MARVEL UNIVERSE GALLERY 1990-1994 Trading Card Collection

In 1990, after decades as a leader in the comics industry, Marvel Comics joined forces with Impel Marketing to enter the booming business of collectable trading cards as one of the first major non-sports card hits. Marvel and Dark Horse have teamed up to assemble and showcase the complete Marvel Universe Trading Card collection, showcasing nearly 1,000 cards produced between 1990 and 1994 — including rare chase holograms, foils, and acetates. Each card is represented in exacting detail, with commentary throughout from Marvel veterans. The Marvel Universe Trading Cards entered the market in a big way, launching the series and causing fans to frantically seek out and acquire each new entry in the annual set — from iconic stalwarts like Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Doctor Doom, to more esoteric sensations like Bloodseed, Slayback, and Deadzone! Not only did these cards feature dynamic original art, but fans could finally reference their favorite characters’ abilities, origins, and alternate identities in the pre-Internet halcyon days! The Marvel Universe Gallery is a chance to examine an anchor point in Marvel history through cards that turned a generation into Marvel maniacs overnight!