Archive for January 5th, 2008

Promotional Card Sheets (2)

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

These promotional card sheets were for sets that Marvel published themselves in 1994, about the Marvel universe in general, and Spider-Man in particular. I particularly like the way the cards on the second sheet match like a jig-saw puzzle.

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Promotional Card Sheets (1)

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

In the mid-1990, when trading cards were a vital part of the comics retail business, promotional sheets for new card sets were quite common in magalogs like Previews. These sheets were typically printed on the same cardstock as the actual cards, and featured the same special features (foil printing, embossing, etc.)

The sheets presented here were for several Fleer Ultra sets, dating from 1994 and 1995. I’m presenting these sheets here because they are quite cool, in my opinion, even though I’ve moved beyond them. They are for sale, by the way.

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