Family Guy has never been one to shy away from embracing (and mocking) other shows and movies. This hit new levels with their Star Wars-themed episodes. And in true Star Wars fashion, there was merchandising opportunities to come from it. 2008 Inkworks Family Guy Episode IV: A New Hope is a mash-up release that brings two franchises together.
Unfortunately, if you’re looking for anything outside of base cards and some basic inserts, there’s nothing to be found. Sketch cards, which were popular in Inkworks’ first two Family Guy trading card products, are nowhere to be found.
This is something of a throwback release. The format harkens back to the 1990s, before autographs, memorabilia cards (kind of hard to do) and sketch cards all became expectations. Without any “hits,” 2008 Inkworks Family Guy Episode IV: A New Hope has several more basic inserts.
But even the crossover appeal of adding a Star Wars twist wasn’t able to help this set as a whole on the secondary market. Today, all aspects of the product are reasonably priced and not overly difficult to find.
2008 Inkworks Family Guy Episode IV: A New Hope Checklist
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Base Set: 50 cards
Cards per pack: 6
Packs per box: 24
Boxes per case: 12
Release Date: January, 2008
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Base Set
50 cards.
1 Epic Story
2 Peter Griffin as Han Solo
3 Lois Griffin as Princess Leia
4 Cleveland as R2-D2 & Glen Quagmire as C-3PO
5 Chris Griffin as Luke
6 Herbert as Obi-Wan Kenobi
7 Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader
8 Brian Griffin as Chewbacca
9 Mayor West as Grand Moff Tarkin
10 The Story Begins
11 Recording a Message
12 Narrow Escape
13 Interrogation
14 In the Desert
15 Rebels
16 Life on Tatooine
17 Empire
18 Call for Help
19 He’s Gone
20 Reunited
21 Stranger
22 Message Is Delivered
23 Training Begins
24 Too Late
25 To Mos Eisley
26 Familiar Song
27 Pilot Found
28 Visitor
29 The Ship
30 Experienced Maneuvers
31 Proven Power
32 The Force
33 Asteroids!
34 The Time of My Life
35 The Rescue
36 Into the Garbage Chute
37 Walls Closing
38 Saved by the Button
39 Lightsabers Drawn
40 Save the Couch
41 Thai Fighters
42 Too Fast!
43 Planning the Attack
44 Reward
45 Battle Begins
46 Going In
47 Use the Force
48 Closing In
49 Target Hit
50 Checklist
A New Hope
9 cards, 1:7 packs
Foil puzzle that forms a Family Guy take on the iconic Star Wars poster.
NH-1
NH-2
NH-3
NH-4
NH-5
NH-6
NH-7
NH-8
NH-9
Droid Chat
3 cards, 1:23 packs
Holographic foil cards that quote Quagmire and Cleveland as a pair of iconic droids.
DC-1 Bag ‘Em
DC-2 Matrix Love
DC-3 R2-PAC
Scenes From Space
6 cards, 1:11 packs
Half of the set has characters done on clear card stock. The other three are backgrounds. The idea is that collectors can mix and match cards to create their own scenes.
S-1
S-2
S-3
S-4
S-5
S-6
Spaceships and Transports
9 cards, 1:9 packs
Die-cut foil cards that look at the vehicles featured in the show.
ST-1 Millennium Falcon
ST-2 TIE Fighter
ST-3 X-Wing Starfighter
ST-4 Y-Wing Starfighter
ST-5 Imperial Cruiser
ST-6 Blockade Runner
ST-7 Sandcrawler
ST-8 Death Star
ST-9 Landspeeder
What Happens Next
6 cards, 1:11 packs
What would something Star Wars be without revisions. These are more foil inserts that look at lines cut from the show.
WN-1 You Thought It
WN-2 Why’d They Separate?
WN-3 Lost and Found
WN-4 Missing Railing
WN-5 Another Drill
WN-6 Some Maneuvers!
Evil Empire Case Loader
1 card, 1 per case.
CL-1 Evil Empire
Promo Cards
P1 – General Distribution
Pi – Inkworks Website
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