Allen & Ginter Baseball Cards first debuted in 1887 and quickly became the most popularly collected cards of the time. They honored champions from around the world, including boxers, wrestlers, and, of course, baseball players. Today, Topps continues the tradition of honoring the nation's greatest competitors with 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball.

This year, Allen & Ginter returns with an exclusive contest for collectors and several exciting new insert cards. Allen & Ginter introduces The Ginter Code, challenging collectors to decipher a hidden code for a chance to win a spot on a card in next year's Allen & Ginter! For the first time it also offers Ancient Icon Cards and innovative DNA Relic Cards from famous political figures!

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Two Autographed, Relics, Printing Plates, or Allen & Ginter Original Cards per box!
• One Hobby Exclusive N43 or Cabinet Card per box
• One Hobby Exclusive Rip Card per case
• NEW! The Ginter Code - Collectors must crack the code for a chance to win
• NEW! Allen & Ginter Ancient Icon Cards
• NEW! Baseball Icons Cards, featuring all-time greats such as Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig , and Jackie Robinson

BASE AND ROOKIE CARDS:

• 274 Baseball Veterans
• 32 Baseball Rookies
• 24 Historic Figures
• 20 World Champions

RIP CARDS (1 per case):

• Hobby Exclusive and sequentially numbered no higher than 99
• 100 Collectible Rip Card Exteriors
• 160 Rip Card Interiors
• 30 1 of 1 Dick Perez Original Sketches - Each is a one of one
• 30 Allen & Ginter Red Autographs - Hand numbered to 10
• 50 Allen & Ginter Mini Exclusives
• 50 Allen & Ginter Mini Wood Exclusives - Each is a one of one

MINI PARALLEL CARDS:

• All are original 1 15/32" x 2 11/16" size
• 350 Allen & Ginter Wood Card Parallel - Hobby Exclusive with each a one of one
• 350 Allen & Ginter Framed Cloth Card - Hobby Exclusive and sequentially numbered to 10
• 350 Bazooka Back Parallel - sequentially numbered to 25
• 350 Allen & Ginter No Number - Limited to 50
• 350 Allen & Ginter Black-Bordered Parallel - Inserted 1 per 10 packs
• 350 Allen & Ginter Back Parallel(350) - Inserted 1 per 5 packs
• 350 Allen & Ginter Parallel

BOX LOADER (Hobby Exclusive - 1 per box):

• 15 Allen & Ginter N43s
• 10 Allen & Ginter N43 Relics - Sequentially numbered to 25
• 10 Allen & Ginter N43 Autographs - Hand numbered to 15
• 5 Allen & Ginter N43 Autograph Relic - Hand numbered to 5
• 10 2007 Cabinet Box Loader

FRAMED AUTOGRAPH CARDS:

• 60 Allen & Ginter Autographs

FRAMED RELIC CARDS:

• 60 Allen & Ginter Relics

FRAMED DNA RELIC CARDS (New):

• 8 Allen & Ginter DNA Relics - Each is a 1 of 1

FRAMED ORIGINAL CARDS:

• 100 Allen & Ginter Originals - Repurchased original Allen & Ginter cards

FRAMED MINI PRINTING PLATES:

• 350 Allen & Ginter Mini Parallel Printing Plates - Each is a 1 of 1
• 50 Allen & Ginter Extra Minis Printing Plates - Each is a 1 of 1

INSERT CARDS:

• NEW! 50 Allen & Ginter World Leaders - Inserted 1 per 12 packs
• NEW! 50 Allen & Ginter U.S. States - 1 per pack
• NEW! 20 Allen & Ginter Ancient Icons - Inserted 1 per 48 packs
• NEW! 17 Baseball Icons - Inserted 1 per 48 packs

CUT SIGNATURES:

• 20 Cut Signatures - Each is a one of one

THE GINTER CODE - WORLD'S GREATEST VICTORIES (New):

• 20 The Ginter Code - Decipher the Code for your chance to win