Father's Day is roughly two weeks away and Panini America's plans for its annual hobby shop promotion are coming together with a multi-sport release that celebrates nearly all ends of the sports world all on one place.

The Father's Day promo pack.

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It began as a simple book-publishing venture and it's one step closer to becoming a limited-run reality.

The kicker? The 2016 BenchWarmer Dream Girls Kickstarter Elite Preview boxes found as part of a Kickstarter campaign's incentives might be the rarest boxes ever made -- and they're available now.

Each box contains 20 cards all numbered to no more than five copies. At least 12 of those cards will be autographed in a box that also carries a signature from Ciara Price.

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What: 2016 Topps WWE Then Now & Forever wrestling cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: Two hits in every 24-pack hobby box

What's buzz-worthy: For the first time, Topps' WWE flagship wrestling card set gets a second series, which explains why many big names were not included in the 2016 Topps WWE release. This also will make it the largest standard Topps WWE set ever made with 100 more base cards.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2016 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Gameday Greats Football Jerseys
Arrives: June 15
Box basics: One autographed jersey per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures football brand returns with the fabric of the game -- autographed jerseys of notable players that collectors can chase via an affordable blind-wrapped box.

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Funko is all set for the arrival of the Suicide Squad movie and has new releases coming in several lines coming to prove it.

The Lynnwood, Wash.-based company revealed pieces in seven lines on Wednesday afternoon, including several of the characters in the DC Comics-created film coming on Aug. 5.

For starters, there will be a Vinyl Vixens figure for Harley Quinn and ... keep reading to see them all.

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If you're looking for Bull Durham cards, this is definitely the brand -- but if you're looking for a gallery of the Durham autos and all the basic info about them known so far on release day, you'll need to click here.

This one's all about the quirks and the fun stuff found in 2016 Topps Archives, which officially arrives in hobby shops today with two autographs per hobby box but a nostalgic twist with past designs and today's players (and some legends, too).

What's been pulled so far? Keep reading ...

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They're back.

A Twitter-only parallel to Bowman only available via packs given away online last year are back for 2016, according to Topps, but they're coming to collectors in a different way.

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It started as an idea of long-time Seattle Mariners fan and Blowout member Larry Andersen and it's become a phenomenon and a symbol of a team in the hunt for the American League West crown.

It's the Swelmet -- a painted Darth Vader helmet that Andersen wore to a Mariners game in Oakland, an item that caught the eye of the players and an item he traded to the team for a signed Robinson Cano bat.

Now, it's become a piece that the team awards to a player after sweeps -- the "sweep helmet" became "Swelmet" -- a piece seen in photos tweeted by the team and a likely future promotional piece if the team can get them made in time.

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