2006 Rittenhouse Complete Avengers trading cards is the first set dedicated to the Marvel super-team and, until that point, more than four decades of comic history. While it’s comprehensive is several regards, it’s the sketch card lineup that stands out the most today.
The 81-card base set goes through the major events of the team including big battles and team shakeups. It concludes with the run up to the original Civil War storyline that would go on to be one of the biggest films ever a decade later.
2006 Rittenhouse Complete Avengers Sketch Cards and Inserts
The 2006 Rittenhouse Complete Avengers sketch cards take things up a notch in a couple of regards. Most noticeable is the fact that virtually all of them are done in color. At this time, the level of quality and detail varied greatly in the hobby. Most sketch cards were still just that.
The checklist features several notable artists both in the hobby and several who have since shifted to the mainstream comic world.
Still, there’s one name that stands out above them all. Oddly, these are the only cards not in color. But when Marvel icon Stan Lee draws sketch cards, detail isn’t such a big deal. He did 100 cards for the Complete Avengers.
Of course, there are a few other insert sets as well. Legendary Heroes centers on the biggest names and founders of the team. At 1:40 packs, it’s one of the product’s tougher portions. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes uses foil to recreate modern covers in trading card form. Finally, there’s Greatest Enemies, a puzzle collage featuring many iconic Marvel villains.
History runs throughout a few other cards not available in packs. Gene Colon has an autograph that came with the 2006 Rittenhouse Complete Avengers binder. A Roy Thomas signed card came as a case topper.
Those ordering two cases received an over-sized Archives Cuts card. These have full panels from early Avengers comic books. While the idea has been used several times since, this was the first set to do so.
2006 Rittenhouse Complete Avengers Checklist
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Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 40
Boxes per case: 12
Release Date: November 29, 2006
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Base Set Checklist
81 cards.
1 Title Card
2 1963
3 1964
4 1964
5 1964
6 1965
7 1965
8 1966
9 1966
10 1967
11 1968
12 1968
13 1969
14 1969
15 1969
16 1970
17 1971
18 1971
19 1972
20 1972
21 1973
22 1973
23 1974
24 1974
25 1975
26 1976
27 1976
28 1977
29 1977
30 1978
31 1978
32 1979
33 1979
34 1980
35 1981
36 1982
37 1982
38 1983
39 1983
40 1984
41 1985
42 1985
43 1986
44 1986
45 1987
46 1988
47 1989
48 1990
49 1990
50 1991
51 1991
52 1992
53 1992
54 1993
55 1993
56 1994
57 1995
58 1996
59 1996
60 1997
61 1997
62 1998
63 1998
64 1999
65 2000
66 2001
67 2001
68 2002
69 2002
70 2003
71 2003
72 2004
73 2004
74 2005
75 2005
76 2006
77 2006
78 2006
79 Checklist
80 Checklist
81 Checklist
Sketch Cards Checklist
1:40 packs.
Stan Lee cards done in black and white. All others are in color.
Number of cards each artist did is noted.
Mahmud A. Asrar – 310
Darren Auck – 268
James Bukauskas – 117
Jose Carlos – 305
Jeff Chandler – 250
Justin Chung – 126
Igor Cicarini – 224
Dan Day – 300
David Day – 307
Renae De Liz – 399
Ray Dillon – 398
Guy Dorian – 132
Ian Dorian – 77
Brent Engstrom – 346
Dave Fox – 188
Otis Frampton – 100
Matthew Goodmanson – 275
Grant Gould – 251
Don Hillsman – 300
Tom Hodges – 265
John Jackman – 240
Brian Kong – 378
Jim Kyle – 296
Stan Lee – 100
Mike Lilly – 150
Dave Lynch – 250
Warren Martineck – 266
Brandon McKinney – 307
Rich Molinelli – 298
Tom Nguyen – 139
Tony Perna – 250
Ricardo Ratton – 266
Tyler Richlen – 257
Tone Rodriguez – 295
Scott Rosema – 121
Joe Rubinstein – 335
Uko Smith – 356
Jason Sobol – 228
Mark Texeira – 360
Eddie Valdo – 210
Jeff Welborn – 310
Ron Wilson – 170
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Checklist
18 cards, 1:20 packs.
MH1
MH2
MH3
MH4
MH5
MH6
MH7
MH8
MH9
MH10
MH11
MH12
MH13
MH14
MH15
MH16
MH17
MH18
Greatest Enemies Checklist
9 cards, 1:10 packs.
GE1 Lords of Chaos
GE2 Lords of Chaos
GE3 Lords of Chaos
GE4 Conquerors of the Cosmos
GE5 Conquerors of the Cosmos
GE6 Conquerors of the Cosmos
GE7 Masters of Evil
GE8 Masters of Evil
GE9 Masters of Evil
Legendary Heroes Checklist
9 cards, 1:40 packs.
LH1 Captain America
LH2 Thor
LH3 Iron Man
LH4 Giant Man
LH5 The Wasp
LH6 Hulk
LH7 Sub-Mariner
LH8 Scarlet Witch
LH9 Hawkeye
Archive Cuts Comic Cards Checklist
Distributed as a two-case incentive. Cards measure 8 1/2 x 11.
Autographs Checklist
2 cards.
Gene Colan – Binder
Roy Thomas – Case Topper
Over-Sized Sketch Cards Checklist
Distributed as a six-case incentive.
Cat Staggs
Promo Cards CHecklist
CP1 Captain America – Conventions
P1 Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Wasp, Captain America – General Distribution
P2 Spider-Women, Six Others – Non-Sport Update
P3 Thor – Binder
SD06 Captain America, Eight Others – San Diego Comic-Con
