
Iconic Rookies: 2008 Rittenhouse Archives Iron Man Movie Casting Call CC1 – Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark Before the MCU became the MCU, there was one casting decision that changed the whole hobby-adjacent pop culture universe: Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. And for non-sport collectors, one of the cleanest “early movie-era” pieces you…

Iconic Rookies: 2002 Topps Spider-Man #3 – Spider-Man Every once in a while the hobby gives us something that should be a “no-brainer,” and somehow it still sits in that undervalued zone. Today’s Iconic Rookies entry is exactly that: 2002 Topps Spider-Man #3 – Spider-Man (the base card… not an auto). 2002 Topps Spider-Man #3…
Iconic Rookies: 2000 Topps X-Men The Movie #3 – Magneto Some character cards are “cool.” Magneto is important. He’s not just the villain — he’s the entire moral argument of the movie in a cape. So for the Iconic Rookies series, we’re hitting one of the best character base cards in the set: 2000 Topps…

Iconic Rookies: 2000 Topps X-Men The Movie #2 – Professor X Some cards get love because they’re loud. Others deserve love because they’re the anchor of an entire franchise. For the original X-Men movie, there’s no bigger “foundation” character than Professor Charles Xavier — and his cleanest, most straightforward base card in the set is:…

Iconic Rookies: 2000 Topps X-Men The Movie #6 – Wolverine Every hobby has its blind spots. In non-sports, sometimes the most obvious character cards somehow still trade like they’re filler from a junk wax commons box. So today’s Iconic Rookies pick is exactly that kind of “how is this still cheap?” card: 2000 Topps X-Men…