Given the series the Clone Wars spun off a few years later, the original Genndy Tartakovsky shorts have kind of been forgotten. At the time they were a big enough deal to spawn a set of trading cards. And while it might be lost now, 2004 Topps Star Wars Clone Wars trading cards were a big deal then as they were the first to offer Star Wars sketch cards.
The 90-card base set highlights the series of stylized short cartoons that came from the creator of Samurai Jack. It’s a look that’s very different from the computer-generated series that started on Cartoon Network and ended on Netflix.
2004 Topps Star Wars Clone Wars doesn’t have any autographs. Rather it’s sketch cards that lead the chase. Already a core part in other areas on non-sport trading cards, this marked the beginning of original art cards in Star Wars set. They’d be a cornerstone for plenty of sets over the next decade and are still used today. Because the Clone Wars sketch cards focus on the series, the appeal is somewhat limited compared to a lot of later sets. The quality of the sketch cards is also lower than the standards people now generally expect.
2004 Topps Star Wars Clone Wars has two additional inset sets. While the look is different and much more glossy, Stickers (ten cards, 1:3 packs) have a bit of a throwback appeal. Ten Battle Motion cards (1:9) use lenticular images to showcase action.
While there are no autographs in packs, cases did come with a pair of signed cards — for 2002 Topps Star Wars Attack of the Clones Widevision. Presumably arriving too late for inclusion in the original set, the cards feature Anthony Phelan (Lama Su) and Jack Thompson (Clieg Lars).
2004 Topps Star Wars Clone Wars Checklist
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Cards per pack: 7
Packs per box: 36
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Base Set
90 cards.
1 Anakin Skywalker
2 Obi-Wan Kenobi
3 Mace Windu
4 Yoda
5 Kit Fisto
6 ARC Troopers
7 Durge
8 Asajj Ventress
9 Count Dooku
10 A Galaxy in Conflict
11 The Power of Windu
12 Troops of the Republic
13 Master and Padawan
14 A Most Gifted Student
15 The Chancellor’s Decision
16 Onward to His Destiny
17 Of Skills and Maturity
18 Squadrons Launched
19 “ARC Troopers…Deploy!”
20 Against a Droid Army
21 ARC Trooper Assault
22 Soldiers Under Siege
23 Attacking an AAT
24 “Target Sighted!”
25 Troopers Take Over
26 Unfriendly Persuasion
27 The Mercenary Army
28 Taking On the Republic
29 A Sniper Strikes Back
30 Assault Vehicles Destroyed!
31 Durge Triumphant!
32 Crisis on Mon Calamari
33 Jedi of the Sea
34 Slashed by Kit Fisto
35 Using the Force
36 Twin Terrors
37 Fisto’s Final Strike
38 Arena of Death
39 Count Dooku Welcomed
40 The New Combatant
41 Malice against Metal
42 Monstrous Rampage
43 Battling Asajj Ventress
44 “I Am…Sith!”
45 Apprentice…Or Adversary?
46 The Power of Dooku
47 The Trials of Asajj
48 War of the Sith
49 Asajj vs. Dooku
50 Ventress Vanquished
51 Master of Evil
52 Kenobi’s Battle Plan
53 Skewering a Droid
54 Obi-Wan’s Charge
55 The Fatal Thrust?
56 Flame and the Fury
57 A Clash of Titans
58 “We Are in Position”
59 ARC Forces Close In
60 A Droid Dispatched
61 The Face of Defeat
62 The Return of Durge
63 Durge the Unstoppable
64 Obi-Wan Engulfed!
65 Victory at Last
66 Battle in Outer Space
67 Anakin’s Bold Move
68 Space Raiders
69 “All Ships…Fire!!”
70 Annihilating the Enemy
71 Collision Course
72 General Grievous
73 Episode III Clone Trooper
74 The Defense of Kamino
75 Durge’s Debut
76 Deadly Duo
77 Attack of the Dark Jedi
78 The Battle of Jabiim
79 Anakin Unleashed
80 Padawans Fight Alone
81 Troops of the Republic
82 Old Enemies, New Dangers
83 Dark Side Rising
84 Dark Jedi Triumphant
85 Power of the Dark Side
86 The Phantom Menace
87 In War and Peace
88 An Epic Struggle
89 Jedi Knights Forever
90 Checklist
Sketch Cards
13 artists, 1:36 hobby packs.
Joe Corroney – 1:76
Davide Fabbri – 1:76
Tomas Giarello – 1:318
Rafael Kayanan – 1:318
John McCrea – 1:76
Pop Mhan – 1:286
Dave Dorman – 1:1945
Rodolfo Migliari – 1:606
Kilian Plunkett – 1:318
Paul Rudish – 1:582
Genndy Tartakovsky – 1:606
Robert Teranishi – 1:231
Doug Wheatley – 1:231
Battle Motion
10 cards, 1:9 packs.
B1 Anakin Skywalker
B2 Mace Windu
B3 Obi-Wan Kenobi
B4 Asajj Ventress
B5 Clone Troopers
B6 Yoda
B7 Durge
B8 Dooku
B9 Amidala
B10 Clone Trooper
Stickers
10 cards, 1:3 packs.
1 Anakin Skywalker
2 Obi-Wan Kenobi
3 Arc Trooper
4 Yoda
5 Mace Windu
6 Durge
7 Count Dooku
8 Asajj Ventress
9 C-3PO
10 R2-D2
Attack of the Clones Widevision Autographs
2 cards, inserted as case toppers.
Anthony Phelan as Lama Su
Jack Thompson as Clieg Lars
Promo Cards
P1 Obi-Wan, Troopers, Anakin, Yoda
P2 Jedi
P3 Troopers – StarWarsShop.com
