Every once in a while a product comes along that take the idea of ‘premium’ and push it beyond everything that came before it. When it comes to comic trading cards, 2012 Upper Deck Marvel Premier is such a set. Whether it’s low-numbered base cards, high-end inserts or its unique spin on sketch cards, everything on the checklist lives up to the concept of super-premium.
Boxes have five total cards. Two are base, one’s a standard sketch card, another is a multi-panel sketch and the final is another insert.
2012 Upper Deck Marvel Premier Checklist Details
The base set has a modest 50 cards. All are character-driven with original artwork done by Cruddie Torian. Printed on thick stock, cards have foil highlights. However, the biggest draw today is likely their limited availability. Each has just 199 copies, which would be a modest number for an insert or parallel. For a base card, it’s on the scarce side. High prices reflect that now, particularly when it comes to key heroes and villains.
Printing Plates are the only traditional parallels for the main set. However, there are Base Sketch Cards. These take the sketch concept and apply it to specific base cards and numbers. Basically, artists had a lot of leeway in how they interpreted characters on these, but there was some direction on who has to be on each.
Additional Sketch Cards and Inserts
All other 2012 Upper Deck Marvel Premier sketch cards are oversized with either two, three or four panels. This on its own makes for larger canvases. But there’s something else to this format. The original artwork carries over to the other side of the card. So basically, these are two-in-one sketch books.
Emotion Booklets are another place on the 2012 Upper Deck Marvel Premier checklist with book cards. Numbered to 50, each has a cover with original art from Jason Adams. On the inside, there’s an illustration by NAR! (printed on the card and not hand-drawn individually) and a description for a corresponding emotion.
Rounding out the set are two other premium insert set. Classic Corners Patch cards recreate comic corners with special embroidered patches.
Classic battles are recreated on Shadowbox cards. These have a layered build to them, giving a sense of depth.
For both the Classic Corners and Shadowbox sets, some of the cards are short prints and have fewer copies.
2012 Upper Deck Marvel Premier Checklist
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Set size: 50 cards
Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 1
Boxes per case: 6
Release date: October, 2012
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Base Set Checklist
50 cards.
1 Mr. Fantastic /199
2 Invisible Woman /199
3 Thing /199
4 Human Torch /199
5 Spider-Man /199
6 Iron Man /199
7 Captain America /199
8 Thor /199
9 Hulk /199
10 Hawkeye /199
11 Wasp /199
12 Red Hulk /199
13 Iron Fist /199
14 Luke Cage /199
15 Doctor Strange /199
16 Black Panther /199
17 Spider-Woman /199
18 Ms. Marvel /199
19 Scarlet Witch /199
20 Wolverine /199
21 Emma Frost /199
22 Cyclops /199
23 Jean Grey /199
24 Gambit /199
25 Rogue /199
26 Iceman /199
27 Nightcrawler /199
28 Storm /199
29 X-23 /199
30 Psylocke /199
31 Professor X /199
32 Silver Surfer /199
33 Daredevil /199
34 Deadpool /199
35 She-Hulk /199
36 Punisher /199
37 Ghost Rider /199
38 Elektra /199
39 Doctor Doom /199
40 Green Goblin /199
41 Venom /199
42 Red Skull /199
43 Loki /199
44 Magneto /199
45 Dark Phoenix /199
46 Sabretooth /199
47 Thanos /199
48 Mystique /199
49 Apocalypse /199
50 Galactus /199
Base Sketch Cards Checklist
71 artists.
Andre
Dioscoro “Dongo” Beniga Jr.
Boo
Dan Borgonos
Chris “Cabbie” Bradberry
Kate Bradley
Antonio Brandao
James “Bukshot” Bukauskas
Jomar Alejos Bulda
Puis Calzada
Jaime Carrillo
Ajhay “AJ” Cerezo
Edward Cherniga
Wendy “Mashi” Chew
Matthew Clark
Scott Cohn
Eugene Commodore
Aposcar Guevara “Acee” Cruz
Layron DeJarnette
Rodrigo Dos Santos
Harold Edge
Anthony Escartin
Bienifer “BnFer” Flores
Chris “CLF” Foreman
James “Riot” Godfrey
Joel Gomez
Danielle Gransaull (Soloud)
Chadwick Haverland
Elvin Hernandez
Anthony Hochrein
Charles Holbert
Jamal Igle
Jose Jaro
Virginia Kakava
Chris Kawagiwa
Ryan (RMK) Kincaid
Lee Kohse
Babisu Kourtis
Natasa Kourtis
Jayson Kretzer
Rain Lagunsad
Kat Laurange
Lak Lim
Renato Peter “Butch” Mapa
Randy Martinez
Mike Mayhew
Adriana Melo
Cyrus Mesarcia
Lord Mesa
Mike Miller
Mark Morales
Marat Mychaels
Adrian Nelson
Julien Nido
Eric Ninaltowski
Nathan Ohlendorf
Tony Perna
Ashleigh Popplewell
Jonathan Racimo
Lawrence Reynolds
Sara Richard
Ian Roberts
Stuart Sayger
Kevin Sharpe
Matt Slay
Cal Slayton
Bryan Tillman
Wils Villano
Jeff Wamester
Frankie B. Washington
Rich Woodall
Printing Plates Parallels
50 cards.
Each is a 1/1.
Plates have Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions.
Emotion Booklets Checklist
18 cards.
1:3 packs.
E-1 Fustration / Thing /50
E-2 Responsibility / Spider-Man /50
E-3 Pride / Iron Man /50
E-4 Patriotism / Captain America /50
E-5 Honor / Thor /50
E-6 Anger / Hulk /50 – 5 have have a red sketch
E-7 Jealousy / Loki /50
E-8 Resentment / Magneto /50
E-9 Ferocity / Sabertooth /50
E-10 Mystic / Dr. Strange /50
E-11 Ambition / Dr. Doom /50
E12 Torment / Wolverine /50
E-13 Control / Cyclops /50
E-14 Anxiety / Rogue /50
E-15 Joviality / Iceman /50
E-16 Turmoil / Psylocke /50
E-17 Horror / Venom /50
E-18 Insanity / Deadpool /50
Four Panel Sketch Booklets Checklist
64 artists.
Dan Borgonos
Chris “Cabbie” Bradberry
Kate Bradley
Antonio Brandao
James “Bukshot” Bukauskas
Stephen Burks
Puis Calzada
Edward Cherniga
Wendy “Mashi” Chew
Aposcar Guevara “Acee” Cruz
Layron DeJarnette
Harold Edge
Anthony Escartin
Bienifer “BnFer” Flores
Mauro Froda
Mick and Matt Glebe
James “Riot” Godfrey
Joel Gomez
Danielle Gransaull (Soloud)
Sanford Greene
Chadwick Haverland
Ray-Anthony Height
David Hindelang
Charles Holbert
Jamal Igle
Jose Jaro
Joe Jusko
Virginia Kakava
Chris Kawagiwa
Ryan (RMK) Kincaid
Lee Kohse
Babisu Kourtis
Natasa Kourtis
Jayson Kretzer
Rain Lagunsad
Kat Laurange
Lak Lim
Renato Peter “Butch” Mapa
Randy Martinez
Mike Mayhew
Adriana Melo
Cyrus Mesarcia
Lord Mesa
Mike Miller
Mark Morales
Marat Mychaels
Eric Ninaltowski
Nathan Ohlendorf
Mark A. Peasley
Bob Petrecca
Ashleigh Popplewell
Jonathan Racimo
Lawrence Reynolds
Sara Richard
Ian Roberts
Kevin Sharpe
Matt Slay
TheOpticNerve
Bianca Thompson
Cruddie Torian
Melissa Uran
Jeff Wamester
Frankie B. Washington
Rich Woodall
Three-Panel Sketch Cards Checklist
71 artists.
Dioscoro “Dongo” Beniga Jr
Dana Black
Boo
Kate Bradley
Antonio Brandao
James “Bukshot” Bukauskas
Stephen Burks
Puis Calzada
Ajhay “AJ” Cerezo
Edward Cherniga
Wendy “Mashi” Chew
Justin Chung
Aposcar Guevara “Acee” Cruz
Layron DeJarnette
Mike “Locoduck” Duron
Harold Edge
Anthony Escartin
Bienifer “BnFer” Flores
Chris “CLF” Foreman
Mauro Froda
Benito Gallego
Mick and Matt Glebe
James “Riot” Godfrey
Joel Gomez
Eliseu Gouveia
Danielle Gransaull (Soloud)
Charles Hall
Chadwick Haverland
Elvin Hernandez
David Hindelang
Anthony Hochrein
Charles Holbert
Jamal Igle
Joe Jusko
Chris Kawagiwa
Ryan (RMK) Kincaid
Natasa Kourtis
Jayson Kretzer
Rain Lagunsad
Kat Laurange
Lak Lim
Alex Magno
Randy Martinez
Mike Mayhew
Adriana Melo
Cyrus Mesarcia
Lord Mesa
Mike Miller
Mark Morales
Marat Mychaels
Nathan Ohlendorf
Mark A. Peasley
Bob Petrecca
Ashleigh Popplewell
Jonathan Racimo
Lawrence Reynolds
Sara Richard
Juno Sanchez
Kevin Sharpe
Matt Slay
Cal Slayton
Dominike “Domo” Stanton
TheOpticNerve
Bianca Thompson
Bryan Tillman
Cruddie Torian
Melissa Uran
Wils Villano
Frankie B. Washington
Wu Wei
Rich Woodall
Two-Panel Sketch Cards Checklist
78 artists.
Dioscoro “Dongo” Beniga Jr
Dana Black
Boo
Antonio Brandao
James “Bukshot” Bukauskas
Stephen Burks
Puis Calzada
Ajhay “AJ” Cerezo
Wendy “Mashi” Chew
Eugene Commodore
Bong Dazo
Layron DeJarnette
Mike “Locoduck” Duron
Harold Edge
Anthony Escartin
Bienifer “BnFer” Flores
Chris “CLF” Foreman
Mauro Froda
Benito Gallego
Mick and Matt Glebe
James “Riot” Godfrey
Joel Gomez
Eliseu Gouveia
Danielle Gransaull (Soloud)
Chadwick Haverland
Elvin Hernandez
David Hindelang
Anthony Hochrein
Charles Holbert
Jose Jaro
Jim Jimenez
Joe Jusko
Virginia Kakava
Chris Kawagiwa
Ryan (RMK) Kincaid
Achilleas Kokkinakis
Brian Kong
Babisu Kourtis
Natasa Kourtis
Jayson Kretzer
Rain Lagunsad
Kat Laurange
Lak Lim
Jun Lofamia
Alex Magno
Renato Peter “Butch” Mapa
Randy Martinez
Mike Mayhew
Adriana Melo
Cyrus Mesarcia
Lord Mesa
Mike Miller
Mark Morales
Marat Mychaels
Nar
Nathan Ohlendorf
Mark A. Peasley
Bob Petrecca
Ashleigh Popplewell
Jonathan Racimo
Rodney Ramos
Lawrence Reynolds
Sara Richard
MJ San Juan
Juno Sanchez
Kevin Sharpe
Matt Slay
Joe St. Pierre
Mark Texeira
TheOpticNerve
Bianca Thompson
Bryan Tillman
Cruddie Torian
Melissa Uran
Wils Villano
Frankie B. Washington
Wu Wei
Rich Woodall
Classic Corners Patch Checklist
50 cards.
1:3 packs.
Group A – 1:33, Group B – 1:10.4, Group C – 1:5.7, Group D – 1:3.2
CC-1 X-Men #1 D
CC-2 The Avengers #1 D
CC-3 Fantastic Four #48 D
CC-4 Marvel Super Heroes Secert Wars #1 A
CC-5 The Amazing Spider-Man #252 A
CC-6 Captain America #109 D
CC-7 Incredible Hulk (Vol. 1) #102 D
CC-8 The Amazing Spider-Man #50 D
CC-9 Daredevil #1 D
CC-10 Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 C
CC-11 The Amazing Spider-Man #48 D
CC-12 Journey Into Mystery #91 D
CC-13 Sub-Mariner (Vol. 1) #1 D
CC-14 Defenders (Vol. 1) #1 C
CC-15 Tales to Astonish (Vol. 1) #43 D
CC-16 Strange Tales (Vol. 1) #108 D
CC-17 Silver Surfer #1 D
CC-18 Monsters on The Prowl #9 D
CC-19 Iron Man (Vol. 1) D
CC-20 Tomb of Dracula #10 C
CC-21 Amazing Adventures Inhumans and The Black Widow #1 D
CC-22 Amazing Adventures Black Bolt and The Inhumans #10 C
CC-23 Amazing Adventures The Beast #11 C
CC-24 Amazing Adventures The Beast #12 C
CC-25 The Amazing Spider-Man #279 A
CC-26 Western Gunfighters The Ghost Rider/ Apache Kid #7 C
CC-27 The Amazing Spider-Man #250 B
CC-28 Marvel Presents: Guardians of The Galaxy #3 B
CC-29 Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #32 A
CC-30 The Amazing Spider-Man #200 B
CC-31 Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Vol. 1) #7 D
CC-32 The Avengers #94 C
CC-33 Fear #1 D
CC-34 Adevnture Into Fear With Man-Thing #10 C
CC-35 Wolverine Vol. 2 #1 C
CC-36 Beware #2 C
CC-37 Black Goliath #2 B
CC-38 Nova #1 B
CC-39 Nick Fury Agent of Shield D
CC-40 Night Rider #1 B
CC-41 Luke Cage Hero For Hire #1 C
CC-42 Jungle Action (Vol. 2) Featuring Black Panther #5 C
CC-43 Howard The Duck #33 B
CC-44 Invaders (Vol 1) #1 B
CC-45 The Human Torch (Vol. 1) #1 C
CC-46 Marvel Two-in-One #22 B
CC-47 Marvel Tales #1 D
CC-48 Marvel Spotlight: Ghost Rider #5 C
CC-49 Marvel Spotlight: Warriors Three #33 B
CC-50 Marvel Spotlight: Deathlok #33 B
Shadowbox Checklist
42 cards.
1:3 packs.
Group A – 1:41.7, Group B – 1:13, Group C – 1:6.1, Group D – 1:3.2
S-1 Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin D
S-2 Fantastic Four Vs. Galactus D
S-3 Spider-Man Vs. Punisher A
S-4 Iron Man Vs. Captain America D
S-5 Wolverine Vs. Magneto B
S-6 Daredevil Vs. Bullseye D
S-7 Hulk Vs. Thor D
S-8 Hulk Vs. Red Hulk C
S-9 The Avengers Vs. Dark Avengers A
S-10 The Avengers Vs. Skrulls D
S-11 Ultimate Hulk Vs. Ultimate Wolverine A
S-12 Spider-Man Vs. Kraven D
S-13 Iron Man Vs. Iron Patriot D
S-14 Carnage Vs. Anti-Venom Vs. Spider-Man Vs. Venom C
S-15 Captain America Vs. Red Skull D
S-16 World War Hulk Vs. Sentry C
S-17 Wolverine Vs. Lady Deathstrike D
S-18 Thor Vs. Silver Surfer D
S-19 Thor Vs. Hercules C
S-20 X-Men Vs. Sentinels D
S-21 Deadpool Vs. Taskmaster D
S-22 Hulk Vs. Thing D
S-23 Captain America Vs. Baron Zemo C
S-24 Black Bolt Vs. Vulcan C
S-25 Iron Man Vs. Thor C
S-26 Iron Man Vs. World War Hulk C
S-27 Earth’s Heroes Vs. Thanos C
S-28 X-Men Vs. Dark Avengers C
S-29 Iron Fist Vs. Hydra Foot Soliders B
S-30 Moon Knight Vs. Bushman A
S-31 Thor Vs. Frost Giants D
S-32 Thor Vs. Loki D
S-33 Silver Surfer Vs. Galactus D
S-34 Fantastic Four Vs. Doctor Doom C
S-35 X-Men Vs. Brotherhood B
S-36 Hulk Vs. Namor B
S-37 Spider-Man Vs. Lizard B
S-38 Iron Man Vs. Mandarin B
S-39 Spider-Man Vs. Firelord B
S-40 X-Men Vs. The Avengers C
S-41 Wolverine Vs. Sabretooth D
S-42 Professor Vs. Magneto B
