1990 Impel Marvel Universe Series 1 Factory Sealed 36 Packs MINT Stored from purchase in a humidity monitored safe. Beware!!! - Sealed boxes aren't worth anything if they weren't stored correctly. If someone isn't showing you ALL sides they are hiding something!! Compare pictures and see my boxes are of the highest quality. |
Impel Marvel Universe cards are collectible trading cards based on the characters and events of the Marvel Universe. The first series was published by Impel in 1990. The cards feature images of all of the Super Heroes, Super-Villains, Rookies, Teams, and Wars along with first time categories for Team-Ups, Cosmic Beings, and more. The first series was published by Impel in 1990. The cards featured categories such as Super Heroes, Super Villains, Rookies, Famous Battles and Team Pictures. Two years later, Impel negotiated with DC Comics to publish DC Cosmic Cards. Series I - 1990 On the front of each card in the 1990 series, a character or event was featured. This series offered several things that future series would not include. Such features were the 12 "Spider-Man Presents:" cards. In these cards, Spider-Man would conduct a humorous interview with other characters in the Marvel Universe, such as Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, the Hulk, Silver Surfer, Thor, the Punisher, Magneto, Captain America, Dr. Strange, Iron Man, Wolverine and Spider-Man. This is also the only series that offered nicknames, win–loss records, and a trading card of Stan Lee. Other categories in the series included Super Heroes, Super Villains, Rookies, Famous Battle, Most Valuable Comics and Team Pictures. In Series I, unique to this series, characters could have multiple cards in the same category. For example, Spider-Man has three cards under the Super Hero category (Cosmic Spider-Man, his Symbiote Costume and the Classic Spider-Man). |