Marvel Universe Series II (Impel)

Marvel Universe Series II
Impel
1991

When Marvel and Impel found immediate success in the trading card business with their newly designed Marvel Universe series in 1990, they knew at that point they would be printing money to keep the sets coming. They did just that.

Hot on the heels of series one, the duo produced and released series two. Packs flew off the shelves.

Much like the prior set, series two kept the card sections confined to specific "titles"; Super Heroes, Villains, Teams, Rookies, Etc. The set featured one hundred sixty-two base cards and five holofoil chase cards.

A nice new added touch to the backs of each card were "Power Ratings". This was a chart / graph, which showed the character's stats based on a zero through seven numbering system. It featured; Strength, Speed, Agility, Stamina, Durability and Intelligence. These numbers could be cross referenced to cards 159 - 161, which explained in detail what each level's "power" meant.

The base series wrapped up with a two sided checklist.

Impel produced a nice set of five holofoil cards to chase down. Based on what other sealed box buyers have said, it doesn't appear that there was really any rhyme or reason as to how they were inserted. Some buyers have gotten upwards of five in a box, and others as little as two.

Though I honestly didn't enjoy the design of series two over series one, I was still really happy with the cards back in the early 90's. I remember ripping open pack after pack trying to complete a set. However, since I never actually got a full box of them at one time, I don't recall ever pulling any of the chase cards. I did eventually manage to put a full base set together.

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