Ballpark foods on baseball cards are fun (and coming soon from Topps), but Fictional Foods can be pretty cool, too.

That's the name of a couple collections from Baltimore-based artist Joshua Budich that can be found via Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles.

Some of the prints are sold out -- sadly, his tribute to Pulp Fiction's Big Kahuna Burger is already among those -- but other prints can still be nabbed by collectors and they're worth a look.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 1991 Star Trek 25th Anniversary trading cards
Where to buy: Check eBay 

Packs per box: 36
Cards per pack: 12
Cards in this box: 423
Base set completion: 
147 of 150 (98 percent)
Duplicates: 138
Triplicates: 94
Quadruplicates: 42
Quintuplicates: 2

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It was a busy one on The Buzz this past week. Here are 10 stories worth a look if you missed out. Check 'em out & hit the subscribe button at right if you want email updates.

Heritage is King ...
This past week's big winner was the arrival of 2017 Topps Heritage, which took us all back to 1968. Here's our catch-all gallery of short-printed variations and big hits -- and there's a checklist found in there, too.

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The third time's the charm.

When Pasadena, Calif.-based Loot Crate recently announced its wrestling version of a mystery box -- the WWE Slam Crate -- this fan decided to sign up and see what was to come.

The first crate arrived last year and the second arrived awhile back but this one is the best one yet in its simplicity and its items that should draw collectors in.

What did this third one include? Star power -- and some Topps promo cards. Keep reading ...

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You may know Funko Pop! figures from the toy aisle, but in May there will be a reason to hit the comic book shop if you're a fan of the big-headed and pint-sized stars.

May is Funko Universe Month -- and there will be a number of variant covers and one-shots where the iconic stars of a few franchises will be found as Pop! figures on comics from IDW Publishing.

It's a simple twist but it's one that should get the attention of a new collectors.

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Despite an acting career that included nearly 100 credits and memorable roles over a 40-year span, Bill Paxton's cardboard credits are few.

He's got just eight certified autographs in two products.

The 61-year-old actor died this weekend after complications due to a surgery and that means many fans might be seeking a memento that they had meant to track down but hadn't done yet.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2017 Cryptozoic Arrow Season 3 trading cards
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 117
Base set completion: 
81 of 81 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 7

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Funko Pop! toys aren't just for collectors and this unboxing video from WWE's Xavier Woods (aka Austin Creed aka Austin Watson) and a member of The New Day offers a closer look at things.

"It still strange that I have a Pop!" he says in the video. "Certain things you want to reach -- goals and everything. And I wanted to be a wrestler on TV and I wanted to work in video games but ... things I didn't even know that I wanted in life."

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... and this is Hour 11.

The pack: 1978 Topps Three's Company wax pack
The cost now: $2
The cost then: 20 cents

What's inside this pack? Keep reading ...

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Impressive breaks from around the collecting world.

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The Super Bowl's halftime star has taken over for Donald Trump -- well, at least when it comes to the Garbage Pail Kids.

Lady Gaga is the subject of three new stickers available from Topps for just 24 hours only.

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Terry Bradshaw's memorable Tide commercial included a modified 2016 Donruss football card cameo.

Check it out above before you check out some of the other commercials from the big game here. Ignore that first sentence, though.  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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You probably won't see any sports cards in commercials during Super Bowl LI, but there will be plenty of collectors watching those pricey spots and Buzz will share some favorites here as they arrive during the game.

Biggest question on my mind first is ... will PuppyMonkeyBaby make a triumphant return?

Which one is best? Be sure to tell Buzz what you think here or on Twitter. For now, here are the early highlights.

Super Bowl Commercial: Buick
Buzz's Take: "If that's a Buick, then my kid's Cam Newton." (Spoiler alert: Your kid won't be winning the Super Bowl then ... too soon?)

Super Bowl Commercial: Kia Niro
Buzz's Take: Melissa McCarthy follows up her epic Sean Spicer SNL spot with a Super Bowl commercial where she shows you how "it's tough to be an eco-warrior."

Super Bowl Commercial: T-Mobile
Buzz's Take: Gronk flexes his acting chops and Bieber tries to class it up (or something).

More to come if you keep reading -- and more to come during the game, too.

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If you missed The Tonight Show last night, you missed a baseball card segment.

The player? It was Judd Apatow, one of the First Pitch celebs you can find in packs of 2017 Topps Series 1.

Check it out ... you'll see a version of the card that didn't make the cut. (Or something.)

You can see the other celebs on cardboard in our gallery here.

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What: 2017 Topps Doctor Who Signature Series trading cards
Arrives: June 21
Box basics: Four autographs per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The heavily collected Doctor Who universe comes to cardboard once again with an autograph in every pack this time around.

Keep reading for more info as well as a gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, Dr. Who, Matt Ryan, SI Swimsuit cards & more.

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Update: Kris Bryant is card No. 1 in the 2017 Topps set as revealed on the show. He was chosen via a collector vote.

“It’s a huge honor to be chosen as Card No. 1 since it has depicted so many legends before me,” Bryant said in a prepared release. “It’s very humbling and nice to know it came from the fans.”

"Kris Bryant is an outstanding player with an infectious personality," said David Leiner, Topps' GM & VP of North American Sports & Entertainment. "He’s done so much in his career and has created fans throughout baseball regardless of team loyalties. He’s the perfect pick."

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Want a first look at the MLB Network baseball cards to be found a week from today in packs of 2017 Topps Series 1?

Watch the Network on Thursday and it should happen -- and we're betting card No. 1 will be unveiled, too.

Although we can see the John Smoltz autograph here, the cardboard news -- whatever it is -- will come on Network's Hot Stove morning show tomorrow between 9-11 a.m. Eastern.

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There would be a rhyme here but there's no time here -- the Funko news must be passed.

Simply put, Dr. Seuss is coming to toy stores soon thanks to the Everett, Wash.-based company as part of four lines unveiled Wednesday that help celebrate The Cat In The Hat, Sam I Am and so many more of the memorable characters from the children's books that have sold millions of copies worldwide.

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One of television's female icons has died.

Mary Tyler Moore was 80 years old and died Wednesday after a recent health scare that had her hospitalized for the last week.

"A groundbreaking actress, producer, and passionate advocate for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Mary will be remembered as a fearless visionary who turned the world on with her smile,” said Mara Buxbaum, Moore's representative, to The Huffington Post.

Her iconic roles on The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show helped change how women were seen on television -- but you won't find a number of certified autographs to help collectors remember her place in entertainment history.

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The recently released Star Trek 50th Anniversary set includes plenty of ink with two autographs and a memorabilia card in every box but there are some interesting surprises inside the product as a whole.

Each 12-box case is guaranteed to include one of five Captain's Autograph cards from the five leaders at the helm on each of the past TV shows -- William Shatner as James T. Kirk, Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko, Kate Mulgrew as Kathryn Janeway and Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer.

But that's not all of note in this one if you look closely at the checklist.

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One of TV's cult classics is making a comeback -- and Funko toys will revisit the mysteries that surrounded the series.

It's Twin Peaks and even Laura Palmer has a couple of toys on the way in both its Pop! and Action Figures lines.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2016 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Prime Time Trashy TV
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 4 (plus one three-card Gross Bears pack)
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 43
Base set completion: 
36 of 220 (16 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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A pair of TV and movie icons are headed to the toy aisles soon.

Funko revealed today its plans for Pop! toys for Baywatch and The Godfather which are set to arrive next month.

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What: 2017 Rittenhouse Game of Thrones Season 6 trading cards
Arrives: April 19
Box basics: Two autographed cards per 24-pack box with some boxes also including memorabilia or sketch cards (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The latest set for this hit franchise arrives with an array of autographs, inserts and more for the sixth season with "lots of first-time signers" and what the company says are the first memorabilia card for Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).

Keep reading for more.

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What: 2017 Topps The Walking Dead Season 6 trading cards
Arrives: June 14
Box basics: Two hits (at least one autograph) per 24-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' third release for The Walking Dead picks up where its first left off with the sixth season of the long-running hit show documented on cardboard.

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