1980 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Series 1

1980 Topps Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Series 1 was a trading card set released by Topps in 1980.
The set was based on Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, and featured stills from the film and promotional photos, all within a red and silver border. The first 10 cards were "Star File" character profile cards. The "Story Digest" themed cards told the story of the movie on the back, and "Space Paintings" cards featured Ralph McQuarrie concept art on the front and "Movie Facts" on the back.
A sub-set of sticker cards were included, the backs of which included a portion of a larger image that could be pieced together with other cards like a puzzle.
Two more series of the set would follow.
==Card list==
# Title Card
# Star File - Luke Skywalker
# Star File - Princess Leia
# Star File - Han Solo
# Star File - Chewbacca
# Star File - See-Threepio
# Star File - Artoo-Detoo
# Star File - Lando Calrissian
# Star File - Yoda
# Star File - Darth Vader
# Star File - Boba Fett
# The Imperial Probot
# Planet of Ice
# "Where's Luke?"
# Droids on Patrol
# The Hidden Rebel Base
# New Rebel Strategy
# General Rieekan
# Leia's Plan
# Prey of the Wampa
# Examined: Luke's Tauntaun
# "But Sir, I Mmmh . . . Mffh . . ."
# In Search of Luke
# Frozen Death
# Skywalker's Rescue
# Luke's Fight for Life
# Rejuvenation Chamber
# Surgeon Droid
# Artoo's Icy Vigil
# Metal Monster
# Zeroing In On Chewie!
# Han Solo Aims for Action!
# Destroying the Probot
# Death of Admiral Ozzel
# The Freedom Fighters
# Rebel Defenses
# Armed Against the Enemy
# Joined by Dack
# The Sound of Terror
# Suddenly . . . Starfire!
# Rattled by the Enemy!
# Might of the Imperial Forces
# The Snow Walkers
# Luke . . . Trapped!
# Escape From Icy Peril
# "Retreat! Retreat!"
# Headquarters in Shambles
# Han's Makeshift Escape
# Invaded!
# Vader and the Snowtroopers
# Snowtroopers of the Empire
# Millennium Falcon: Getaway Ship!
# Emergency Blastoff!
# Battle of the Star Destroyer
# Fix-it Man Han Solo
# A Sudden Change of Plan
# Misty World of Dagobah
# The Creature Called Yoda
# "Welcome, Young Luke!"
# Journey Through the Swamp
# Yoda's House
# Artoo Peeking Through
# The Secret of Yoda
# The Princess Lends a Hand
# Repairing Hyperdrive
# Star Lovers
# "Pardon Me Sir, But . . . Ohhh!"
# Mysterious and Deadly Chamber
# Attacked by Bat-Like Creatures!
# "Use the Force, Luke!"
# Raising Luke's X-Wing
# A Need Beyond Reason
# A Gathering of Evils
# The Bounty Hunters
# IG-88 and Boba Fett
# Enter Lando Calrissian
# Warm Welcome for an Old Buddy
# Conniving Pals
# "Greetings, Sweet Lady"
# Calrissian's Main Man
# Pretty as a Princess!
# A Swarm of Ugnaughts
# Threepio . . . Blasted to Bits!
# A Pile of See-Threepio!
# Escorted by Lando
# Dinner Guests
# Host of Horror
# Deflecting Solo's Blasts
# Alas, Poor Threepio!
# The Ordeal
# The Price of Boba Fett
# His Day of Triumph
# The Carbon-Freezing Chamber
# End of the Star Warriors?
# Pawn of the Evil One
# "No! This Can't Be Happening!"
# The Fate of Han Solo
# Boba's Special Delivery
# Observed by Luke
# Luke Arrives
# Ready for Action!
# The Search for Vader
# "Where Are You, Skywalker?"
# Dark Lord of the Sith
# Weapon of Light
# The Confrontation
# Duel of the Lightsabers
# Escape From Their Captors
# Lando . . . Friend or Foe?
# Leia Takes Control
# Blasting the Stormtroopers!
# Artoo to the Rescue!
# Spectacular Battle!
# "Embrace the Dark Side!"
# "Hate Me, Luke! Destroy Me!"
# Luke's Last Stand
# "Do You Have a Foot in my Size?"
# Probot
# Falcon on Hoth
# Snow Walkers
# The Pursued
# Darth Vader
# Swamps of Dagobah
# Cloud City
# Lando's Greeting
# Threepio's Destruction
# Luke Battling Darth
# The Final Stand
# Rescue
# Ion Cannon
# Checklist 1-66
# Checklist 67-132
===Stickers===
# F O
# R I
# A E
# B X
# U I
# W U
# M N
# C D
# O U
# H E
# E O
# Y U
# A K
# A V
# E S
# Q L
# A I
# I O
# Z T
# G J
# E I
# A P
# Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, C-3P0
# C-3P0
# Luke with Yoda and Han Solo on TaunTaun
# Stormtrooper and Boba Fett
# Trooper Luke Skywalker and Yoda
# Too Onebee, Bossk and Lobot
# Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Chewbacca
# Boba Fett
# Stormtrooper and IG-88
# C-3P0, Lando Calrissian and R2-D2
# Darth Vader
==Continuity==
Most of the profile cards gave characters ages at the time of The Empire Strikes Back that conflicted with later sources. Here, Han Solo was 34 years old, Lando Calrissian 36, Yoda 973, Darth Vader 50, Boba Fett 43, and Princess Leia 20 (two years younger than her later-revealed twin brother, Luke Skywalker). Chewbacca's home planet of Kashyyyk used the alternate spelling seen in early sources, "Kazhyyyk." Solo's planet of birth was listed as "Unknown."
Card 21 featured an image of 2-1B examining a dead tauntaun, as shown briefly in the movie. The card text suggests the tauntaun is the one Skywalker had been riding in previous scenes.
==Sources==
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*Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume Two
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