Topps is doing a Doctor Who set for North America. Details to come.

Quick details:

24 packs/box
8 cards/pack

200-card base set.

Lots of inserts.

2 total autographs, dual autographs, costume relics, prop relics, sketch cards, medallions or printing plates per box.

And yes, it appears the autographs are stickers.

I hope these are priced more like Mars Attacks than the $1k cases of Star Wars

Needless to say many collectors including myself are very happy. The sticker part does stink though. But it's much better than nothing. Beggars can't be choosers at this point.

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Originally posted by igman7:
I hope these are priced more like Mars Attacks than the $1k cases of Star Wars

Then I won't tell you SRP is going to be in line with recent Star Wars sets ; )

I guessed add much by the configuration but was holding out hope. Will these be 12 box cases then?

I'm mainly interested in the autographs so if boxes are near $100 then it'll be the singles route for me.

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Originally posted by igman7:
I guessed add much by the configuration but was holding out hope. Will these be 12 box cases then?

8 boxes/case.

YEsssssssssssssssssssss Finally my dream have come true.

What do you mean for North America ?
I'm in UK and I've been desperate for a real Dr Who set as well.

Based on previous attempts I will believe it when I see it on sale. The BBC are notoriously difficult to deal with and several other card manufacturers have had the licence in the past and been unable to produce a set.

I'm assuming they will use a lot of the artwork on these that has been used on the Alien Attax sets over here. The images I can see are from these.
They must have got Matt & Karen to sign some stickers when they were over there but we don't know how many. I can't say I am a fan of these stickers.

The BBC will probably change it's mind next week and cancel the set citing non approval of something, they have a habit of doing that.

I see one place already pre-selling these at $660 for an 8 box case. They have listed an approx. release date of December 12. Here's the product breakdown:

Configuration: 8 boxes per case. 24 packs per box. 8 cards per pack.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Doctor Who Card Set Featuring 300 Trading Cards
200 base cards - 4 Categories
- Characters
- Aliens
- Villains
- Gadgets

3 Base Parallels
- Blue (1 of 199)
- Red (1 of 99)
- Gold (1 of 50)

100 Subset Insert Cards
- Memorable Moments
- Companions
- The Doctor Is In
- TARDIS Travel
- Stiches in Time


Multiple Inserts Add to the Collectability of the Set
Memorable Moments (1:2)
- Great moments through Doctor Who's 50 years

Companions (1:4)
- Spotlight on the many companions who have joined the Doctor on his adventures

The Doctor's In (1:6)
- Character cards featuring all 12 Doctors

TARDIS Travel (1:8)
- Lots of action takes place in and around the TARDIS....this subset features memorable moments with Doctor Who's most iconic "sidekick"

Stich in Time (1:12)
- Celebrating fan favorite episodes which feature more than one Doctor at the same time


Many Desirable Hits to Chase!
Autographs
- Doctors and Companions
- Cut signatures where available
- Dual Autos

Relic Cards
- Prop relics
- Wardrobe relics
- Manufactured "alien" relics
- Relic and Auto cards

Sketch Cards
- Look for loaded packs with 4 sketch cards in one pack which form one huge sketch!

Printing Plates
- One of a kind printing plates

Medallion Relics
- Collectible medallion relics

Did they put a year after the December 12 date .A bit cynical after all the false starts in the last few years.

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Doctor Who Card Set Featuring 300 Trading Cards 200 base cards - 4 Categories- Characters- Aliens- Villains- Gadgets

What's the difference between Aliens + Villains ?

not so much of the gadgets thanks

Just because they're Aliens doesn't mean they're Villains. The Doctor has a lot of Alien allies.

I wonder how many boxes they'll make of this? 25-30,000? That might not be too far off.

From the size of the set and the descriptions, this looks to be along the lines of Star Wars Galactic Files.

Wow that is awesome news but I would prefer the price for a box not leave me with sticker shock. My kids are going to be stoked and I am going to be broke.

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Originally posted by Lovemesomecards:
Wow that is awesome news but I would prefer the price for a box not leave me with sticker shock. My kids are going to be stoked and I am going to be broke.

There's always the "Pay over time" option.

Yes, we dealers are an evil lot.

Ed