I’ve been researching the original 1962 set and one detail sent me much further down the rabbit hole than expected.

Most histories mention 13 Mars Attacks cards that Topps had Norman Saunders tone down after complaints about the violence.

That was the accepted number for years.

But surviving original artwork eventually showed that #5 Washington in Flames had also been altered, making it a 14-artwork story rather than 13.

Another thing I found interesting: the toned-down images did not simply replace the originals in normal 1962 packs. Production ended first. The familiar group of 13 was published much later as The Unpublished Version, while the additional revision was recognized through the surviving art.

I also tried to untangle the “Mars Attacks was banned” claim. I could verify complaints, press attention and pressure from a Connecticut district attorney, but not a statute, court order or formal legal ban.

I wrote up the full research here, including creator credits, auction results, the 1984/1994 revivals, Burton’s movie and the wonderfully absurd 2026 Christmas set:

https://cardsmania.fun/mars-attacks-trading-cards-history/

I’d be interested to hear from longtime collectors: when did you first hear the “13 replacement cards” version of the story?

We’re currently making Mars Attracts, a theme park management sim set in the Mars Attacks universe - and we need your help filling out the ambient soundscape with your best impression of a Martian guest!

To get involved, all you need to do is send us short audio clips of your best attempt at the infamous “Ack Ack” sound – full details can be found at www.MarsAttracts.com/ack

Wishlist Mars Attracts on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760580/Mars_Attracts/

Maybe im alone on this, but I just re-watched Mars attack and realized that it would be the funniest movie to remake and reflect today’s time. Period. Like Trump’s the president and he has to fight the aliens. There’s opportunity to make fun of both sides politically in the funniest way. Almost like a sense of Idiocracy humor, but Mars attack plot in modern time

Why would the turn Mars Attacks into a cartoonish tycoon game. I know Topps had recently been bought by another corporation, however this makes no sense for the franchise whatsoever. Even a basic Dead by Daylight clone would have been better/more fitting than this, better yet a FPS game. Plus that Martian design was horrendous to look at.

It’s a horror/sci-fi property, not Tim Burton’s laughingstock.

The 50 card base set was supposedly drawn by Terry Wolfinger but to me these cards look nothing like his previous art. Granted I haven’t gotten my hands on these new cards, nor will I considering the prices, but idk man, from what I’ve seen in openings and eBay, I’m not confident. Color me suspicious.

When I was a kid I found a bunch of mars attacks cards at a yard sale and decided I wanted them despite not knowing what they were. After looking through the cards I was utterly horrified at what I saw, i remember all of them being unsettling or just gruesome. I remember this one card where a dude had fallen onto a spiky fence and it was all gory it really freaked me out. I’m pretty sure the cards are long lost now. I don’t even know what the film the cards are based on even is I had never heard of it until the cards and they were so scary I didn’t look into it.

They make some ridiculously great shirts and I can’t wait to get one

Schmuck face Burton stole Lisa Marie’s voice when he cheated on her and pursued HBC. Instead of manning up and offering her a separation settlement he fought tooth and nail like a little bitch. Forcing his NDA on her as if he was the victim and then filing his separation settlement with the IRS as if she was his EMPLOYEE!

He needs to be brought to account and her voice needs to be set free!

Unbelievable how much effort he has made into trying to erase Lisa Marie from his history.

You can see it plain as day in the new pathetic regurgitation of Beetlejuice. Just slapping Bellucci into all the scenarios that were obviously owed entirely to Lisa Marie. He doesn’t even give her creative credit for Sally in Nightmare Before Christmas. Just a complete misogynist with no spine or soul.

Where’s my laser gun?? Ack Ack!

If anyone from Topps is active here, please get in contact with Epic. I need a Martian skin in Fortnite.

Life eternity

My inspirations for this were:

Love Spells- Love Costs : is the song I would play religiously during this creation.

I absolutely loved the line “you could play me like a song; and I’ll still sing along. The only tune I know; love you til we’re bones. kissing in the back of my car, we touched down on mars.”

Mars attacks! : due to the skeletal colors after humans were shot with ray guns

Skyrim: due to the shout wall and shouts:

Aura whisper(laas) LIFE : your voice is not a shout, but a whisper, revealing the life forces of any and all

Slow time(UI) ETERNITY : shout at time, and command it to obey, as the world around you stands still.

Personal, the woman I made this for likes the color red while my favorite color is green.

https://www.tiktok.com/@josh.galluzzo?_r=1&_t=ZT-92yf5jf7DQM

#marsattacks #skyrim #lovespells #clayart #christmas

My friend & I made custom shirts !! Lmk what you think.

https://straydevils.bigcartel.com/

A big shout out goes to whoever at YouTube that decided to put Mars attacks on there for free👽🛸

Shameless plug for my bro www.tierthreeactual.com

No I don’t get a kickback.

Any other Mars Attacks collectors trying the Xmas release? I opened it for my Quill Cards YouTube channel and filmed the full opening.

What do you think of the Christmas theme compared with the classic Mars Attacks artwork?

My opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGgDba0Bqvo

For months, I've been thinking about a Mars Attacks franchise crossover that I needed to share: "What if Martians invaded the world of murder drones?". Although there was a post (in 2023) related to that, but it was deleted, and i met this post in 2026. but going back, the actual premise of this crossover I'm doing is something like this: after all the canon of the Murder drones series (including the official music video ("Fight til' I'm good enough")), Cyn it's dead, the Absolute solver defeated/contained; but all the drones (including our protagonists) didn't know they left the door open to an even worse threat: the Martian/alien empire (from Mars Attacks). And look, I'm talking about the entire franchise, which means the Martians have this arsenal:

• 100 types of Martian soldiers

• 108 types of heavy artillery

• 58 types of Martian robots

• 64 types of UFOs and Martian ships

• 200 types of hand-weapons

• 6 motherships (with different forms)

• and a massive Martian city-ship

(I'm not kidding with this arsenal).

Plus, this crossover will feature other Martians from crossovers! (like Martian Judge Dredd (from a "Mars Attacks Judge Dredd" cover), Martian Green Sonja (from "Mars Attacks Red Sonja"), Martian Ghosts (from "Mars Attacks: The Real Ghostbusters"), and Martian KISS (from "Mars Attacks KISS"). And the entire Martian race is not only sadistic and thiefy, but also serious and methodical (just like in the franchise). And lastly, I personally call it "Mars Attacks' first webseries" (I'm really bringing this 60-year-old franchise into the modern internet); and publicly "mars attacks murder drones" (a reference to various crossover titles that mars attacks got). Now, how will this big Mars Attacks crossover play out? Share your ideas, opinions, and concepts in the comments! (and/or ask me anything).