BLACK FRIDAY COMC PICKUPS - PART 41: BLUE

I HAVE LIKE TWO SERIES ONE STAR WARS CARDS WHICH IS LUDICROUS FOR A SERIES THAT WAS THAT SUCCESSFUL. I MAY NEVER COMPLETE IT BUT I CAN DEFINITELY SNAG MY FAVORITE GUY FOR CHEAPS 

1977 TOPPS STAR WARS SERIES ONE GRAND MOFF TARKIN

I DIDN'T KNOW WHO THE HELL PETER CUSHING WAS WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID BUT I KNEW DARTH VADER WAS A TOTAL BAD ASS AND TARKIN WAS HIS BOSS. ONE DISAPPOINTED LOOK FROM TARKIN AND VADER WOULD STOP WHATEVER MURDERS HE WAS CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN. ALL THOSE IMPERIAL OFFICERS FROM THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK AND RETURN OF THE JEDI REALLY WISHED TARKIN HAD HOPPED IN THAT ESCAPE SHIP WHEN HE HAD THE CHANCE. GRAND MOFF IS SUCH A WONDERFULLY GOOFY TITLE FOR THE GOVERNOR OF A SPACE SECTOR. MY KID BRAIN FIGURED IT WAS A COMBINATION OF BIG MAHOFF, PHILADELPHIA SLANG FOR A BIG SHOT, AND GRAND POOBAH, THE LEADER OF THE WATER BUFFALO LODGE FROM THE FLINTSTONES. TARKIN WOULD LOOK GREAT IN ONE OF THOSE WATER BUFFALO HATS. I ABSOLUTELY DO KNOW WHO PETER CUSHING IS NOW THOUGH, BUT TRADING CARDS OF PETER IN ROLES OTHER THAN A MOFF ARE REALLY HARD TO FIND. LUCKILY STARS WARS CARDS ARE ALL OVER THE DAMN PLACE SO I'VE GOT A NICE LITTLE TARKIN COLLECTION NOW, INCLUDING THIS ONE, THE FIRST TARKIN CARD FROM THE FIRST STAR WARS SET

NO BIO ON TARKIN OR CUSHING ON THE BACK OF THIS CARD, WE GET THE CORNER OF A SPACESHIP PUZZLE INSTEAD. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CARDS TO COME CLOSE TO COMPLETING A STAR WARS PUZZLE UNFORTUNATELY SO NO COOL PICS LIKE THE WRESLING POST. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THERE WAS A PUZZLE IN A SET? SURELY NOT THAT TRIPLE PLAY SET, SOMEONE TELL FANATICS TO DUMP THE SUPER SHORT PRINTED BASE CARDS IN BIG LEAGUE AND REPLACE THEM WITH PUZZLES. WHILE PICKING UP THE FIRST TARKIN IN THE PREMIER STAR WARS SET FOR FIFTY CENTS SOUNDS LIKE A NO BRAINER, I HAD TO MAKE SOME HARD CHOICES ON MY CUSHING PICKUP. I REALLY WANT A 1977 WONDER BREAD TARKIN CARD BUT CARDS FROM THAT SET HAVE GOTTEN VERY SPENDY LATELY. THERE WAS ALSO A REALLY NICE LOOKING 1977 DESIGN BLACK BORDERED CARD FROM ONE OF TOPPS' ONLINE EXCLUSIVE SETS AVAILABLE FOR CHEAPS THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT HARD BUT ULTIMATELY I HAD TO GO WITH THE ORIGINAL. THERE ARE NINE TARKIN CARDS IN THE ORIGINAL SERIES AND THIS ONE GETS ME UP TO SEVEN. SADLY THERE ARE NO RED BORDERED CARDS (THE O-PEE-CHEE VERSION HAS SOME ORANGE BORDERED CARDS) SO I CAN'T GET AN ORIGINAL SERIES TARKIN RAINBOW GOING. THANK GOD FOR ALL THE HERITAGE AND ONLINE SETS WITH THEIR MULTI-COLORED PARALLELS! I'LL GET ME A ROYGBIV PAGE OF TARKINS YET!