Books by The Topps Company

Gary Gerani, author of Star Wars: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One; Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi; and Star Wars Galaxy, is a screenwriter, author, noted film and TV historian, and children's product developer. He is best known as the co-writer of the film Pumpkinhead; the author of the book Fantastic Television; and creator, editor, and writer of literally hundreds of Topps trading card sets since 1972. Gerani lives in Los Angeles, California.

The Topps Company, Inc., founded in 1938, is the preeminent creator and brand marketer of sports cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionery.

Stephen J. Sansweet is the author or coauthor of numerous books (many of them on the Star Wars saga) and is the president of Rancho Obi-Wan, a nonprofit museum that houses the world's largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia. Sansweet is the former director of content management and head of fan relations at Lucasfilm, as well as the Los Angeles bureau chief of The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Northern California.