widevision

Presented by: This story appears in the Den of Geek x eBay special edition trading card magazine. The notion of somehow making Star Wars bigger seems ridiculous in 2020, but 25 years ago, that’s precisely what The Topps Company did with the Star Wars Widevision trading cards. The result was not only groundbreaking for movie trading cards, but the 1995 Widevision series literally made Star Wars bigger for Topps with a legacy that continues more than two decades later. “Star Wars cards in general are part of the legendary Star Wars experience,” says Gary Gerani, the original editor of the Topps series…