Item Description
Set of 55, each 2.5x3.5" issued in 1962, © Bubbles Inc. (Topps). Card fronts feature choice art, in many cases quite gruesome, such as #36 "Destroying A Dog" in which a Martian disintegrates a dog w/his ray gun and #50 "Smashing The Enemy" in which a US soldier splits open an alien's head using the butt of his rifle. Card backs are bw/orange featuring story text plus preview image of the following card. Final card in the set #55 features "A Short Synopsis Of The Story" on front while on back is a checklist (unused). This card reads in part "Planning To Conquer The Earth, Mars Sends Flying Saucers Through Space Carrying Deadly Weapons. Burning Cities, The Martians Destroy Much Of Earth's Population."
Grades and number of cards per are as follows -
EX-MT 6 (15 cards) - #9-11, 15, 19-20, 23, 28-29, 34, 37-38, 42, 45, 49
EX 5 (16 cards) - #3, 7, 13, 16, 18, 22, 24-25, 27, 30-33, 40, 46, 51
VG-EX+ 4.5 (1 card) - #17
VG-EX 4 (12 cards) - #4-6, 8, 12, 14, 26, 41, 43-44, 48, 50
VG 3 (6 cards) - #2, 21, 35-36, 52-53
Good 2 (3 cards) - #1, 54-55
Authentic Altered (2 cards) - #39, 47
One of the all-time classic gum card sets.
