Star card issuers include PANINI, Topps, UpperDeck, FLEER, Skybox and other star card production companies.
Companies that produce star cards include PANINI, Topps, UpperDeck, FLEER, Skybox, etc. Skybox went bankrupt in 2001 and was acquired by FLEER to form FLEER/Skybox.
Star Cards were introduced by tobacco manufacturers in 1880. Early player cards were given as gifts for buying cigarettes.