2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Taskmaster Purple Raywave Refractor /75 #173

Taskmaster — Marvel's most calculated mercenary — lands in 2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Comics on card #173, and this is his rarest accessible parallel in the set. The Purple RayWave Refractor is a Value/Blaster-exclusive parallel, meaning it never touches a Hobby box — making it a format-specific chase that Hobby rippers simply can't pull. Numbered to just /75, it sits in the upper tier of the parallel rainbow, above the Blue /150, Aqua /199, and Pink /250, with only the Gold /50, Orange /25, Black /10, Red /5, and 1/1 Superfractor scarcer.

The set itself dropped July 1, 2026, and is already one of the most talked-about non-sport Chrome releases in years. 2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Comics features a deep 200-card base set spanning heroes and villains across Marvel's 87-year history, wrapped in that signature chromium finish collectors love. The parallel structure runs 42 deep across the rainbow, with character-specific and format-exclusive variants driving real PC demand.

• Card: 2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Comics #173 Taskmaster — Purple RayWave Refractor
• Print run: /75 — Blaster-exclusive, never found in Hobby boxes
• Character: Taskmaster (Anthony "Tony" Masters) — Marvel's photographic-reflex mercenary who can replicate any combat style he witnesses, a nemesis to Captain America, Daredevil, Black Widow, and Spider-Man alike
• Set: 2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Comics, released July 1, 2026

Taskmaster collectors know the demand is real — the character has appeared in multiple games, the Black Widow film, and Thunderbolts*, keeping him in the conversation year-round. A low-pop, format-exclusive numbered parallel on one of Marvel's most battle-tested villains in the hottest Chrome Marvel release to date — this one belongs in the PC, not the binder.

Available at Collector Station, Easley, SC. Local pickup available. All sales final. Shipping damage must be reported within 48 hours of delivery with photos.