1995 Topps Finest Image Universe trading cards offer an upscale look at the early days of the upstart comic company. Highlighted by great artwork and some solid inserts, the product is also one of the hobby’s earlier chromium releases. They might not carry a lot of value today but there are still plenty of beautiful cards and fun to be had.
1995 Topps Finest Image Universe Checklist Details
The base set has 90 total cards. However, it’s broken down into six different subsets with each one dedicated to a specific comic and its Image founder creator. Savage Dragon (Erik Larsen), WildC.A.T.s (Jim Lee), Youngblood (Rob Liefeld), Spawn (Todd McFarlane), Cyberforce (Marc Silvestri), and ShadowHawk (Jim Valentino) are all featured in the set. Not all have the same legacy but they were all important and popular in their own right back in the early ’90s, giving this a time capsule sort of feel.
Outside of the Image Universe logo, fronts are full-bleed artwork that has some added metallic pop thanks to the chromium stock. Backs are driven primarily by an overview and history of the featured comics and their characters. One notable exception that takes things a little more meta is card #8. It brings Bazooka Joe, a Topps icon, into the Savage Dragon universe. The front has the two facing off with a back that’s inspired by a Bazooka Joe comic.
1995 Topps Finest Image Universe has three additional insert sets.
First Issue Covers (1:14 packs) are just that, drawing from the same six titles from the base set. In addition to the famous fronts, the write-ups discuss the history of the issues.
Six Interviews (1:14 packs) shift the focus more directly to the creators. Each of these has some direct tips to help inspire budding artists and writers to get into the world of comics. The fronts on these are fun as they integrate a photo with a comic character. Think Mary Poppins and the penguins only on a trading card and no frilly dresses.
Finally, there’s six ClearZone cards (1:11 packs) that take an almost transparent approach to chromium.
1995 Topps Finest Image Universe Checklist
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Set size: 90 cards
Cards per pack: 6
Packs per box: 24
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Base Set Checklist
90 cards.
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Savage Dragon
1 Savage Dragon
2 Dragon Attack
3 Dragon & Dart
4 Under Fire
5 SuperPatriot
6 The Deadly Duo
7 OverLord
8 Bazooka Joe and His Special Crossover Guest
9 Cutthroat & Hellrazor
10 Vanguard
11 Barbaric
12 Star
13 Mighty Man
14 Freak Force
15 Erik Larsen
WildC.A.T.s
16 WildC.A.T.s
17 Grifter
18 Voodoo
19 Maul
20 Void
21 Warblade
22 Spartan
23 Zealot
24 Lord Emp
25 Lord Entropy
26 The Gnome
27 Maul and Warblade
28 Zealot and Voodoo
29 Grifter and Zealot
30 Jim Lee
Youngblood
31 Badrock
32 Die Hard
33 Vogue
34 Chapel
35 Combat
36 Cougar
37 Photon
38 Riptide
39 Dutch
40 Die Hard
41 Sentinel
42 Psi-Fire
43 Darkthorn
44 Masada
45 Rob Liefeld
Spawn
46 The Origin
47 The Enemies
48 His Fate
49 Medieval Spawn
50 Hellspawn Powers
51 Wanda Blake
52 Terry Fitzgerald
53 Burke and Twitch
54 Violator
55 Malebolgia
56 Chapel
57 Angela
58 Commando Spawn
59 Spawn Popularity Roars
60 Todd McFarlane
Cyberforce
61 Ballistic
62 Cyblade
63 Heatwave
64 Impact
65 Ripclaw
66 Stayker
67 Velocity
68 Cyberforce
69 Codename: Stryke Force
70 Misery
71 Mindgame
72 Megawatt
73 Psychotron
74 Kill Razor
75 Marc Silvestri
ShadowHawk
76 Return of ShadowHawk
77 ShadowHawk and His Identity
78 ShadowHawk’s Mission
79 Armament of ShadowHawk
80 ShadowHawk the Protector
81 ShadowHawk’s Quest
82 Silver Age ShadowHawk and Squirrel
83 HardEdge
84 Blackjak and Arson
85 J.P. Slaughter
86 Integriti
87 Ace: The Kid from Outer Space
88 Galactic Legion
89 Captain Everything
90 Jim Valentino
ClearZone Checklist
6 cards.
1:11 packs.
C1 The Savage Dragon
C2 Zealot
C3 Die Hard
C4 Spawn
C5 RipClaw
C6 ShadowHawk
First Issue Covers Checklist
6 cards.
1:14 packs.
d1 The Savage Dragon #1
d2 WildC.A.T.S #1
d3 Youngblood #1
d4 Spawn #1
d5 CyberForce #1
d6 Shadowhawk #1
Interviews Checklist
6 cards.
1:14 packs.
i1 Erik Larsen on Writing
i2 Jim Lee on Determination
i3 Rob Liefeld on Motivation
i4 Todd McFarlane on Submitting Samples
i5 Marc Silvestri on Breaking In
i6 Jim Valentino on Storytelling
Promo Cards Checklist
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