1990 Marvel Comics Impel Trading Cards—Series 1

Cards feature popular characters from the Marvel Universe. Spider-Man, Captain America, and Wolverine are heavily featured.

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.

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Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin

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(1922-2018) Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which would later become Marvel Comics' primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries.

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Stan Lee