1992 Impel DC Cosmic Cards are essentially the DC equivalent of the Marvel Universe line that helped usher the modern era of modern comic trading cards. Character-driven with a deep checklist, it covers a lot of ground. There also happens to be a lot of it out there, making it one of the more common products of the high-production period.
1992 Impel DC Cosmic Cards Checklist Overview
Consisting of 180 cards, 1992 Impel DC Cosmic Cards take a deep dive into the company’s roster of heroes and villains. Although the checklist is broken down into several sections, most still highlight the characters in a similar manner only with natural groupings. The first 30 cards delve into the history of ten of DC’s biggest names including Superman, Wonder Woman and The Flash. Each icon has three cards, one each for their Golden Age, Silver Age and Modern Age interpretations. From there, character groupings highlight the larger roster of protagonists and antagonists from Earth and beyond.
One corner of the DC Universe that isn’t in the set is Gotham City. So no Batman, his friends or his colorful gallery of rogues.
Towards the end of the base set, there are cards for major storylines and Classic Covers that showcase some of the biggest and most valuable DC Comics of all-time.
1992 Impel DC Cosmic Cards takes another page from the Marvel Universe format with its Holograms inserts. Landing 1:10 packs, each has one (or two) of DC’s biggest names.
A factory set with both the base set and all of the Holograms is also available.
While this has long been considered a 1992 set due to release date, the cards themselves have a 1991 copyright on the back.
With its massive production run, 1992 Impel DC Cosmic Cards don’t carry a lot of value today. They also came out as the hobby boom of the early 1990s was starting to slow down so it never really had a chance to catch on like the early Marvel Universe releases and hold the same level of nostalgia today.
1992 Impel DC Cosmic Cards Checklist
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Set size: 180 cards
Cards per pack: 10
Packs per box: 36
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Base Set Checklist
180 cards.
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Hero Heritage
1 Golden Age Blue Beetle
2 Silver Age Blue Beetle
3 Modern Age Blue Beetle
4 Golden Age Flash
5 Silver Age Flash
6 Modern Age Flash
7 Golden Age Green Lantern
8 Silver Age Green Lantern
9 Modern Age Green Lantern
10 Golden Age Hawkman
11 Silver Age Hawkman
12 Modern Age Hawkman
13 Golden Age Shazam!
14 Silver Age Shazam!
15 Modern Age Shazam!
16 Golden Age Superman
17 Silver Age Superman
18 Modern Age Superman
19 Golden Age Wonder Woman
20 Silver Age Wonder Woman
21 Modern Age Wonder Woman
Villain Heritage
22 Golden Age Cheetah
23 Silver Age Cheetah
24 Modern Age Cheetah
25 Golden Age Lex Luthor
26 Silver Age Lex Luthor
27 Modern Age Lex Luthor
28 Golden Age Mr. Mxyztplk
29 Silver Age Mr. Mxyztplk
30 Modern Age Mr. Mxyztplk
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
31 Animal Man
32 Aqualad
33 Aquaman
34 Black Condor
35 Black Lightning
36 Blackhawk
37 Blue Devil
38 Booster Gold
39 Bronze Tiger
40 Changeling
41 The Creeper
42 Crimson Fox
43 Cyborg
44 Deathstroke the Terminator
44 Deathstroke the Terminator COR
45 Dr. Light
46 Dove
47 Elongated Man
48 Fire
49 Firehawk
50 Firestorm
51 Gangbuster
52 Geo-Force
53 The Guardian
54 Guy Gardner
55 Hawk
56 Hawkwoman
57 Hourman
58 Ice
59 Jade
60 John Stewart
61 Katana
62 Metamorpho
63 Mr. Bones
64 Nightshade
65 Nightwing
66 Northwind
67 Nuklon
68 Pantha
69 Peacemaker
70 Phantom Lady
71 Power Girl
72 Ragman
73 Raven
74 Rocket Red
75 Speedy
76 Troia
77 Vixen
78 Wildcat
Earth’s Mightiest Villains
79 Amazo
80 Big Sir
81 Black Manta
82 Blockbuster
83 Bolt
84 Brainiac
85 Captain Boomerang
86 Chemo
87 Chronos
88 Copperhead
89 Count Vertigo
90 Deadline
91 Deadshot
92 Dr. Light
93 Dr. Polaris
94 Eclipso
95 Goldface
96 Gorilla Grodd
97 Houngan
98 Jericho
99 Kestrel
100 Monarch
101 Ocean Master
102 Parasite
103 Phobia
104 Plasmus
105 Psycho-Pirate
106 Shadow Thief
107 Silver Swan
108 Sonar
109 Toyman
110 Vandal Savage
111 Warp
Heroes from Beyond
112 Adam Strange
113 Arisia
114 Big Barda
115 Black Racer
116 Fastbak
117 G’nort
118 Kilowog
119 Lightray
120 Lobo
121 Martian Manhunter
122 Metron
123 Mr. Miracle
124 Orion
125 Starfire
Villains from Beyond
126 Ares
127 Blackfire
128 Darkseid
129 Desaad
130 Despero
131 Glorious Godfrey
132 Granny Goodness
133 Kalibak
134 Kanjar Ro
135 Manga Khan
136 Maxima
137 Mr. Nebula
138 Sinestro
139 Starro the Conquerer
140 Steppenwolf
141 Yuga Khan
Great Battles
142 Crisis on Earths One & Two
143 Crisis on Earths One & Two
144 Crisis on Earths One & Two
145 Crisis on Infinite Earths
146 Crisis on Infinite Earths
147 Crisis on Infinite Earths
148 Legends
149 Legends
150 Legends
151 Millennium
152 Millennium
153 Millennium
154 Invasion!
155 Invasion!
156 Invasion!
157 Cosmic Odyssey
158 Cosmic Odyssey
159 Cosmic Odyssey
160 The Great Darkness Saga
161 The Great Darkness Saga
162 The Great Darkness Saga
163 Armageddon 2001
164 Armageddon 2001
165 Armageddon 2001
166 War of the Gods
167 War of the Gods
168 War of the Gods
Classic Covers
169 Action Comics #1
170 All-American Comics #16
171 All Star Comics #3
172 The Brave and the Bold #34
173 New Gods #1
174 Sensation Comics #1
175 Showcase #22
176 Showcase #34
177 Superman #1
178 Wonder Woman #1
179 Checklist
180 Checklist
Holograms Checklist
10 cards.
1:10 packs.
DCH1 Clark Kent and Lois Lane
DCH2 Darkseid
DCH3 Deathstroke the Terminator
DCH4 Flash
DCH5 Green Lantern
DCH6 Hawkman
DCH7 Lobo
DCH8 Superman
DCH9 Wonder Woman
DCH10 Waverider
Promo Cards Checklist
Deathstroke the Terminator
Flash
Green Lantern
Superman
Wonder Woman
Four-Card Sheet
Wonder Woman / Lobo / Deathstroke the Terminator / Superman
Interestingly, no Batman nor any of the closely associated characters (Robin, Joker, Catwoman, Riddler, Ra’s Al Ghul, etc.). DC must have made a separate deal for those rights.