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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 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.
The X-Men are a team of mutant superheroes, published in American comic books by Marvel Comics.Over the decades, the X-Men have featured a rotating line up composed of many characters.
The set included 90 cards, along with 8 X-Men 2099 "Dyna-Etch" cards, randomly inserted throughout packs. The artwork from series 2 (featuring multiple well-known comic, fantasy and sci-fi artists) was also released by Marvel as three collections printed at standard comic size, titled "The Marvel Masterpieces 2 Collection (1-3)" allowing it to be seen in greater detail.
The X-Men first appeared in the self-titled X-Men comic, cover dated September 1963. Due to the X-Men's immense popularity, Marvel has launched dozens of spin-off series, called "X-Legs" throughout the years. Like Uncanny X-Men, most X-books feature mutants, humans born with extraordinary powers due to a genetic mutation.
"X-Tinction Agenda" is a 1990 crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics that ran through Uncanny X-Men and its spin-off titles, X-Factor and New Mutants.
Like Uncanny X-Men, most X-books feature mutants, humans born with extraordinary powers due to a genetic mutation. Some X-books feature mutant superhero teams while others feature solo adventures of characters who became popular in Uncanny X-Men or another X-book. Occasionally, X-books use mutants as a metaphor for racial, religious and other ...
Gambit first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #266 in 1990 and quickly became a fan favorite during the X-Men's rise in the 1990s. [108] He was characterized as an edgy, gruff ladies' man with a mysterious past, drawing comparisons to Wolverine , a factor that was noted to have contributed to his appeal. [ 109 ]
Marvel Comics is an American comic book company dating to 1961. This is a list of the publications it has released in its history under the "Marvel Comics" imprint. The list does not include collected editions; trade paperbacks; digital comics; free, promotional giveaways; sketchbooks; poster books or magazines, nor does it include series published by other Marvel imprints such as Epic, Icon ...