1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men Trading Cards

Product Details

1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men ranks right up there among the best sets of all-time to focus on Marvel's mutants.

Like the 1994 set, the focus is on original art and premium-style cards, both of which have aged nicely in the decades since.

1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men Chromium is a separate product with a different checklist.

1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men Set Details

With 150 cards, the base set is on the large side for an entertainment set. Images are fully painted, taking a somewhat realistic approach. Artists include Luis Royo, Marc Sasso, Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo. Cards use a glossy finish and have foil accents for the names and logo, further lending to the more high-end nature of the set. Card backs recycle the front image, although it's cropped. It's joined by a short write-up.

For completists, the base set does have a pair of variations. Card #39 can be found with the two characters standing or flying on the front. Card #61 has a different back where Sauron is looking either right or left. None of these variations command a real premium though.

1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men doesn't have a lot of inserts, but some versions can only be found in certain packs. This is most apparent with Hunters and Stalkers. The nine-card Powerblast set has Gold, Rainbow and Silver versions, each exclusive to a certain pack type. Golds are in Walmart packs, Rainbow are only in Hobby, and Silver are jumbo-exclusives.

Sinister Observations is a chromium set with more are from Bell and Vallejo. Rounding out the main inserts is Suspended Animation, an acetate set that focuses on the characters from the X-Men cartoon that was on the air at the time.

Sealed cases of 1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men came with a set of ten UltraPrints. These are oversized cards that measure 6 1/2" by 10".

It is worth noting that while this is referred to as a 1995 set, it was actually released in 1994.