Mars Attacks! trading cards

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Mars Attacks! trading cards are a 1962 Topps science-fiction trading card series famous for their lurid artwork and controversial depictions of a violent Martian invasion of Earth.

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Topps trading card series Mars Attacks 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf science fiction trading card series
trading card series
artStyle pulp illustration
collectibleStatus highly collectible
conceptArtist Wally Wood NERFINISHED
controversy depictions of women in peril
graphic depictions of violence
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Len Brown NERFINISHED
Woody Gelman NERFINISHED
culturalStatus cult classic
depicts Martian invasion of Earth
Martians attacking major Earth cities
destruction of landmarks
human casualties
military counterattacks
format gum trading cards
genre horror
science fiction
hasCardBackFeature narrative text
sequential storyline
hasFandom Mars Attacks! fan community
hasReprint 1994 Mars Attacks! reissue set NERFINISHED
2012 Mars Attacks! Heritage set NERFINISHED
illustrator Norm Saunders NERFINISHED
includes card number
title on front of card
influenced Mars Attacks! merchandise lines
later Mars Attacks! comic books
inspired 1996 film Mars Attacks! NERFINISHED
language English
manufacturer Topps NERFINISHED
marketedWith chewing gum
medium printed cardboard
notableFor controversial imagery
graphic violence
lurid artwork
numberOfCards 55
originalCardSize standard Topps trading card size
partOf Mars Attacks! franchise NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1962
publisher Topps NERFINISHED
storyStructure serialized narrative
targetAudience children
theme alien invasion
destruction of cities
human suffering
military resistance

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this entity surface form: Topps trading card series Mars Attacks