1996 Fleer SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces Trading Cards

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1996 Fleer SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces is the fifth set in the high-end, high-art line. Overlooked somewhat at the time of its initial release, the set has since become a modern classic.

The popular product is extremely valuable and sealed boxes always cause a stir on the very rare occasions that they surface.

1996 Fleer SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces Set Details

The 1996 Fleer SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces base set has 100 cards. All cards feature detailed artwork by renowned fantasy artists Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell. The first 54 cards are character cards that cover the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. Vallejo and Bell's artwork adds a sense of realism to the characters. Other subsets include Duels and Legacies (#55-84) and Genesis (#85-99). The final card in the set is a checklist.

In a testament to the set's popularity, 1996 Fleer SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces commons often sell for as much as most contemporary base sets.

1996 Fleer SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces has a pair of basic insert sets. This includes Double Impact, which has dual-sided cards with an image from Vallejo on one side and Bell on the other. Singles in the six-card set are inserted 1:4 packs.

Gallery cards (six cards, 1:3 packs) showcase a thick gold foil border, giving them the feeling of being a painting.

The ultimate chase comes in the form of redemption cards for original artwork from the set. Inserted 1:60,000 packs, completists still covet them even though the opportunity to get the paintings has long since passed.

1996 Fleer SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces cases came with an oversized Masterprins card. There are two in the set.

With its high-end initial price tag, a lot of collectors and dealers were scared off by the set initially. But this led to an extremely low print run. Combine that with the high quality of the cards and the artwork and you've got a perfect storm for a modern classic comic card set.