Wolverine hologram card

Product Details

Ask a lot of modern collectors what their first foray into the world of comic trading cards and they'll point to 1990 Impel Marvel Universe. The comprehensive set became a blueprint for what followed in the years and decades that followed.

1990 Impel Marvel Universe has a 162-card checklist. The first half is dedicated to individual cards and heroes. The second half includes several subsets that focus on teams, rivalries and classic comics. Borrowing from the world of sports cards, there are six "rookies" dedicated to new and relaunched properties.

Besides colorful character-focused artwork on the front, card backs include extensive write-ups. These include vital stats such as their real name, battle stats and first appearances.

In 1990, inserts were only starting to catch on. Holograms led the chase in 1990 Impel Marvel Universe. Inserted approximately one per box, there are five different cards in the set. They're very basic compared to what would hit the hobby around the same time.

1990 Impel Marvel Universe is far from rare. But nostalgia and the overall quality of the set has kept box and set prices from completely bottoming out like a lot of other trading card releases from the era.

Set Checklist

Base Set Checklist

162 cards.

1 Captain America
2 Spider-Man
3 Hulk
4 Daredevil
5 Nick Fury
6 Thing
7 Professor X
8 Cyclops
9 Marvel Girl
10 Wolverine
11 Phoenix
12 Power Man
13 Dazzler
14 Dagger
15 Quasar
16 Sub-Mariner
17 Hulk
18 Thor
19 Mister Fantastic
20 Black Panther
21 Archangel
22 Iceman
23 Wolverine
24 Storm
25 Shadowcat
26 Moon Knight
27 Lockheed
28 Aunt May
29 Spider-Man
30 Spider-Man
31 Captain America
32 Silver Surfer
33 Human Torch
34 Doctor Strange
35 Havok
36 Colossus
37 Wolverine
38 Nightcrawler
39 She-Hulk
40 Captain Britain
41 Rogue
42 Iron Man
43 Invisible Woman
44 Punisher
45 Longshot
46 Beast
47 Punisher
48 Storm
49 Elektra
50 Cloak
51 Wasp
52 Kingpin
53 Baron Zemo
54 Loki
55 Juggernaut
56 Nightmare
57 Sabretooth
58 Electro
59 Doctor Octopus
60 Doctor Doom
61 Ultron
62 Enchantress
63 Magneto
64 Bullseye
65 Mister Sinister
66 Sandman
67 Lizard
68 Mole Man
69 Dormammu
70 Leader
71 Blob
72 Black Cat
73 Venom
74 Green Goblin
75 Galactus
76 Mandarin
77 High Evolutionary
78 Mephisto
79 Thanos
80 Apocalypse
81 Red Skull

82 Ghost Rider
83 Deathlok
84 Guardians of the Galaxy
85 New Warriors
86 Nomad
87 Foolkiller
88 Thing vs. Hulk
89 Fantastic Four vs. Galctus
90 Fantastic Four vs. Doctor Doom
91 Thor vs. Surtur
92 Spider-Man vs. Kraven
93 Spider-Man vs. Dr. Octopus
94 Daredevil vs. Bullseye
95 Daredevil vs. Kingpin
96 Silver Surfer vs. Mephisto
97 Captain America vs. Red Skull
98 Dark Phoenix Saga
99 X-Men vs. Avengers
100 X-Men vs. Magneto
101 X-Men vs. Fantastic Four
102 Fall of the Mutants
103 Evolutionary War
104 Atlantis Attacks
105 Acts of Vengeance
106 Spider-Man vs. Venom
107 Nick Fury vs. Hydra
108 Armor Wars I
109 Daredevil vs. Wolverine
110 Daredevil vs. Punisher
111 Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin
112 Spider-Man vs. Hobgoblin
113 Hulk vs. Wolverine
114 Hulk vs. Spider-Man
115 Captain America vs. Wolverine
116 Silver Surfer vs. Thanos
117 X-Factor vs. Apocalypse
118 X-Men vs. Freedom Force
119 Wolverine vs. Sabretooth
120 X-Men in the Savage Land
121 Iron Man vs. Titanium Man
122 Thor vs. Loki
123 First Kree-Skrull War
124 Fantastic Four #1
125 X-Men #1
126 Amazing Fantasy #15
127 The Punisher Vol. 2 #1
128 Journey into Mystery #83
129 Amazing Spider-Man #129
130 Avengers #1
131 Amazing Spider-Man #1
132 Giant-Size X-Men #1
133 Wolverine Limited Series #1
134 Incredible Hulk #181
135 Tales of Suspense #39
136 Avengers #4
137 Fantastic Four
138 Avengers
139 X-Men
140 X-Men
141 Cloak and Dagger
142 New Mutants
143 X-Factor
144 Excalibur
145 Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
146 Sinister Six
147 Hellfire Club
148 Alpha Flight
149 Spider-Man
150 Doctor Doom
151 Doctor Octopus
152 The Hulk
153 Silver Surfer
154 Thor
155 Punisher
156 Magneto
157 Captain America
158 Doctor Strange
159 Iron Man