1962 Topps "Mars Attacks" SGC-Graded Complete Set (55)

Sold For:

$4,440

Year:

1962

Auction:

2019 Fall

Lot #:

2945

Category:

Non-Sports Cards/Sheets/Card Artwork

Presented is a magnificent high-grade set of 1962 Topps "Mars Attacks," one of the most classic sets of all time. The "Mars Attacks" set is unparalleled in the presentation of its colorful, detailed artwork and gruesome graphics. Parents were up in arms upon viewing the gore and mayhem depicted by this scary science-fiction set, which tells the story of Martians attacking planet Earth, but kids couldn't get enough of them. The entire set of fifty-five cards has been professionally graded and encapsulated by SGC. SGC grading Composite: NM/MT 8 (1 card): #34. NM+ 7.5 (3 cards): #5, 7 and 52. NM 7 (14 cards): #2, 6, 10, 11, 17, 18, 28, 30, 35, 39, 40, 45, 47 and 51. EX/NM+ 6.5 (7 cards): #3, 13, 14, 36, 37, 44 and 49. EX/NM 6 (9 cards): #9, 12, 21, 22, 27, 31, 32,48 and 50. EX+ 5.5 (9 cards): #1, 4, 8, 16, 24, 29, 43, 54 and 55 Checklist. EX 5 (11 cards): #19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 33, 38, 41, 42, 46 and 53. VG/EX 4 (1 card): #15. Every card in this set has flawless colors, strong corners, and superb eye-appeal. This is a crisp, fresh, exceptionally high-grade complete set of one of the most highly prized of all nonsports issues. The equivalent SMR value for the individual cards is $4,023. Total: 55 cards. Reserve $1,000. Estimate (open).