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King Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World
   Topps - 2005

Notes: Thanks much to David Rosciszewski, Hervé Liebmann, and 
Angelina Starks for updates! Further information and scans are found at the 
Topps web archive.

Hobby Box: 24 packs of 7 cards. 8 boxes per case.
Common sets (80): approx. 1.96 per box if collation were perfect.

    No.    Title / Text

      1    King Kong [title card]

The Characters

      2    Ann Darrow
      3    King Kong
      4    Carl Denham
      5    Jack Driscoll
      6    Preston
      7    Captain Englehorn
      8    Hayes
      9    Jimmy
     10    Bruce Baxter
     11    Choy
     12    Lumpy the Cook

The Story

     13    Is Vaudeville Dead?
     14    The Big Pitch
     15    A Passion for Movies
     16    Out of Work, Out of Luck
     17    Denham's Offer
     18    On a Tramp Steamer
     19    A Script Too Short...
     20    Crew of the Venture
     21    The Prettiest Passenger
     22    An Inspired Screenplay
     23    Finding the Old Map
     24    Outside Shipping Lanes
     25    Uncharted Waters
     26    Approaching Skull Island
     27    Love Finds Ann Darrow
     28    The Landing
     29    The Moviemakers
     30    Island of Mystery
     31    Courageous Captain
     32    An Offering for Kong
     33    Mighty Kong Appears!
     34    Kong's Captive
     35    A Showman's Paradise
     36    The Past Comes Alive
     37    Dinosaur Island
     38    Brontosaurus Stampede
     39    Hero of Thunder Lizards
     40    Strange Kinship
     41    The Raft
     42    Dinosaurs Attack!
     43    Menaced by Monsters
     44    Here Comes V-Rex...
     45    The Earth Trembles...
     46    Battle of the Giants
     47    Three against One
     48    Cliffhanger!
     49    Entangled Terrors
     50    Clash of the Titans
     51    Natures Primal Fury
     52    The King Triumphant
     53    Is Ann Alive?
     54    Skull Island Horrors
     55    The Log of Death
     56    Lumpy's Fight for Life!
     57    Against Kong's Fury
     58    A Long Way Down
     59    Shock and Awe
     60    Terrors Unending
     61    Are Movies Worth It?
     62    In Kong's Lair
     63    Rescued by a Writer
     64    The Capture of Kong
     65    Return to New York
     66    The New Ann Darrow
     67    Denham's Big Night
     68    A King in New York
     69    Darrow's Desperate Plea
     70    Atop the Tallest Building
     71    Beauty Killed the Beast

Behind-the-Scenes

     72    Making a Love Story
     73    Mr. Jackson on Location
     74    Filming Jack Black
     75    One Director to "Another"
     76    Of Romance and Discovery
     77    A Filmmaker's Obsession
     78    Fight to the Finish
     79    When Behemoths Clash

     80    Checklist


CHASE CARDS

Exclusive Video Game Creature Cards (1:4 packs)
   Card backs contain code numbers, and once you acquire all five
   Creature cards you can receive $10 off on the video game.

     C1    This creature can attack in two different ways
     C2    This creature attacks with its claws when clos
     C3    This creature is very fast and always attacks
     C4    This creature is slow while attacking. It eats
     C5    This creature looks like a giant millipede and

Textured Flocked Cards (1:8 packs)

 1 of 5    (springing to right in jungle)
 2 of 5    Rage
 3 of 5    Kong
 4 of 5    Fight to Survive
 5 of 5    (city backdrop)

Autographed Cards (1:24 Hobby packs)

     --    Evan Parke as Hayes (1:51 packs)
     --    Colin Hanks as Preston (1:51 packs)
     --    Kyle Chandler as Bruce Baxter (1:55 packs)
     --    Richard Taylor - WETA Workshop Supervisor (1:55 packs)
     --    Jamie Bell as Jimmy (1:239 packs)

Relic Cards (1:24 Hobby packs)

     --    Jack Driscoll's tweed jacket (1:57 packs)
     --    Ann Darrow's dressing gown (1:70 packs)
     --    Carl Denham's sisal suit (1:104 packs)
     --    Ann Darrow's film dress (1:126 packs)
     --    Jack Driscoll's silk shirt (1:157 packs)
     --    Ann Darrow's dressing room dress (1:251 packs)
     --    Carl Denham's waistcoat (1:251 packs)

Stickers (1:4 Retail packs)

 1 of 10   (Kong fighting V-Rex)
 2 of 10   Fight to Survive
 3 of 10   (Kong dangling V-Rex)
 4 of 10   (Kong socking dino)
 5 of 10   Rampage
 6 of 10   Rage
 7 of 10   Kong
 8 of 10   Skull Island
 9 of 10   The Greatest Adventure
10 of 10   (completed puzzle)

Embossed Foil Cards (1:6 Retail packs)

 1 of 10   (Kong with crossed arms)
 2 of 10   (Kong with belly out)
 3 of 10   (Kong fighting V-Rex)
 4 of 10   (Kong beating chest)
 5 of 10   (Kong showing defiance, arms out)
 6 of 10   (Kong vs. V-rex with leg raised)
 7 of 10   (Kong with arms down)
 8 of 10   (Kong at the wall)
 9 of 10   (Kong handling Ann)
10 of 10   (Kong trapped in net)

Factory Tins (6 different; sold separately)

     --    (tin)
     --    (35 base cards)
     --    (2 tin bonus cards)

Tin Bonus Cards (1 pair per tin; letter cards match tin image)

     A
  1 of 6

     B
  2 of 6

     C     (Kong head facing left)
  3 of 6   The Writer as Hero

     D     (tiptoe-ing through city)
  4 of 6   Anything for a Show

     E     (roaring through triangle in city)
  5 of 6   Men of the Sea

     F
  6 of 6

Blister Pack Bonus Cards

     B1    The King Returns
     B2    Land of the Lost
     B3    A 21st Century Kong

CD-ROM Exclusive Card
   (inserted with "The Official Game of the Movie Signature Edition PC CD-ROM")

     B1    (Sad Kong)


PROMO CARDS

     P1    (facing left; general distribution)
     P2    (facing forward; Non-Sport Update)


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