2024 Topps High Tek Star Wars is the latest installment of the line that combines acetate, foil and other tech-forward themes. Dating back to the brand’s start in the late 1990s, Tek has always been into variations and lots of them. While it’s not nearly as daunting as the 90 in 1998 Topps Tek Baseball, collectors will still have plenty to chase of their favorite characters.
While hobby boxes do come with a pair of serial-numbered parallels, traditional hits like autographs and sketch cards are not guaranteed. Both are on the checklist but they’re chase additions similar to 2023 Topps High Tek Star Wars.
2024 Topps High Tek Star Wars Checklist Details
At its most basic, the 2024 Topps High Tek Star Wars checklist has 100 cards. All center on characters from various movies and TV shows. All are done on acetate stock that’s a lot like clear plastic with intricate foil backdrops. It’s that foil where things get more complicated.
Every base card has seven different variations. These depend on the foil background pattern. Styles include:
- Throne Room
- Hyper Space
- Imperial Walls
- Death Star Laser
- Rebel Screen
- Death Star Interior
- Death Star Exterior
For those looking for more traditional parallels, there are those, too:
- Gold Diffractors – /50
- Orange Diffractors – /25
- Green Diffractors – /10
- Red Diffractors – /5
- Black Diffractors – 1/1
It’s not yet known if all patterns have these parallels or just select versions.
Some base cards have yet another version in the form of Black and White Variations. The concept here is straightforward with the color being removed from the images. These have their own one-of-a-kind Black Diffractors as well as Autographs and Autographs Black Diffractors for some.
Inserts and Autographs
Four additional insert sets are also on the checklist.
Wookie-Tek is dedicated to the various characters the species has spawned over the decades on both the big and small screen.
Spectacular Species looks at human-like creatures.
Fantas-Tek offers additional chase cards of popular characters while Shadow-Tek looks to the Dark Side.
All four of these insert sets have tough Green Diffractors (#’ed/10), Red Diffractors (#’ed/5) and Black Diffractors (1/1).
Signatures start with standard Autographs, which come with Orange Diffractors (#’ed/25), Green Diffractors (#’ed/10), Red Diffractors (#’ed/5) and Black Diffractors (1/1).
Multi-signature cards come in a pair of forms. Dual Autographs are standard actor pairings. New Double-Sided Dual Autographs take to both sides of the cards to showcase two signatures. As for parallels, both of these have Red Diffractors (#’ed/5) and one-of-one Black Diffractors. Dual Autographs also have Green Diffractors (#’ed/10).
2024 Topps High Tek Star Wars Trading Cards Info Checklist
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The full checklist will be up once it’s available.
Set size: 100 cards
Cards per pack: 20 (hobby)
Packs per box: 1 (hobby)
Boxes per case: 12 (hobby)
Release date: January 8, 2025
