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  1. 136 - Thunderbird

    Can't do a collection of inactive X-Men without arguably the most famous one of all.

    Somewhere along the way, I misplaced this card, so these images are from @tradingcarddb.

    #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #InMemoriam #BrianStelfreeze

  2. Which Fleer Ultra X-Men Series 1 New Mutants card is the best?

    Art from Bill Sienkiewicz, Bo Hampton & Joe Phillips.

    #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM #NewMutants

  3. 135 - Mastermind

    One of the better trading card/static image depictions of Mastermind's powers.

    The power description is reaching a bit; he technically doesn't go into people's minds - he needed help to do that w/Phoenix

    #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #InMemoriam #JamesSullivan

  4. 134 - Dark Phoenix

    Can't do a "dead X-Men" subset without Dark Phoenix!

    The description of her powers on the cardback seems to have forgotten Phoenix was also telepathic.

    #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #InMemoriam #RayLago

  5. 134 - Dark Phoenix

    Can't do a "dead X-Men" subset without Dark Phoenix!

    The description of her powers on the cardback seems to have forgotten Phoenix was also telepathic.

  6. 134 - Dark Phoenix

    Can't do a "dead X-Men" subset without Dark Phoenix!

    The description of her powers on the cardback seems to have forgotten Phoenix was also telepathic.

    #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #InMemoriam #RayLago

  7. 001 - Cyclops

    This set immediately corrects a wrong from previous sets by starting off with the #1 X-Man. 😀

    #TradingCardADay #FUXM1 #XMen #XMenBlue #RayLago

  8. 024 - Empyrean

    A character with a complicated power set tied directly to a specific storyline, Empyrean never really took off.

    Props for teaching me a new vocab word via the name back in the day.

    Scans via tradingcarddb.com

    #TradingCardADay #93A #AronWeisenfeld #XMen #Empyrean

  9. 089 - Vulture 2099

    With all due respect to Vulture 2099, he concludes the set's base cards with much more of a whimper than a bang.

    #TradingCardADay #MM2 #Vulture2099 #SpiderMan2099 #KentWilliams

  10. 083 - Nova

    I like the idea of showing Nova flying out of a city vs. dropping him into a space setting. Nice zag.

    #TradingCardADay #MM2 #Nova #NewWarriors #RayLago

  11. 082 - Hercules

    "Take THAT dad!" Clever idea for a Hercules card.

    I love the Leather Jacket Avengers, but Hercules' metal shoulder pads have never done it for me.

    #TradingCardADay #MM2 #Hercules #Avengers #RayLago

  12. 070 - Hawkeye

    The cardback bio conveniently leaves out his brief detour into super-villainy before joining the Avengers.

    I feel like the West Coast Avengers needed more "doing stuff around recognizable LA landmarks."

    #TradingCardADay #MM2 #Hawkeye #AvengersWestCoast #RayLago

  13. 041 - Spider-Man 2099

    Thanks to the second Spider-Verse film, this is the one 2099 character who is probably more well-known now than in 1993.

    #TradingCardADay #MM2 #SpiderMan2099 #Marvel2099 #JoeJusko

  14. 037 - Adam Warlock

    This looks like something you could find painted on the side of a conversion van in the late 70s or early 80s - which is exactly the appropriate vibe for Adam Warlock.

    #TradingCardADay #MM2 #AdamWarlock #RayLago

  15. 035 - Thanos

    Great Thanos - the smirk really sells it. Now a member of the Infinity Watch!

    Also love pre-thicc, randomly-shoved-into-Iron Man Thanos on the back.

    #TradingCardADay #MM2 #Thanos #RayLago

  16. Card 123: Skrull

    I like how Morgan leans into the Skrulls' sneering, googly-eyed vibe.

    Big Iron Fist retcon shoutout in the Did You Know fact!

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #AlienRaces #TomMorgan #Skrulls

  17. Card 122: Asgardians

    An intensely busy card, which actually works to its advantage, making it feel full & intricate.

    Love that 1/3 of the Warriors Three gets called out.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #AlienRaces #TomMorgan #Asgardians #Thor

  18. Card 099: Proctor

    He's just a guy with red eyes and luscious locks on the card, but if you're only going to give one #Avengers baddie a card in 1993, there's no way it's not the unfortunately-named Proctor.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Proctor

  19. Card 098: Red Skull

    The #Avengers baddies are the poster children for the "here's some busts to fill out the group shot" approach.

    Kudos to referencing the "cloned body of #CaptainAmerica" bit, right in the Origin, no less!

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #RedSkull

  20. Card 097: Bloodaxe

    All the Avengers villains get slotted into the bottom row, starting with this Thunderstrike baddie, another character I'm sure we all remember!

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Thunderstrike #Blooadaxe

  21. Card 096: Hercules

    Hercules with his first trading card!

    It's kinda funny that his mace gets called in the DYK fact when it barely gets any play during his time in the Leather Jacket Avengers.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Hercules

  22. Card 095: Captain America

    With the Avengers new HQ in the background; since that was the HQ when I started reading, I assumed it had been around a long time. Ultimately, it lasted maybe 3-ish years.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #CaptainAmerica

  23. Card 094: Thunderstrike

    The first Thunderstrike card, but thanks to the circumstances of Thor's narrative in the early 90s, this is Eric Masterson's third trading card, having appeared as Thor in series 2 & 3.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Thunderstrike

  24. Card 093: Sersi

    Rounding out the top row with the final side of the Crystal-Black Knight-Sersi love triangle.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Sersi

  25. Card 092: Crystal

    Crystal is one of those characters who feels like she should be way more powerful than she's typically depicted as being.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #Avengers #RonFrenz #TomPalmer #Crystal

  26. Card 091: Black Knight

    New page: #Avengers w/art from #RonFrenz & #TomPalmer!

    Big "how it started/how it ended" energy for the Harras/Epting run here, going from the cardfront to the cardback.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #BlackKnight

  27. Card 081: Klaw

    Nice to see another classic baddie, with his first trading card to boot!

    Still a shame we never got a "pink guy" version of Klaw in the MCU.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #FantasticFour #MikeManley #Klaw

  28. Card 071: Tiger Shark

    Love when old school characters like this sneak into these sets.

    I like how it almost looks like Tiger Shark is scared of the splashing water.

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #AvengersWestCoast #SubMariner #TigerShark

  29. Card 070: Namor

    Like DD, too big a character to be left out, too small to carry his own page.

    I get wanting to get "Sub-Mariner" in at a time when his book was titled "Namor" but "DYK this character's codename?" cracks me up

    #TradingCardADay #MU4 #AvengersWestCoast #SubMariner