1992 Impel X-Men trading cards take the formula established by the company’s first couple of Marvel Universe sets and goes all-mutant. Perhaps even more notable is the fact that all of the cards include original art from Jim Lee. By today’s standards, it’s a simple and straightforward release. But that doesn’t take away from its enduring popularity.
1992 Impel X-Men Checklist Overview
The base set is a somewhat modest 100 cards. It’s organized around different themes, although all are character-focused. Things start with 40 Super Heroes, followed by 30 Super-Villains. Teams, Ex X-Men and Allies take things up to #90. The next nine-cards go together to form a Danger Room puzzle that’s similar to a splash page.
Fronts are colorful and have lots going on. Still, it’s a showcase for Lee’s work. The era-defining artist did all 99 cards for the set, giving it a defining feature beyond its tighter X-only focus. Backs rank characters on a scale of 1-7 in several areas, making for an-easy-to-read chart. There’s also key info like their name, size and first appearance. Bios and trivia-laden “X-tra Facts” round things out.
The biggest chase in the product is Jim Lee’s autograph. He signed a small number of cards. Given the large print run run of the product, these are tough to find.
Keeping with their Marvel Universe sets, Impel included five Gold Holograms as well.
Boxes of the set use the “Uncanny X-Men” title. Wolverine and Magneto are both featured on them, although the content inside is the same.
A special factory tin set is also available. Limited to 7,500 numbered copies, it includes a card explaining the Power Ratings system that isn’t in packs.
Like most Marvel trading card sets from this period (and their comic counterparts), the print run for 1992 Impel X-Men is big. Decades later, unopened boxes are still readily available. That hasn’t stopped them from dramatically rising in price, though, as collectors look to recapture the era, chase high-grade singles and hunt for some of Deadpool’s earliest cards.
1992 Impel X-Men Checklist
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Set size: 100 cards
Cards per pack: 6
Packs per box: 36
Boxes per case: 20
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Base Set
100 cards.
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Super Heroes
1 Beast
2 Wolverine
3 Havok
4 Iceman
5 Phoenix
6 Nightcrawler
7 Cannonball
8 Wolfsbane
9 Siryn
10 Lockheed
11 Professor X
12 Psylocke
13 Domino
14 Storm
15 Meggan
16 Feral
17 Cyclops
18 Gambit
19 Cable
20 Archangel
21 Banshee
22 Shadowcat
23 Kylun
24 Jean Grey
25 Colossus
26 Warpath
27 Polaris
28 Boom Boom
29 Jubilee
30 Shatterstar
31 Strong Guy
32 Captain Britain
33 Forge
34 Multiple Man
35 Quicksilver
36 Rogue
37 Widget
38 Bishop
39 Maverick
40 Cerise
Super-Villains
41 Magneto
42 Mr. Sinister
43 Deadpool
44 Proteus
45 Mojo II
46 Juggernaut
47 Sentinels
48 Gideon
49 Masque
50 Shiva
51 Apocalypse
52 Sabretooth
53 Mojo
54 Caliban
55 Gatecrasher
56 Brood
57 Blob
58 Stryfe
59 Warwolves
60 Omega Red
61 Black Tom
62 Mystique
63 Sauron
64 Saturnyne
65 Toad
66 Shadow King
67 White Queen
68 Mastermind
69 Deathbird
70 Lady Deathstrike
Teams
71 X-Men (Gold Strike Force)
72 X-Men (Blue Strike Force)
73 Teams: X-Factor
74 Teams: X-Force
75 Excalibur
76 Hellfire Club
77 Mutant Liberation Front
78 Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
79 Upstarts
80 Technet
Ex X-Men
81 Sunspot
82 Dark Phoenix
83 Longshot
84 Magik
85 Dazzler
Allies
86 Starjammers
87 Imperial Guard
88 Lilandra
89 W.H.O.
90 Roma
Danger Room
91 Nightcrawler
92 Archangel
93 Storm
94 Gambit
95 Wolverine
96 Shatterstar
97 Cyclops
98 Cable
99 Colossus
100 Checklist / Cerebro
Autographs
Jim Lee
Holograms
5 cards.
XH-1 Wolverine
XH-2 Cable
XH-3 Gambit
XH-4 Magneto
XH-5 X-Men
Power Ratings
1 card.
Included in tin factory set.
Promo Cards
27 Polaris
Magneto Hologram – Advance Comics
