Kenner Rocket-Firing Boba Fett Prototype
Boba Fett action figure The toy that never reached retail Kenner planned a Boba Fett action figure with a spring-loaded missile that fired from the backpack.
Hot Wheels Pink Rear-Loading Beach Bomb (Redline, 1969)
Hot Wheels die-cast cars The casting that almost did not exist The Beach Bomb was originally designed in 1969 with the surfboards loaded into the rear of the van.
Kenner Star Wars Vinyl-Cape Jawa (1978)
Star Wars Jawa figure The figure that vanished almost immediately The 1978 Kenner Jawa from the original Star Wars action-figure line was first released wearing a thin vinyl cape rather than the cloth robe that appeared on every later produ…
2003-04 Topps Chrome LeBron James Rookie Refractor
LeBron James, NBA superstar The modern grail rookie LeBron James’s 2003-04 Topps Chrome rookie card 111 is one of the most actively traded modern sports cards.
1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr Rookie
Ken Griffey Jr., MLB Hall of Famer The card that defined modern collecting The 1989 Upper Deck baseball set was the first premium-priced modern set, and card number 1 — a smiling portrait of Ken Griffey Jr in a Mariners hat — became the cul…
1933 Goudey Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb, MLB Hall of Famer The 1933 Cobb in context Ty Cobb appears as card 144 in the 1933 Goudey set, a portrait pose with a green background.
1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53
Babe Ruth, MLB Hall of Famer The most iconic pre-war baseball card The 1933 Goudey set features four cards of Babe Ruth (numbers 53, 144, 149, and 181).
Batman 1 (1940)
Batman comic book The character’s first solo title Batman 1, published by DC in spring 1940, is the first issue of Batman’s own series. It introduces both the Joker and Catwoman (originally called The Cat) in the same issue.
Fantastic Four 1 (1961)
Fantastic Four Marvel comics The book that started Marvel as we know it Fantastic Four 1, published in November 1961, is widely considered the start of the Marvel Age of Comics.
X-Men 1 (1963)
X-Men Marvel comics The first X-Men X-Men 1, published by Marvel in September 1963, contains the first appearance of Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Beast, Angel, Marvel Girl (Jean Grey), and Magneto.