If you had trouble finding any of the new Supernova inserts from the 2026 Topps Chrome Cosmic product, just released last week, it isn’t because of rarity. According to Topps, 23 of the 25 players on the rare insert checklist were omitted due to a production error. Only Supernova inserts of Aaron Judge and Juan Soto made it into the packs.
With no guaranteed autographs in this product, Topps Chrome Cosmic has always relied heavily on its inserts as a chase. But more so this year, with the announcement of the Supernova Black Hole program. The program gives collectors a challenge-like format, wherein collectors who become the first to accumulate 10 copies of one player’s Supernova inserts could redeem them for a special, new one-of-one autographed card called the Black Hole.
This revelation puts a significant damper on the program, which was already garnering hobby excitement for Topps’ innovative thinking. But Topps has already put out a remedy for this oversight. According to their statement across their socials, they are “introducing a Supernova Card Program that will allow collectors with the eligible Interstellar Gold /50 cards to obtain the corresponding player’s Supernova cards.”
We recently discovered a production error in 2026 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball that resulted in Supernova cards for 23 of the 25 players being inadvertently omitted from the product.Â
We sincerely apologize for this error. To address it, we are introducing a Supernova Card… https://t.co/T7bFqiDuOq
— Topps (@Topps) November 9, 2026
Just like the Black Hole redemption program page, collectors are directed to Topps’ offshoot page, Topps Ripped, for more information on how to get their hands on a Super Nova card.
Rules state that a person with a gold, numbered to 50, Interstellar insert of a player can contact Fanatics with the player’s name and the exact serial number and submit clear photos of the front and back to get one copy of their Supernova insert. The final step is sending in the gold Interstellar insert. Collectors will receive a label to send in their Interstellar card. That card will be returned with a copy of the Super Nova insert upon arrival.
To note, gold autographed cards are not eligible. Neither are cards of Aaron Judge or Juan Soto, whose Supernova cards are in the product.
The information provided by Topps also said that “to provide transparency, the Black Hole program website will identify which numbered Gold /50 cards have already been used to obtain a Supernova card. We encourage collectors to check this information before purchasing a card for the purpose of participating in the program.”
Players whose gold Interstellar inserts collectors need to chase are: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Freddie Freeman, Bobby Witt Jr., Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuna Jr., Francisco Lindor, Paul Skenes, Bryce Harper, Elly De La Cruz, Julio Rodriguez, Gunnar Henderson, Junior Caminero, Yashinobu Yamamoto, Nick Kurtz, Trey Yesavage, Chase Burns, Nolan McLean, Jacob Misiorowski, Samuel Basallo, Roman Anthony, Jac Caglianone, and Minutaka Murakami.
Interestingly enough, on the Black Hole redemption program product page, Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are listed first. To reiterate, those are the only two players out of 25 whose cards made it into the product. And according to the tracker, Aaron Judge already has one code redeemed.
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COLE BENZ
After graduating from the University of North Dakota in 2008, Cole worked as an advertising copywriter until shifting to print journalism a few years later. Managing three weekly newspapers in the Dakotas, Cole won numerous awards from the North Dakota Newspaper Association including Best of the Dakotas and, their top award, General Excellence. He returned to collecting in 2021 and has since combined his passion for writing with his love of cards. Cole also writes for the Sports Cards Nonsense newsletter and has made guest appearances on multiple sports card collecting podcasts including Sports Cards Nonsense, and the Eephus Baseball Cards Podcast.
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