1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men is the sophomore premium trading card release dedicated to Marvel’s mutants. The follow-up to 1994 Ultra X-Men, it keeps with the high-end artwork, slick build and a mix of inserts. Like the line’s debut, the follow-up is still held in high regard today as one of the best of it’s era and even one of the all-time classics of Marvel trading cards.
So how did it get there?
1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men Checklist Details
The 150-card base set is largely character-driven. But it’s not done with typical comic drawings. Instead, it’s a fine art approach featuring pieces from some of the best in the industry including Dave Dorman, Julie Bell, Ray Lago, Dave DeVries, and Greg and Tim Hildebrandt.
The first 119 cards center on individual characters. Fronts have a full-bleed image with a thing ribbon for the name that also includes the Ultra X-Men logo and foil. It’s fairly simplistic but allows for the art to be the focal point.
Backs recycle a cropped version of the same artwork with a brief bio. Sauron (#61) has two variations with slight differences. On one, his head of the back is looking to the left. Others have the character looking to the right. While exact numbers of these variations aren’t known, it’s believed that both are available in similar numbers. So don’t expect a premium either buying or selling.
The remainder of the 1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men checklist consists of three subsets. Six X-Overs cards look at some of the big storylines that spread across multiple X-Men titles. Greatest Battles features classic clashes. Perhaps the most famous of the subsets is the last one, Spring Break. Done by Luis Royo, these take the X-Men to the beach, out of their uniforms and into their beachwear.
The Inserts of 1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men
1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men has a few insert sets that use different types of technology.
Hunters and Stalkers Powerblast uses etched foil as its basis. All nine cards have three different versions, depending on what pack type they came from. Rainbow are in hobby packs while Silver are exclusive to jumbo packs. Every Walmart pack has a Hunters and Stalkers Gold insert.
Sinister Observations are done on chromium stock while ten Suspended Animation cards use acetate and feature characters from the Saturday morning cartoon.
Like the 1994 Ultra X-Men release, oversized UltraPrints were included in the product as case toppers.
Alongside the long-running Marvel Universe line and Marvel Masterpieces, the Ultra X-Men and Spider-Man sets remain some of the most popular from the era. While not overly rare, this popularity has kept prices strong in the decades since its release. This is one of those go-to sets that other modern products are measured against or replicated from.
1995 Fleer Ultra X-Men Checklist
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Set size: 150 cards
Cards per pack: Hobby – 10, Jumbo – 14, Walmart – 11
Packs per box: Hobby – 36, Jumbo – 36, Walmart – 20
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Base Set Checklist
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1 Albert
2 Apocalypse
3 Arcade
4 Archangel
5 Askani
6 Bishop
7 Black Tom
8 Bloodscream
9 Brood
10 Ch’vayre
11 Colossus
12 Copycat
13 Cyber
14 Cyclops
15 Dark Phoenix
16 Dazzler
17 Domino
18 Exodus
19 Fitzroy
20 Gambit
21 Gideon
22 Grizzly
23 Haven
24 Hodge
25 Jean Grey
26 Juggernaut
27 Kane
28 Magneto
29 Maverick
30 Mojo
31 Mother Askani
32 Mr. Sinister
33 Mystique
34 Nimrod
35 Omega Red
36 Phalanx
37 Prior Turrin
38 Psylocke
39 Redd & Slym
40 Rogue
41 Sabretooth
42 Sentinels
43 Shard
44 Siena Blaze
45 Silver Samurai
46 Sinsear
47 Storm
48 Stryfe
49 Sunfire
50 Tyler
51 White Queen
52 Wolverine
53 X-Cutioner
54 X-Treme
55 Guardian
56 Puck
57 Vindicator
58 Blob
59 Phantazia
60 Pyro
61 Sauron – looking left on back
61 Sauron – looking right on back
62 Toad
63 Sabretooth
64 Amanda Sefton
65 Cerise
66 Douglock
67 Nightcrawler
68 Shadowcat
69 Tapestry
70 Banshee
71 Chamber
72 Husk
73 Jubilee
74 M
75 Mondo
76 Penance
77 Skin
78 Synch
79 White Queen
80 Feral
81 Forearm
82 Locus
83 Moonstar
84 Reaper
85 Reignfire
86 Tempo
87 Wildside
88 Angel
89 Beast
90 Cyclops
91 Iceman
92 Marvel Girl
93 Professor X
94 Beast
95 Cyclops
96 Gambit
97 Psylocke
98 Rogue
99 Wolverine
100 Archangel
101 Bishop
102 Jean Grey
103 Iceman
104 Storm
105 Professor X
106 Forge
107 Havok
108 Polaris
109 Quicksilver
110 Random
111 Strong Guy
112 Boomer
113 Cable
114 Cannonball
115 Domino
116 Rictor
117 Shatterstar
118 Siryn
119 Warpath
X-Overs
120 Fall of the Mutants
121 Fatal Attractions
122 Inferno
123 Phalanx Covenant
124 X-Cutioner’s Song
125 X-Tinction Agenda
Greatest Battles
126 Archangel vs. Apocalypse
127 Cable vs. Deadpool
128 Cable vs. Stryfe
129 Cable vs. Wolverine
130 Cyber vs. Wolverine
131 Cyclops vs. Mr. Sinister
132 Longshot vs. Mojo
133 Magneto vs. Professor X
134 Magneto vs. Wolverine
135 Omega Red vs. Wolverine
136 Psylocke vs. Revanche
137 Rogue vs. Ms. Marvel
138 Sabretooth vs. Jean Grey
139 Sabretooth vs. Wolverine
140 Sauron vs. Wolverine
Spring Break
141 Bishop
142 Gambit & Rogue
143 Iceman
144 Professor X & Jubilee
145 Psylocke & Archangel
146 Rogue
147 Scott & Jean
148 Storm
149 Wolverine
150 Checklist
Hunters and Stalkers Powerblast Gold Checklist
9 cards.
1 per Walmart pack.
1 Apocalypse
2 Cable
3 Deadpool
4 Random
5 Bishop
6 Sabretooth
7 Wolverine
8 Magneto
9 Archangel
Hunters and Stalkers Powerblast Rainbow Checklist
9 cards.
Available in hobby packs.
1 Apocalypse
2 Cable
3 Deadpool
4 Random
5 Bishop
6 Sabretooth
7 Wolverine
8 Magneto
9 Archangel
Hunters and Stalkers Powerblast Silver Checklist
9 cards.
Available in jumbo packs.
1 Apocalypse
2 Cable
3 Deadpool
4 Random
5 Bishop
6 Sabretooth
7 Wolverine
8 Magneto
9 Archangel
Sinister Observations Checklist
10 cards.
1 Archangel
2 Bishop
3 Cyclops
4 Gambit
5 Iceman
6 Jean Grey
7 Psylocke
8 Rogue
9 Storm
10 Wolverine
Suspended Animation Checklist
10 cards.
1 Beast
2 Cyclops
3 Gambit
4 Jean Grey
5 Jubilee
6 Magneto
7 Morph
8 Professor X
9 Storm
10 Wolverine
UltraPrints Checklist
10 cards.
Distributed as case toppers.
Measure 6 1/2″ by 10″.
Bishop
Cable
Cyclops
Fall of the Mutants
Gambit
Iceman
Jean Grey
Mr. Sinister
Random
Wolverine
Promo Cards Checklist
Weapon X – comics
Wolverine – Walmart
Two-Card Panels
Storm / Gambit
Wolverine / Bishop
4-Card Panels
Bishop / Magneto / Storm / Gambit
Cyclops / Beast / Rogue / Wolverine
Wolverine / Gambit / Storm / Bishop
Sheet
Cable / Beast / Psylocke / Cyclops / Wolverine / Magneto / Bishop / Gambit / Archangel