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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Topps - 2003

Notes:  Initial case allocations were short because insufficient autographs 
were returned in time to feature one per hobby box. Additional "second wave" 
autographs are found in later shipments. Thanks to Warp 9 Cards for the
update!

Hobby Box: 36 packs of 7 cards. (8 boxes/case)
Common sets (90): approx. 2.72 per box if collation were perfect.
Retail Box: 24 packs of 7 cards. (18 boxes/case)
Common sets (90): approximately 1.82 per box.

  No.   Title

The Characters

    1   Gandalf - Wizard
    2   Frodo - Hobbit
    3   Sam - Hobbit
    4   Aragorn - Mortal Man
    5   Legolas - Elven Warrior
    6   Gimli - Dwarf
    7   Théoden - Man of Rohan
    8   Éowyn - Woman of Rohan
    9   Éomer - Man of Rohan
   10   Denethor - Man of Gondor
   11   Faramir - Man of Gondor
   12   Arwen - Elven Maiden
   13   Pippin - Hobbit
   14   Merry - Hobbit
   15   The Witch-king - Nazgul
   16   Elrond - Elven Man
   17   Gollum - Hobbit
   18   Sauron - Dark Lord

The Story

   19   Journey To Mount Doom
   20   Friend Against Friend
   21   Gollum's Scheme
   22   Victory Celebration
   23   Pippin's Folly
   24   Fool Of A Took!
   25   A New Danger
   26   In Aragorn's Care
   27   Under A Wizard's Wing
   28   A Farewell To Friends
   29   Escape From Osgiliath
   30   Deadly Fellbeast Attack
   31   Addressing King Denethor
   32   What The Wizard Sees
   33   Gandalf's Plan
   34   Lighting The Beacon
   35   The Signal At Last
   36   Leaving Edoras
   37   The Road To Gondor
   38   Return To Rivendell
   39   The Sword Reborn
   40   Faramir's Suicide Mission
   41   Monarch... Or Madman?
   42   Dunharrow Encampment
   43   A King's Counsel
   44   Anduril Bestowed
   45   The Trio United
   46   Fortress Of Evil
   47   A Dangerous Trek
   48   The Lord of Minas Morgul
   49   Kingdom Under Siege
   50   Rallying His Warriors
   51   Barbarians At The Gates
   52   Paths Of The Dead
   53   "What Say You?"
   54   King Théoden's Crusade
   55   Battle Of Pelennor Fields
   56   The Rohan Offensive
   57   An Army Of Monsters
   58   Victory Or Death!
   59   Whither Minas Tirith?
   60   A Premature Funeral
   61   Battling The Witch-king
   62   Rescuing Faramir
   63   Arwen Imperiled
   64   Lured Into Death's Domain
   65   A Gift Against Darkness
   66   The Threat Of Shelob
   67   A Narrow Escape?
   68   Captured By Orcs
   69   Gorbag's Prey
   70   The Wounds Of War
   71   United Against Sauron
   72   Their Greatest Challenge
   73   March On The Black Gates
   74   Orcs Against Them
   75   Fury Of The White Wizard
   76   The King Has Returned
   77   Decision At Mount Doom

Behind The Scenes

   78   The Trilogy Concludes
   79   Movie Masterpiece
   80   The Truth About Gollum
   81   Making Up An Orc
   82   Filmmaker In The Field
   83   A Poet's Approach
   84   Making The Unreal Real
   85   The Magic Of Blue Screen
   86   Filming Pippin's Perils
   87   A Fateful Friendship
   88   Master Of Middle-earth
   89   Ghoulish Delights

   90   Checklist


CHASE CARDS

Prismatic Foil Cards (1:6 packs)

 1/10   (Aragorn)
 2/10   (Denethor)
 3/10   (Orc in helmet)
 4/10   (Gandalf)
 5/10   (3 evil fighters in helmets)
 6/10   (Legolas and spear carriers)
 7/10   (Shagrat)
 8/10   (Théoden)
 9/10   (Orcs in armor with shields)
10/10   (Éomer)

Autograph Cards
  (1:36 Hobby packs total; 1:456 packs each, except Lee)
  (1:122 Retail packs total; 1:1550 packs each, except Lee)

   --   Sean Astin as Sam
   --   Billy Boyd as Pippin
   --   Bernard Hill as Théoden (blue ink or black ink)
   --   Ian Holm as Bilbo
   --   Christopher Lee as Saruman (Hobby 1:606 packs; Retail 1:2059 packs)
   --   Bret McKenzie as Figwit
   --   Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn
   --   John Noble as Denethor
   --   Andy Serkis as Gollum
   --   Richard Taylor from Weta
   --   Liv Tyler as Arwen
   --   Karl Urban as Éomer
   --   David Wenham as Faramir

Autograph Cards (Second Wave)

   --   Bruce Hopkins as Gamling
   --   Lawrence Makoare as The Witch-king
   --   Stephen Ure as Gorbag

Aragorn Box-Topper Bonus Foil Cards (Hobby boxes only)

1 of 2  (with sword)
2 of 2  (riding)

Card Album (U.K. exclusive)

   --   (binder)
   R1   Legolas
   R2   Aragorn
   R3   Gandalf
   R4   Arwen
   R5   The Ring
   R6   Éowyn
   R7   Pippin
   R8   Frodo
   R9   Gollum


PROMO CARDS

   P1   The Trilogy's Final Chapter! (Aragorn)
   P2   The Trilogy's Final Chapter! (Gandalf)
   P3   The Trilogy's Final Chapter! (Legolas; Wizard)
   --   (dealer sell sheet)


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