2009 Rittenhouse Justice League Archives Trading Cards
Product Details
In 2009, Rittenhouse produced a commemorative card set that paid homage to the Silver Age run of DC's Justice League. The limited release totaled only 6,000 boxes. Using comic book imagery from 1960 to 1969, 2009 Rittenhouse Justice League Archives is a thorough retrospective of the team's origins.
With the exception of issues 39, 48, 58, and 67, all of the first 73 issues of Justice League of America, as well as the three The Brave and the Bold issues, are represented. The four books not featured in this set were 80-page special editions consisting of three reprinted stories from previous Justice League books.
Each card, printed on quality stock and featuring full-bleed drawings, has an image from a Justice League title on the front and the cover/release information of the image's source on the reverse. Beyond the 72-card base set, 2009 Rittenhouse Justice League Archives also includes three chase sets. The 18-card Super Friends insert features character designs from the popular 1970s cartoon on the front and piece together to make a puzzle on the reverse.
Founding Members cards are designed to look like ID badges and offer seven options. Each foil card has a head shot and facsimile signature of one of the original founding members on the front and a fingerprint and bar code on the reverse. The six-card Other Earths set includes characters from Earth 2 and Earth 3 alongside their more well-known counterparts. The design of this chase is very similar to that of the Rittenhouse DC Legacy set.
Among the most premium options in the release, 39 different artists contributed original Sketch cards and they average one per box.
As with most Rittenhouse products, there are also case incentives that were available with larger purchases of 2009 Rittenhouse Justice League Archives. These cards are incredibly rare and very difficult to find. Every case (that's 12 boxes) yielded an autograph card from legendary Justice League artist, Murphy Anderson. Hand-painted cards by Felipe Massafera and Bard were included with three- and nine-case purchases, respectively, and an 18-case purchase included one sketch card from each of the 39 artists.
Rittenhouse also offered a collector's binder themed to match the set which included an exclusive promo card.
Product Configuration: 24 packs per box, 5 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
Price Point: Mid-End Entertainment Card
Target Audience: Set Builders, Entertainment Collectors, DC Comic Collectors
2009 Rittenhouse Justice League Archives Box Break
- 1 Sketch Card
- 1 Founding Members
- 2 Other Earths
- 3 Super Friends
- 120 cards
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Set Checklist
2009 Rittenhouse Justice League Archives Checklist
Base Checklist
2 - The Brave and the Bold 29
3 - The Brave and the Bold 30
4 - Justice League of America 1
5 - Justice League of America 2
6 - Justice League of America 3
7 - Justice League of America 4
8 - Justice League of America 5
9 - Justice League of America 6
10 - Justice League of America 7
11 - Justice League of America 8
12 - Justice League of America 9
13 - Justice League of America 10
14 - Justice League of America 11
15 - Justice League of America 12
16 - Justice League of America 13
17 - Justice League of America 14
18 - Justice League of America 15
19 - Justice League of America 16
20 - Justice League of America 17
21 - Justice League of America 18
22 - Justice League of America 19
23 - Justice League of America 20
24 - Justice League of America 21
25 - Justice League of America 22
26 - Justice League of America 23
27 - Justice League of America 24
28 - Justice League of America 25
29 - Justice League of America 26
30 - Justice League of America 27
31 - Justice League of America 28
32 - Justice League of America 29
33 - Justice League of America 30
34 - Justice League of America 31
35 - Justice League of America 32
36 - Justice League of America 33
38 - Justice League of America 35
39 - Justice League of America 36
40 - Justice League of America 37
41 - Justice League of America 38
42 - Justice League of America 40
43 - Justice League of America 41
44 - Justice League of America 42
45 - Justice League of America 43
46 - Justice League of America 44
47 - Justice League of America 45
48 - Justice League of America 46
49 - Justice League of America 47
50 - Justice League of America 49
51 - Justice League of America 50
52 - Justice League of America 51
53 - Justice League of America 52
54 - Justice League of America 53
55 - Justice League of America 54
56 - Justice League of America 55
57 - Justice League of America 56
58 - Justice League of America 57
59 - Justice League of America 59
60 - Justice League of America 60
61 - Justice League of America 61
62 - Justice League of America 62
63 - Justice League of America 63
64 - Justice League of America 64
65 - Justice League of America 65
66 - Justice League of America 66
67 - Justice League of America 68
68 - Justice League of America 69
69 - Justice League of America 70
70 - Justice League of America 71
71 - Justice League of America 72
72 - Justice League of America 73
Founding Members Set Checklist
FM2 - Batman
FM3 - Wonder Woman
FM4 - Flash
FM6 - Aquaman
FM7 - Martian Manhunter
Other Earths Set Checklist
OE2 - Owlman
OE3 - Super Woman
OE5 - Power Ring
OE6 - Adult Robin
Super Friends Set Checklist
SF2 - Batman
SF3 - Robin
SF4 - Wonder Woman
SF5 - Aquaman
SF6 - Wonder Twins
SF7 - Gleek
SF8 - Green Lantern
SF9 - Hawkman
SF11 - Apache Chief
SF12 - Black Vulcan
SF13 - Samurai
SF14 - Lex Luthor
SF15 - Bizarro
SF16 - Cheetah, Giganta, and Gorilla Grodd
SF17 - Toyman, The Riddler, and Scarecrow
SF18 - Captain Cold, Black Manta, and Sinestro
Sketch Card Artists Checklist
Kate Bradley (190)
Corey Breen (250)
Pat Broderick (133)
James Bukauskas (200)
Mark Dos Santos (200)
Neil Edwards (200)
Brent Engstrom (250)
Mike Fiorentino (200)
Joel Gomez (200)
Matthew Goodmanson (200)
Kevin Graham (200)
Fred Haynes (225)
Don Hillsman II (110)
Aaron Houston (200)
John Haun (200)
Brian Kong (250)
Jim Kyle (200)
Cully Long (200)
Warren Martineck (200)
Chris Moreno (200)
Nathan Ohlendorf (200)
Rhiannon Owens (200)
Dennis Pacheo (200)
Andy Price (200)
Harvey Richards (225)
Tone Rodriguez (250)
Ronald Salas (200)
Michael Sellers (200)
Dezi Sienty (250)
Uko Smith (250)
Jason Sobol (200)
Mark Spears (200)
Bobby Vala (200)
Tom Valente (225)
Justin Vandemark (200)
Steve Wands (225)
Nathan Watson (200)
