I bought 2 boxes (1 normal and 1 jumbo) of DC versus Marvel (by Fleer/Skybox 1995) from this series some weeks ago and opened few days ago the Jumbo Box (see Figure 1). For my surprise and for first time I saw a long jumbo pack (see Figure 2).


Figure 1- The jumbo box.



Figure 2- The jumbo pack.


The base set is composing of 100 cards. This box has 3 types of inserts sets: Impact Cards (1:4 packs), Holo F/X Cards (1:8 packs), and Mirage Cards (1:360 packs). From this box I got 1 basic set, 7 Impact Cards #5,10,11,12,13,16, and 18 (Figure 3 & 4) and 3 Holo F/X Cards #5,6, and 9 (Figure 5).



Figure 3- Impact Card #5.



Figure 4- Impact Card #10,11,12,13,16, and 18.



Figure 5- Holo F/X Cards.


The base set (see Figure 6) illustrations has combination of drawings and paints. The paints show the important battles in the cross-over like Superman vs. Hulk. The first card is a paint then every nine you will see one in the set. Like the classics base sets of the 90’s. The artwork is from comics artists like Joe Quesada, Kubert Brothers, John Byrne, etc. In the back of each card you can see the artist, inkers, and CGI designer for each card. For example this Sabretooth by Joe Quesada (Figure 7). The Impact Cards are part of 2 puzzles based in 9 cards. The Impact cards #1-9 are JLA vs. Avengers and #10-18 X-Men vs. Teen Titans. The Holo F/X are the paints you see in the base set.


Figure 6- The base set.



Figure 7- Sabretooth Card.


The condition of the cards is great. From 264 cards, only 16 base cards and 1 Impact Card were in Very Good condition. Also I found near 30 cards with a little rollover defect. The design and artwork for the base card and the chase cards is great. The only dissapoinment is see some of the artwork of the base set recycled for one of the chase sets (Holo F/X).

The Good
- Base set illustrations are and made by famous artist.
- The artwork is great, but I see better artwork in other sets.
- Condition of the cards. Expect to find 15% to 20% of the cards with a defect.

The Bad
- Artwork was recycled to create one of the chase sets.

Excellent breakdown and review!

I've been slowly buying a few chase cards at a time of this series recently. I like the embossed puzzle cards the best. I think the Holo F/X card "effects" are kind of hard to see in some of the cards.