Have Yall Ever Seen Marvel Cards.

[Holic]

Boris did the series I was thinking of

I remember they gave these out as a promotion for participating in the blockbuster video game championship challenge.

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemorieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssss..................

 

[Zer]

I had binders full of these growing up

Is the window on Mitt Romney jokes closed guys?

 

[Hitman81]

I collected them. I had this one and thought I was the shit

 

[HunterSdVa29]

I used to live right next to the factory/HQ of Pacific trading cards
Had an excellent store attached, that uh allegedly got routinely ganked by the middle schoolers of the area haha

 

[HunterSdVa29]

Had to use Wizards or Becketts to peep the prices

I remember....

 

[SmilinDesperado]

I still have these from the early 90s and yet people try to question my views on Spider Man.

I always loved the ones with stats cause we used them to win card fights like Pokemon.

What they worth @TeTe

I don't see any Spiderman cards there, bub.

Your opinions on Spiderman were pretty bad. But high five to a fellow former card collector.
If my parents havent thrown them out, my collection should still be in some binders in a box somewhere in their garage.

 

[horc00]

Boris did the series I was thinking of

The best set. Boris and Julie really do paint the best pictures.

I also collected the Marvel vs DC set.

 

[armbarforhire]

it was actually Boris Vallejo and his wife Julie Bell that illustrated the whole set which was called Marvel Masterpiece

https://picclick.com/MARVEL-MASTERPIECES-Fleer-Skybox-1996-Boris-Julie-162953185429.html

The original 1992 set was done by Joe Jusko, apparently the masterpiece series ran all the way to 1996 and even the X-men had their own masterpiece sets.

https://www.cardboardconnection.com/1992-skybox-marvel-masterpieces-trading-cards

this site has some info on 90s cards sets, but is missing lots of stull like the Jim Lee x-men cards and all the DC sets.
https://www.cardboardconnection.com/trading-cards/1990-1999-entertainment-trading-cards

 

[armbarforhire]

The best set. Boris and Julie really do paint the best pictures.

I also collected the Marvel vs DC set.

He has a style based on fantasy illustration/heavy metal magazine that looks different from everyone else working in comics..

 

[armbarforhire]

I think the Jim lee x-men cards were my favorites, even without the super fancy painted art.

 

[eighterumg5]

I still have these from the early 90s and yet people try to question my views on Spider Man.

I always loved the ones with stats cause we used them to win card fights like Pokemon.

What they worth @TeTe

I have mine still too homie

 

[Smokes]

Alex Ross is the GOAT.

 

[soggyfist]

The 1991 set was the best. Had a most of the 1992 and managed to collect all but one of the 1993 set. Wasted so much money as a kid trying to find that last card but just nothing but fucking doubles. Can't remember which one it was for the life of me. Also had the completed Jim Lee X-men and the Jusko Marvel Masterpieces sets. Had some more obscure stuff too with Wolverine and Punisher cards. By the time the Fleer Ultra's were being introduced I was losing interest in comics and getting more into sports.

 

[Smokes]

I have mine still too homie

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[soggyfist]

Might still have mine somewhere

 

[Eusung]

My friend had a celestials card and on the back for power levels on the 1 - 7 scale, it said "N/A" for all. My friend insisted it meant they are so powerful that they can't be measured on that scale.

My other friends and I lambasted my friend and insisted that the celestials were not a big deal and that N/A did not mean they were too powerful to measure but rather their power level is a unknown.

It ended up in a big argument.

Back then I had a bias for the X-Men and hated the cosmic beings.

Wolverine always had fighting skills of 7/7 but strength only 2/7. The same strength level as the heroes with no super powers. I thought this was bullshit and that Wolverine was easily a 3/7 for strength.

Magneto was surprisingly low on power levels.

Apocalypse looked near invincible.

Dormammu looked very average power level wise based on his 1992 card - I wonder what changed in 25 years.

 

[MWB1982]

I used to collect them. Marvel Masterpieces were my favorites. I still have my collection stashed in a closet somewhere

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Those stats on the backs of the cards always sucked. I also had the entire set when I was a kid and the Xmen ones.

For instance Invisible Woman’s stats suck yet she’s one of the most powerful cards posted. Same with Wanda.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

My friend had a celestials card and on the back for power levels on the 1 - 7 scale, it said "N/A" for all. My friend insisted it meant they are so powerful that they can't be measured on that scale.

My other friends and I lambasted my friend and insisted that the celestials were not a big deal and that N/A did not mean they were too powerful to measure but rather their power level is a unknown.

It ended up in a big argument.

Back then I had a bias for the X-Men and hated the cosmic beings.

Wolverine always had fighting skills of 7/7 but strength only 2/7. The same strength level as the heroes with no super powers. I thought this was bullshit and that Wolverine was easily a 3/7 for strength.

Magneto was surprisingly low on power levels.

Apocalypse looked near invincible.

Dormammu looked very average power level wise based on his 1992 card - I wonder what changed in 25 years.

Wolverine's adamantium bones should automatically give him a boost in strength. He can support more weight.
And his healing factor should have his muscles working at a peak condition

 

[The Clinch]

Joe Jusko has had two Marvel Masterpieces runs, one in the 90s and a 2015/2016 series. He also does sketch cards in other higher end sets like Marvel Premier. Dude’s solid.

The Hildebrandt Bros. had a Marvel Masterpieces set in the 90s as well, and their work is fantastic. Unfortunately one brother died in 2006.

Boris/Bell’s set was pretty crazy to look at while growing up. Good stuff.

Simone Bianchi did the latest set of Marvel Masterpieces for 2018 and exceeded expectations.