Why This Set Matters
O-Pee-Chee produced the Canadian version of the 1975 Topps Comic Book Heroes Stickers — same artwork, same gag captions, different manufacturer and distribution. OPC was Topps' Canadian licensing partner for decades.
O-Pee-Chee is best known to hockey card collectors as the Canadian card manufacturer. Their Marvel stickers followed the same parallel-production model used for their legendary hockey sets.
The stickers themselves are virtually identical to the US Topps versions. The key difference is the OPC branding on wrappers and any bilingual (English/French) text on packaging, as required by Canadian law.
Canadian print runs were typically smaller than US runs, making OPC versions harder to find than their Topps counterparts — though the premium varies by condition and specific sticker.
Released simultaneously with the US Topps set in 1975, featuring the same Bronze Age character roster: Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Shang-Chi, and the rest.
Because the OPC and Topps sets were released in the same year with identical content, all True Rookie designations are shared. A character's True Rookie is the same whether it appears on an OPC or Topps sticker.
Deep Dive
The O-Pee-Chee Comic Book Heroes Stickers of 1975 represent the Canadian parallel production of the landmark Topps set. O-Pee-Chee had been Topps' Canadian licensing partner since the 1960s, producing Canadian versions of Topps' baseball, hockey, and non-sport card products.
For collectors, the OPC versions are generally scarcer than their US Topps counterparts due to smaller Canadian print runs. However, because the content is identical, the collecting significance is shared — a Ghost Rider OPC sticker carries the same historical weight as its Topps twin.
| Character | Format | Card | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Widow True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | I'm Natasha Fly Me to Miami! Solo | English |
| Conan First English | Sticker | Trick or Treat! Other Heroes | English |
| Dr. Doom True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Dressed to Kill Solo | English |
| Dr. Octopus True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | I'm just a well-armed crook! Solo | English |
| Dracula True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Flying drives me bats! Solo, Sure doesnt look like tomato juice! Solo | English |
| Falcon True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | You Bet Your Bird! Solo | English |
| Ghost Rider True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Peter Fonda Look Out! Solo | English |
| Hawkeye True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Annie Oakley I ain't! Solo | English |
| Iron Fist True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Kung Fooey Solo | English |
| Ka-Zar First Solo | Sticker | Be Kind to Animals... Or Else Solo | English |
| Kull True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | These Pants Dont Fit Solo | English |
| Living Mummy, The True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Darn that cheap hairspray Solo | English |
| Luke Cage True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | I was a 98-pound weakling! Solo | English |
| Man-Thing True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Dropped the Soap Solo | English |
| Medusa True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Which hand has the M&Ms? Solo | English |
| Morbius True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Which Way to the Blood Bank? Solo | English |
| Shang-Chi True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | All aspirin is not alike! Solo | English |
| Son of Satan True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | The Devil Made Me Do It Solo | English |
| Valkyrie True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Support Women's Lib Solo | English |
| Werewolf True Rookie First English First Solo | Sticker | Only my hairdresser knows for sure Solo | English |