measures 5 x 7) – Previews
