2002 Artbox Spider-Man FilmCardz offer a different sort of trading card spin on Marvel’s friendly neighborhood superhero. The themes themselves aren’t exactly groundbreaking, but the film-style cards are definitely not the standard card stock. The format runs throughout the checklist, including the autographs and inserts.
2002 Artbox Spider-Man FilmCardz Checklist Details
The base set has 72 cards, which are split into five different subsets. The first half of the set delves into his traits and characteristics. Throw in a little history and some action and the title for the subset, Amazing Spider-Man, makes perfect sense. Nine Battle cards showcase some classic rivalries while Costumes spotlight the many outfits worn by Peter Parker and others assuming the Spider-Man mantle. Rounding things out for the main set are Villains and Covers, which recreate some classic comics.
What makes these cards — and others in the set — different is the film-like quality of the main part of the card. They’re embedded within a frame to give them standard trading card dimensions, not to make them sturdy. It does make for a set with limited info, but the look makes up for it.
Artbox sold separate film viewers for collectors to place cards in. These have backlighting to make the cards shine. Even if you can’t find the viewer for this particular set, there are other FilmCardz sets out there including Terminator 2 and The Simpsons.
Hobby and retail pack both have their own exclusive nine-card insert sets that lands one per pack. Hobby inserts have a “Ph” prefix for the number. For retail, it’s “Pm.”
Other inserts include six Rare cards (1:8 packs) and three Ultra Rares (1:12 packs). Run the numbers and you’ll discover that a) neither are super tough and b) individual Rares are actually tougher pulls than their Ultra Rare counterparts.
Autographs feature some major comic creators involved with Spider-Man over the decades. They include Stan Lee (case topper), John Romita Sr. and Jr., and Mike Wieringo.
2002 Artbox Spider-Man FilmCardz Checklist
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Set size: 72 cards
Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 24
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Base Set Checklist
72 cards.
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Amazing Spider-Man
1 Spider-Man vs. Kraven the Hunter
2 Spider-Man Web-Slinging
3 Spider-Man and a Web Full of Thugs
4 Spider-Man Walks Away From a Battle
5 Spider-Man and Ka-Zar Running From Dinosaurs
6 Spider-Man with Black Cat
7 Spider-Man vs. Spider Slayer
8 Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin
9 Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus
10 Spider-Man Unmasked
11 Spider-Man Tangled in Vines
12 Spider-Man Swinging Through the Rain
13 Spider-Man Swinging through New York City
14 Spider-Man Surrounded by Spiders
15 Spider-Man Saving Lives
16 Spider-Man Rushes to the Scene
17 Spider-Man Landing On a Rooftop
18 Peter Parker Teaching Biochemistry
19 Peter Parker as Spider-Man
20 Spider-Man Surrounded by Photos
21 Spider-Man Perched on a Rooftop
22 New York’s New Spider-Man
23 Spider-Man’s Mask
24 Spider-Man and Man Thing vs. Lizard
25 Spider-Man Hooked up to Machinery
26 Spider-Man Looking for Action
27 Spider-Man vs. Kraven’s son and Calypso
28 Spider-Man Hiding in the Shadows
29 Spider-Man Rescuing a Fireman
30 Spider-Man Face to Face
31 In the Eyes of Dr. Octopus
32 Spider-Man in the Darkness
33 Spider-Man Crawling Above the City
34 Spider-Man Crawling Up a Building
35 Spider-Man Web-Slinging with Baggage
36 Spider-Man After a Brawl
Battle
37 Spider-Man vs. Carnage and Venom
38 Spider-Man vs. Dr. Octopus
39 Spider-Man vs. Electro
40 Spider-Man vs. Kraven
41 Spider-Man vs. The Scorpion
42 Spider-Man vs. Spider Slayer
43 Spider-Man vs. The Lizard
44 Spider-Man vs. Venom
45 Spider-Man vs. Venom
Costume
46 Spider-Man 2099
47 Armored Spidey
48 Ben Reilly as Spider-Man
49 Black Symbiote
50 Captain Universe
51 Classic Spider-Man
52 Elusive Spider-Man
53 Scarlet Spider
54 Six-Arm Spidey
Villains
55 Carnage
56 Dr. Doom
57 Green Goblin
58 Hobgoblin
59 The Lizard
60 Mysterio
61 Rhino
62 Venom
63 The Vulture
Covers
64 Amazing Spider-Man #252
65 Amazing Spider-Man #3
66 Amazing Spider-Man #33
67 Amazing Fantasy #15
68 Amazing Spider-Man 100th Anniversary Issue
69 Spectacular Spider-Man #257
70 Amazing Spider-Man #2
71 Web of Spider-Man #1
72 Amazing Spider-Man #34
Autographs Checklist
11 cards.
1:18 packs.
Lee distributed as case topper and not in packs.
A1 Charles Vess /150
A2 Glenn Fabry /150
A3 John Romita Jr. /150
A4 John Romita Sr. /150
A5 Kaare Andrews /150
A6 Mark Buckingham /150
A7 Mark Bagley /150
A8 Mike Wieringo /150
A9 Ron Frenz /150
A10 J. Scott Campbell /150
A11 Stan Lee /500 – case topper
Hobby Insert Checklist
9 cards.
1 per hobby pack.
Ph1 Unmasked by the Black Tyrant
Ph2 Sensational Spider-Man #1
Ph3 The End of Spider-Man?
Ph4 Spider-Man vs. The Vulture
Ph5 Spidey Soars Through a Starlit Sky
Ph6 Is it True?
Ph7 Spider-Man vs. The Sinister Six
Ph8 Spider-Man Plays “Guess Who?”
Ph9 Peter Gets Prepared for a Long Night
Rare Checklist
6 cards.
1:8 packs.
R1 It’s a Scorcher Out There!
R2 Night Patrol
R3 The Clone of Spider-Man
R4 Just Another Day at the Office
R5 Night Watchman
R6 A Defeated Spider-Man
Retail Insert Checklist
9 cards.
1 per retail pack.
Pm1 Just Stretching My Legs
Pm2 Spider-Man Leaps To Safety
Pm3 Spidey’s Greatest Fears
Pm4 The End Of The Green Goblin
Pm5 Half Man, Half Spider
Pm6 Spidey Battles The Spider Slayers
Pm7 Spider-Man Vs. The Hobgoblin
Pm8 Spidey Meets True Evil
Pm9 Peter Gets His Powers
Ultra Rare Checklist
3 cards.
1:12 packs.
UR1 Another Day’s Work Is Done
UR2 Can It Be True?
UR3 Spider-Man Surveys the Ruins
Promo Cards
P1 Peter Parker
P2 Spider-Man Costume Line-up
P3 Spider-Man Battle
P4 Spider-Man Biggest Enemies
P5 Spider-Man Cover Gallery
