2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives released after the show’s demise. For those who enjoyed the show, it doesn’t matter. It focuses largely on the characters and their connections to one another. This also reaches to the autographs where the checklist is much bigger than the Heroes trading cards produced earlier by Topps.
Running 72 cards, the base set is dedicated entirely to characters. While previous sets had character bios, they focused much more heavily on episode recaps. Rittenhouse delves deep into the cast list, spotlight both major and minor characters.
Autographs were tough pulls in the two sets of Topps Heroes trading cards. They used stickers too. 2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives changes both of these. For starters, all the signatures are signed on-card. They’re also easy to pull at 1:4 packs. Key characters are, for the most part, short prints.
On top of these, three are some autographs that aren’t found in regular packs. A handful of variants are exclusive to Archive Boxes. Also, one of the Dawn Olivieri cards (she has two different ones), Star Trek-veteran George Takei, and Eric Roberts were distributed as case incentives.
In addition to the six autographs, 2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives boxes also have a Relic Card. These have swatches of show-worn costumes or props embedded in them.
Other basic inserts include Quotable Heroes and Heroes Generations, which looks at familial ties between characters.
A total of 4,500 2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives boxes were produced.
2010 Rittenhouse Heroes Archives Checklist
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Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 24
Boxes per case: 12
Release Date: August 18, 2010
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Base Set
72 cards.
1 Claire Bennet
2 Noah Bennet
3 Peter Petrelli
4 Nathan Petrelli
5 Angela Petrelli
6 Hiro Nakamura
7 Ando Masahashi
8 Mohinder Suresh
9 Matt Parkman
10 Sylar
11 Niki Sanders
12 Rene (The Haitian)
13 Sandra Bennet
14 Micah Sanders
15 Lyle Bennet
16 Janice Parkman
17 Robert Knepper
18 Isaac Mendez
19 D.L. Hawkins
20 Daphne Millbrook
21 Lydia
22 Edgar
23 Molly Walker
24 Adam Monroe (Takezo Kensei)
25 Maya Herrera
26 Alejandro Herrera
27 Simone Deveaux
28 Charles Deveaux
29 Emile Danko
30 Elle Bishop
31 Bob Bishop
32 Zach
33 Kaito Nakamura
34 Eric Doyle
35 Usutu
36 Meredith Gordon
37 Benjamin Knox Washington
38 Flint Gordon
39 Gretchen Berg
40 West Rosen
41 Eden McCain
42 Arthur Petrelli
43 Daniel Linderman
44 Ted Sprague
45 Jackie Wilcox
46 Emma Coolidge
47 FBI Agent Audrey Hansen
48 Monica Dawson
49 Thompson
50 Lauren Gilmore
51 Candice Wilmer
52 Yaeko
53 Maury Parkman
54 Caitlin
55 Lynette
56 Saemi Nakamura
57 Claude
58 Tracy Strauss
59 Heidi Petrelli
60 Charlie Andrews
61 Eli
62 Rebecca Taylor
63 Virginia Grey
64 Dr. Chandra Suresh
65 Venessa Wheeler
66 Ishi Nakamura
67 Jessica Sanders
68 Gabriel Gray
69 Takezo Kensi
70 Future Peter Petrelli
71 Future Claire Bennet
72 Future Hiro Nakamura
Autographs
52 cards, 1:4 packs.
Archive Box-exclusive variations noted.
Incentives (not in packs): Dawn Olivieri – case topper, George Takei – 3-case, Eric Roberts – 6-case.
Print run info: Very Limited = 200-300 copies, Limited = 300-500 copies.
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David Anders as Adam Monroe – Limited
David Anders as Takezo Kensei – Limited
Matthew John Armstrong as Ted Sprague
Kristen Bell as Elle Bishop – Very Limited
Alan Blumenfeld as Maury Parkman
Katherine Boecher as Alena
Bruce Boxleitner as Governor Robert Malden
Deanne Bray as Emma Coolidge
Francis Capra as Jesse Murphy
Katie Carr as Caitlin
Sally Champlin as Lynette – Limited
Jack Coleman as Noah Bennet – Limited
Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet (with dog) – Limited
Ashley Crow as Sandra Bennet (no dog) – Limited
Nicholas D’Agosto as West Rosen
Jessalyn Gilsig as Meredith Gordon
Greg Grunberg as Matt Parkman – Limited
Jamie Hector as Benjamin Knox Washington
Ernie Hudson as Captain Lubbock
Eljko Ivanek as Emile Danko
Jimmy Jean-Louis as The Haitian (no tattoo) – Very Limited
Jimmy Jean-Louis as The Haitian (tattoo visible on neck) – Archive Box
Akihiro Kitamura as Tadashi – Limited
Swoosie Kurtz as Millie Houston – Very Limited
Lisa Lackey as Janice Parkman
David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle (hand showing) – Very Limited
David H. Lawrence as Eric Doyle (no hand showing) – Very Limited
James Kyson Lee as Ando (red shirt) – Very Limited
James Kyson Lee as Ando (white shirt) – Archive Box
Malcolm McDowell as Daniel Linderman – Very Limited
Gabriel Olds as Agent Taub/Sylar
Dawn Olivieri as Lydia (lights in background)
Dawn Olivieri as Lydia (no lights) – Case Topper
Shalim Ortiz as Alejandro Herrera
Hayden Panettiere as Clarie Bennett (cheerleader outfit) – Very Limited?
Hayden Panettiere as Clarie Bennett (collared shirt) – Archive Box?
Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli (white shirt) – Very Limited
Adrian Pasdar as Nathan Petrelli (wearing tie) – Archive Box
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh (light on face) – Very Limited
Sendhil Ramamurthy as Mohinder Suresh (brown jacket) – Archive Box
Eric Roberts as Thompson – 6-Case Incentive
Cristine Rose as Angela Petrelli – Limited
Richard Roundtree as Charles Deveaux
Danielle Savre as Jackie Wilcox
Blake Shields as Flint Gordon
Todd Stashwick as Eli (brown background) – Limited
Todd Stashwick as Eli (colorful background) – Limited
George Takei as Kaito Nakamura – 3-case Incentive
Tessa Thompson as Rebecca Taylor
Tamlyn Tomita as Ishi Nakamura
Rick Worthy as Mike
Madeline Zima as Gretchen
Relics
15 cards, 1:24 packs.
Ando Masahashi
Angela Petrelli
Claire Bennet
Doyle
Hiro Nakamura
Hiro Nakamura Missing Poster /165
Lydia
Mohinder Suresh
Nathan Petrelli
Nathan Petrelli Campaign Poster /375
Noah Bennet
Peter Petrelli
Samuel Sullivan
Sylar
Wanted Posters /250
Heroes Generations
8 cards, 1:12 packs.
G1 Claire Bennet
G2 Peter Petrelli
G3 Nathan Petrelli
G4 Hiro Nakamura
G5 Micah Sanders
G6 Sylar
G7 Matt Parkman
G8 Elle Bishop
Quotable Heroes
10 cards, 1:8 packs.
Q10 exclusive to Rittenhouse Rewards program and not in packs.
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10
Promo Cards
CP1 Claire Bennet – Philly Non-Sport Show
CP1 Group – 2010 San Diego Comic-Com
P1 Sylar – General Distribution
P2 Hiro Nakamura – Binder Promo
