2011 Upper Deck Captain America trading cards come from a time when the Marvel Cinematic Universe was still establishing itself and laying the groundwork for what was yet to come. It’s similar with what Upper Deck was doing at the time. The format of standard cards mixed in with hits, some of which have long odds, is a familiar one now. Then, there was still a sense of freshness surrounding it, at least as far as Marvel movie cards go.
2011 Upper Deck Captain America Checklist Details
The 99-card base set is focused primarily on some of the film. The only exception is the final dozen cards that switch over to the characters. Part of Upper Deck’s formula was its base set limitations. In order to hit shelves around the same time as the movie itself arrived in theatres, a limited amount of content was available. Since the adoption of the internet, movie studios have become much more aware of potential spoilers. You can also factor in production deadlines and schedules that might not line up with the times the final effects and edits were made. Collectors are left with a base set that’s more a recap of the trailer than the film in its entirety.
Printing plates are the only parallels for the base set.
Autographs, Memorabilia Cards and Other Premium Inserts
2011 Upper Deck Captain America has three big inserts per hobby box. Autographs, memorabilia cards, manufactured patch cards, sketch cards and printing plates all count towards these.
Autographs are tough at 1:288 packs. The checklist is also small with just four signers. However, all of the names carry some weight and notoriety, even if they’re not Hollywood superstars. Stanley Tucci leads the way followed by Emmy nominee Toby Jones.
Chris Evans would eventually sign for Upper Deck but not until later.
Memorabilia cards have pieces of wardrobe material used during the film’s production. These are the most common hits in the product, landing 1:12 hobby packs. The checklist has 13 cards and covers all of the main characters including a couple of Captain America and one of Steve Rogers. Peggy Carter and Red Skull are also among them.
They might not be actual memorabilia, but Insignia Patch cards (1:16 hobby, 1:96 retail packs) do take some inspiration from them. These have an embroidered patch embedded into the card, highlighting various logos and icongraphy.
Sketch cards (1:48 hobby packs) feature more than 70 artists. These all have unique artwork, however they’re comics based and not connected to the movie — at least directly. There are definitely many characters featured in the film, but it’s also possible to find other Marvel characters.
Additional 2011 Upper Deck Captain America Inserts
The 2011 Upper Deck Captain America checklist has two additional insert sets.
Comic Covers showcase the artwork for some of the most famous and important Captain America comics ever published.
Poster Series cards don’t highlight the film’s actual movie posters. Rather, they use some of the key artwork like you’d find on things like notebook covers, canvas prints or on a Trends poster in the flip rack sitting at the back of a music store.
This is one of Upper Deck’s early sets with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It might not have the star power that some other releases have, but there’s still lots to it that stands out.
2011 Upper Deck Captain America Checklist
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Set size: 99 cards
Cards per pack: Hobby – 7, Retail – 5
Packs per box: Hobby – 24, Retail – 16
Boxes per case: Hobby – 12
Release date: June 14, 2011
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Base Set Checklist
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Character Cards
88 Steve Rogers/Captain America
89 Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
90 Peggy Carter
91 James “Bucky” Barnes
92 Dr. Abraham Erskine
93 Howard Stark
94 Dr. Arnim Zola
95 Dum Dum Dugan
96 Gabe Jones
97 Jacques Dernier
98 Montgomery Falsworth
99 Jim Morita
Printing Plates Parallels
99 cards.
Each plate has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Plates are 1/1.
Autographs Checklist
4 cards.
1:288 hobby packs.
1:2,500 retail packs.
JO Toby Jones as Dr. Zola
KC Kenneth Choi as Jim Morita
NM Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan
ST Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine
Memorabilia Cards Checklist
13 cards.
1:12 hobby packs.
1:48 retail packs.
Check out a gallery of the entire set.
M-1 Golden Age Captain America
M-2 Bucky Barnes
M-3 Peggy Carter
M-4 Dr. Erskine
M-5 Howard Stark
M-6 Red Skull
M-7 Dr. Zola
M-8 Heinz Kruger
M-9 Dum Dum Dugan
M-10 Gabe Jones
M-11 Jacques Dernier
M-12 Steve Rogers
M-13 Captain America
Sketch Cards Checklist
71 artists
1:48 hobby packs.
Number of cards done by each artist is noted.
Melike Acar – 21
Jason Adams – 35
Irma Ahmed – 99
Kate Bradley – 18
George Calloway – 22
Joel Carroll – 63
Jim Cheung – 27
Wendy Chew – 18
Joyce Chin – 28
Hamilton Cline – 86
Eugene Commodore – 47
Katie Cook – 22
Roy Cover – 79
George “GEO” Davis – 40
George Deep – 33
Zane Donnellan – 36
Remi Dousset – 37
Michael Duran – 96
John “ACE” Evangelista – 74
Chris Foreman – 63
Jerry Gaylord – 40
Kevin Gentilcore – 77
Bruce Gerlach – 45
Dan Gorman – 86
Kevin Graham – 27
Danielle Gransaull/Soloud – 42
Matt Grigsby – 10
Charles Hall – 38
Mark Henry – 32
Ben Herrera – 48
John Huan – 39
Jon Hughes – 85
Jose Jaro – 12
Frank Kadar – 39
Ryan Kincaid – 87
Brian Kong – 45
Lak Lim – 44
Andy MacDonald – 56
David Mack – 55
Butch Mapa – 85
Billy Martin – 54
Sebastian Mazuera – 45
Mark McKenna – 44
Lord Mesa – 99
Johnboy Meyers – 27
Jonboy Meyers – 18
Mike Miller – 22
Jake Minor – 18
Matthew Minor – 86
Hanie Mohd – 82
Remy “Eisu” Mokhtar – 81
Rich Molinelli – 96
Gilbert Monsanto – 101
Eric Ninaltowski – 45
Dan Panosian – 27
Joe Pekar – 54
Jason Keith Phillips – 119
Bill Pulkovski – 43
Lawrence Reynolds – 84
Dave Ryan – 53
Hector Sevilla – 12
Brandon Singleton – 10
Cal Slayton – 45
Tod Smith – 45
Cat Staggs – 25
Ken Steacy – 29
Bryan Turner – 24
Travis Walton – 99
Frankie B. Washington – 92
Sarah Wilkinson – 53
Ben Young – 27
Comic Covers Checklist
13 cards.
1:2 packs.
C-1 Captain America #1
C-2 Tales of Suspense #59
C-3 Captain America #100
C-4 Captain America #110
C-5 Captain America #111
C-6 Captain America #193
C-7 Captain America #321
C-8 Captain America Annual #8
C-9 Captain America #332
C-10 Captain America #405
C-11 Captain America #445
C-12 Captain America Volume 5 #1
C-13 Captain America Volume 5 #25
Insignia Patch Cards Checklist
6 cards.
1:16 hobby packs.
1:96 retail packs.
Check out a gallery of the entire set.
I-1 Johann Schmidt
I-2 Captain America
I-3 Red Skull
I-4 Captain America
I-5 Steve Rogers
I-6 Captain America
Poster Series Checklist
12 cards.
1:2 packs.
P-1 Captain America
P-2 Captain America
P-3 Captain America
P-4 Captain America
P-5 Captain America
P-6 Captain America
P-7 Captain America
P-8 Captain America
P-9 Captain America
P-10 Captain America
P-11 Captain America
P-12 Captain America
