1993 SkyBox Marvel Universe Series 4 trading cards bring the comprehensive line back for yet another year. And while the name of the company making the cards may have changed, the focus on characters and big comic events didn’t.
At 180 cards, the base set is smaller compared to Series 3‘s 200 but still up from the 162 cards of the first two sets. Heroes and villains make up the first 135 cards. Instead of separate subsets like in the past, they’re mixed up here. And for good reason. The checklist is arranged so that these cards go together to form nine-card puzzles. They stand on their own but once put into pages, the pattern is clear.
Famous Battles and Unsolved Mysteries of the Marvel Universe make up the other subsets.
More Than Holograms
For a lot of collectors, when they think of 1990s Marvel trading cards, holograms come to mind as far as inserts go. The tradition continues in 1993 SkyBox Marvel Universe Series 4, however it’s a little different this time around. There’s just one in this product, a card of Spider-Man battling with Venom. It’s also a tough card, landing 1:180 packs. The quality of the hologram is much higher than years past. This time it opts for a 3-D look that’s much more impressive that the flat images of earlier Marvel Universe holograms. Another layer to this card is that it has five different variations depending on the background color: Green, Green and Gold, Navy, Red and Teal.
The main insert set is Red Foil 2099. These highlight the futuristic spin on Marvel characters. These fall 1:10 packs with nine cards making up the set.
Now in its fourth year and with a growing number of Marvel trading card options, it’s clear that the Marvel Universe line was losing steam at this point. It wasn’t the new thing anymore. Other products had joined the space and taken some of the thunder as well. In particular, one could look to the Marvel Masterpieces and its push into the premium realm.
The SkyBox imprint is new for the Marvel Universe line. However, it’s more of an evolution for the card maker than something entirely new. Impel, the name used for three Marvel Universe sets starting in 1990, changed its name to SkyBox International in April, 1992.
1993 SkyBox Marvel Universe Series 4 Checklist
Set size: 180 cards
Cards per pack: 10
Packs per box: 36
Boxes per case: 20
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Base Set
180 cards.
Buy on eBay:
1 Hulk
2 Moon Knight
3 Siege
4 Deadzone
5 Wild Pack
6 Silver Sable
7 Doc Samson
8 Deathlok
9 Moses Magnum
10 Warlock
11 Silver Surfer
12 Quasar
13 Starhawk
14 Galactus
15 Goddess
16 Thanos
17 Morg
18 Drax
19 Nova
20 Firestar
21 Cardinal
22 Namorita
23 Speedball
24 Turbo
25 Rage
26 Night Thrasher
27 Darkhawk
28 Deadpool
29 Cannonball
30 Slayback
31 Sabretooth
32 Shatterstar
33 Apocalypse
34 Mr. Sinister
35 Cable
36 Stryfe
37 Guardian
38 Micromax
39 Wildheart
40 Captain Britain
41 Phoenix
42 Nightcrawler
43 Havok
44 Psylocke
45 Strong Guy
46 Dr. Strange
47 Dormammu
48 Beta Ray Bill
49 Loki
50 Cobweb
51 Blackheart
52 Sleepwalker
53 Thor
54 Hellstorm
55 Venom
56 Demogoblin
57 Carnage
58 Hobgoblin
59 Spider-Man
60 Cardiac
61 Rhino
62 Shock
63 Daredevil
64 Scarlet Witch
65 Spider-Woman
66 Splice
67 Iron Man
68 Wonder Man
69 War Machine
70 Namor
71 Tiger Shark
72 U.S. Agent
73 Mr. Fantastic
74 Invisible Woman
75 Human Torch
76 Lyja
77 Occulus
78 Molecule Man
79 Dr. Doom
80 Thing
81 Klaw
82 She-Hulk
83 Punisher
84 Falcon
85 Hardcore
86 Nomad
87 Terror, Inc.
88 Iron Fist
89 Cage
90 Scarecrow
91 Black Knight
92 Crystal
93 Sersi
94 Thunderstrike
95 Captain America
96 Hercules
97 Bloodaxe
98 Red Skull
99 Proctor
100 Deathwatch
101 Lilith
102 Heart Attack
103 Blaze
104 Basilisk
105 Ghost Rider
106 Darkhold Redeemers
107 Morbius
108 Nightstalkers
109 Storm
110 Archangel
111 Beast
112 Rogue
113 Magneto
114 Gambit
115 Cyclops
116 Wolverine
117 Bishop
118 Ovoids
119 Brood
120 Titans
121 Badoon
122 Asgardians
123 Skrulls
124 Shi’ar
125 Kree
126 Rigellians
127 Black Axe
128 Techno Wizards
129 Motormouth
130 Bloodseed
131 Dark Angel
132 Wild Thing
133 Die-Cut
134 Death’s Head II
135 Death Metal
Unsolved Mysteries of the Marvel Universe
136 The Origin of Wolverine
137 The Origin of Cable
138 The Face of Darkhawk
139 The Origin of Ghost Rider
140 The Fate of the X-Men
141 The Face of Doctor Doom
142 The Sixth Member of the Infinity Watch
143 The Secret of Spider-Man’s Parents
144 The Origin of Nightcrawler
Famous Battles
145 Spider-Man vs. Carnage
146 Cable vs. Stryfe
147 Ghost Rider vs. Lilith
148 Silver Surfer vs. Morg
149 Wolverine vs. Sabretooth
150 Thor vs. Loki
151 War Machine vs. Iron Man
152 Spider-Man vs. Venom
153 Punisher vs. Thorn
154 X-Cutioner’s Song
155 Spider-Man vs. Sinister Six
156 Infinity War
157 Spirits of Venom
158 Hulk vs. Leader
159 Ghost Rider vs. Blackout
160 Dr. Strange vs Dormammu
161 Wolverine vs. Cyber
162 Captain America vs. Crossbones
163 Punisher vs. Jigsaw
164 Wolverine vs. Venom
165 Spider-Man vs. Juggernaut
166 Darkhawk vs. Evilhawk
167 X-Force vs Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
168 Daredevil vs. Typhoid Mary
169 Spider-Man vs. Kingpin
170 Thor vs. Bloodaxe
171 Warlock vs. Man-Beast
172 Ghost Rider vs. Blaze
173 Hulk vs Hulk
174 Fantastic Four vs. Secret Defenders
175 Spider-Man vs. Cardiac
176 Punisher vs. Ghost Rider
177 Wolverine vs. Omega Red
178 Cable vs. Deadpool
179 Hulk vs. X-Factor
180 Checklist
3-D Hologram
1 card.
1:180 packs.
Has Green, Green and Gold, Navy, Red and Teal versions.
H-IV Spider-Man vs. Venom
Red Foil 2099
9 cards.
1:10 packs.
1 2099 Doom 2099
2 2099 Vulture 2099
3 2099 Ravage 2099
4 2099 Fearmaster
5 2099 Spider-Man 2099
6 2099 Punisher 2099
7 2099 Specialist
8 2099 Dethstryk
9 2099 Tiger Wylde
Promo Cards
0 Deathlok
Silver Sable
Promo Panels
3 panels.
Given out at Capital City Sales Conference.
Doom 2099 / Vulture 2099 / Ravage 2099 /1200
Fearmaster / Spider-Man 2099 / Punisher 2099 /1200
Specialist / Dethstryk / Tiger Wylde /1200
Red Foil Production Samples
5 cards.
Have blank backs with a sticker that reads “Production Sample Marvel IV Foil Card”.
Dethstryk
Fearmaster
Ravage 2099
Tiger Wylde
Vulture 2099
