Family is a common thread in a lot of comics. It is in 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces as well, which will showcase the art of David Palumbo. Palumbo is the son of Julie Bell and stepson of Boris Vallejo, the legendary fantasy artists who have done art for several trading card sets over the years including 1996 Fleer/SkyBox Marvel Masterpieces.
“As a life-long Marvel fan, I was stunned when Upper Deck asked me to work on Masterpieces, yet I also had this feeling like I had been training my whole actual life for this. It lit up my childhood memories and brought me back to that very early, very pure excitement,” Palumbo said. “This has easily been one of the most rewarding projects I’ve ever been a part of, and I hope that my joy for these characters comes through in the final result.”
2020 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces Overview
Like every Marvel Masterpieces set preceding it, this is another super-premium release. All base cards, which feature Palumbo art, have serial numbers, a more modern nod to adding upscale elements that wasn’t as prevalent during the line’s original run in the 1990s. The 90-card base set, which has a tiered structure once again, has multiple levels of parallels using things like color foil and Gold Ink Foil Signatures.
New to 2020 Marvel Masterpieces are Metallurgy parallels. These recreate the base set on metal stock.
What If? variations return. These transform the character-focused base cards into something resembling a more traditional comic cover. Preliminary Art variants show cards in the early planning stages as well as commentary from Palumbo on the creative process. Autographs are also available.
Additional inserts look to Marvel Masterpieces’ past. Among them are new lenticular Mirage cards. In the early Masterpieces sets, these represent some of the rarest and most valuable inserts. Here, the rarity continues. Mirage cards are case hits.
Battle Spectra metallic foil cards are another nod to the past. Canvas cards with textured card stock also return along with Gold Foil and Red Spectrum parallels. Three different Holofoil inserts are also on the checklist.
Of course, there are also sketch cards with original art on them from a variety of artists. Every box includes a sketch card.
Original artwork from Palumbo can also be found. He’s done one-of-a-kind Comic Book Sketch Covers. These are available as redemptions. There are also additional redemptions good for original paintings, preliminary art and uncut sheets.
It took Palumbo the better part of two years to create the 135 pieces of original art found in 2020 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces.
2020 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces trading cards at a glance:
Cards per pack: 3
Packs per box: 12
Boxes per case: 12
Set size: 90 cards
Release date: September 10, 2020
What to expect in a hobby box:
- Sketch Cards – 1
- Battle Spectra – 1
- Canvas Gallery – 1
- Holofoil Cards – 1
- Preliminary Art Parallels – 1
2020 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces Checklist
You can also download a spreadsheet copy of the checklist:
Base
Base Set Checklist
100 cards.
Level 1
Parallels:
- Gold Foil – (1:2.6 hobby, 1:2.6 e-Pack)
- What If? – /1499
- Epic Purple Foil – /199
- Legendary Orange Foil – /99
- Silver Spectrum Artist Autograph – /10
- What If? Artist Autograph – /10
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Red Spectrum Foil – 1/1
- What If? Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
1 Doctor Octopus /1999
2 Quicksilver /1999
3 Nighthawk /1999
4 Man Wolf /1999
5 Jack Flag /1999
6 Luke Cage /1999
7 Jigsaw /1999
8 Killmonger /1999
9 Baron Zemo /1999
10 Black Widow /1999
11 Professor X /1999
12 Daredevil /1999
13 Arcade /1999
14 High Evolutionary /1999
15 Heimdall /1999
16 Punisher /1999
17 Vision /1999
18 Venom /1999
19 She-Hulk /1999
20 Bullseye /1999
21 Black Knight /1999
22 Gorr The God Butcher /1999
23 Black Cat /1999
24 Black Panther /1999
25 Phoenix Force /1999
26 Thor /1999
27 Bucky Barnes /1999
28 Moon Knight /1999
29 Spider-Man /1999
30 Ghost Rider /1999
31 Green Goblin /1999
32 Deadpool /1999
33 Grim Reaper /1999
34 Iron Man /1999
35 Captain America /1999
36 Spider Queen /1999
Level 2
Parallels:
- Gold Foil – (1:4 hobby, 1:4 e-Pack)
- What If? – /999
- Epic Purple Foil – /199
- Legendary Orange Foil – /99
- Silver Spectrum Foil Artist Autograph – /10
- What If? Artist Autograph – /10
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Red Spectrum Foil – 1/1
- What If? Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
37 Krakoa /1499
38 Legion /1499
39 Elektra /1499
40 Blade /1499
41 Juggernaut /1499
42 Wizard /1499
43 Hellstorm /1499
44 Kingpin /1499
45 Lizard /1499
46 Fin Fang Foom /1499
47 Thanos /1499
48 Magneto /1499
49 Pip the Troll /1499
50 Hela /1499
51 Ex Nihilo /1499
52 Nick Fury /1499
53 Doctor Strange /1499
54 Ebony Maw /1499
55 Cable /1499
56 Hercules /1499
57 Enchantress /1499
58 Hulk /1499
59 Ghost-Spider /1499
60 Surtur /1499
61 Red Queen /1499
62 Kitty Pryde /1499
63 Silk /1499
Level 3
Parallels:
- Gold Foil – (1:12 hobby, 1:12 e-Pack)
- What If? – /499
- Epic Purple Foil – /199
- Legendary Orange Foil – /99
- Silver Spectrum Foil Artist Autograph – /10
- What If? Artist Autograph – /10
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Red Spectrum Foil – 1/1
- What If? Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
64 Groot /999
65 Namor /999
66 Rogue /999
67 Hawkeye /999
68 Graviton /999
69 Jack O’Lantern /999
70 Ultron /999
71 Howard The Duck /999
72 Cyclops /999
73 Sentinels /999
74 Colossus /999
75 Jean Grey /999
76 Captain Marvel /999
77 Man-Thing /999
78 Boom Boom /999
79 Egghead /999
80 The Hood /999
81 Mysterio /999
Level 4
Parallels:
- Gold Foil – (1:288 hobby, 1:288 e-Pack)
- Epic Purple Foil – /199
- Legendary Orange Foil – /99
- What If? – /50
- Silver Spectrum Foil Artist Autograph – /10
- What If? Artist Autograph – /10
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
- Red Spectrum Foil – 1/1
- What If? Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
82 Wolverine /99
83 Skaar /99
84 Red Skull /99
85 Grey Gargoyle /99
86 Ego The Living Planet /99
87 Storm /99
88 Martinex /99
89 Kraven /99
90 Emma Frost /99
Canvas Gallery
1:12 hobby, 1:12 e-Pack.
Parallels:
- Gold Foil – /99
- Red Spectrum Foil – /25
- Printing Plates – 1/1 (each has Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow versions)
91 X-23
92 Gambit
93 Spider-Man
94 Hulk
95 Mysterio
96 Black Panther
97 Thor
98 Thanos
99 Black Widow
100 Taskmaster
2020 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces Checklist Top
Inserts
2020 Upper Deck Marvel Masterpieces Inserts Checklists
Battle Spectra Checklist
15 cards.
1:12 hobby, 1:12 e-Pack.
Parallels:
- Gems – /99
BS-1 Black Knight vs. Swordsman
BS-2 Legion vs. Shadow King
BS-3 Spider-Man vs. Mysterio
BS-4 Hulk vs. Thanos
BS-5 Captain Marvel V Supreme Intelligence
BS-6 Old Man Logan vs. Scarlet Samurai
BS-7 Hercules V Thor
BS-8 Hawkeye vs. Bullseye
BS-9 Cyclops vs. Mr. Sinister
BS-10 Captain America vs. Arnim Zola
BS-11 Thor vs. Gorr the God Butcher
BS-12 Black Panther vs. Killmonger
BS-13 Ultron vs. Vision
BS-14 Daredevil vs. Typhoid Mary
BS-15 Doctor Strange vs. Mr. Misery
Holo-Foil Checklist
20 cards.
1:12 hobby, 1:12 e-Pack.
Parallels:
- Speckle – /99
- Kaleidoscope – /25
HF-1 Star-Lord
HF-2 Deadpool
HF-3 Cable
HF-4 Namor
HF-5 Sentry
HF-6 Nova
HF-7 Beast
HF-8 Doctor Strange
HF-9 Nebula
HF-10 Wolverine
HF-11 Green Goblin
HF-12 Arcade
HF-13 Colossus
HF-14 Emma Frost
HF-15 Dormammu
HF-16 Mystique
HF-17 Punisher
HF-18 Venom
HF-19 Captain America
HF-20 Nightmare
Metallurgy Checklist
90 cards.
M-1 Doctor Octopus /25
M-2 Quicksilver /25
M-3 Nighthawk /25
M-4 Man Wolf /25
M-5 Jack Flag /25
M-6 Luke Cage /25
M-7 Jigsaw /25
M-8 Killmonger /25
M-9 Baron Zemo /25
M-10 Black Widow /25
M-11 Professor X /25
M-12 Daredevil /25
M-13 Arcade /25
M-14 High Evolutionary /25
M-15 Heimdall /25
M-16 Punisher /25
M-17 Vision /25
M-18 Venom /25
M-19 She-Hulk /25
M-20 Bullseye /25
M-21 Black Knight /25
M-22 Gorr The God Butcher /25
M-23 Black Cat /25
M-24 Black Panther /25
M-25 Phoenix Force /25
M-26 Thor /25
M-27 Bucky Barnes /25
M-28 Moon Knight /25
M-29 Spider-Man /25
M-30 Ghost Rider /25
M-31 Green Goblin /25
M-32 Deadpool /25
M-33 Grim Reaper /25
M-34 Iron Man /25
M-35 Captain America /25
M-36 Spider Queen /25
M-37 Krakoa /25
M-38 Legion /25
M-39 Elektra /25
M-40 Blade /25
M-41 Juggernaut /25
M-42 Wizard /25
M-43 Hellstorm /25
M-44 Kingpin /25
M-45 Lizard /25
M-46 Fin Fang Foom /25
M-47 Thanos /25
M-48 Magneto /25
M-49 Pip the Troll /25
M-50 Hela /25
M-51 Ex Nihilo /25
M-52 Nick Fury /25
M-53 Doctor Strange /25
M-54 Ebony Maw /25
M-55 Cable /25
M-56 Hercules /25
M-57 Enchantress /25
M-58 Hulk /25
M-59 Ghost-Spider /25
M-60 Surtur /25
M-61 Red Queen /25
M-62 Kitty Pryde /25
M-63 Silk /25
M-64 Groot /25
M-65 Namor /25
M-66 Rogue /25
M-67 Hawkeye /25
M-68 Graviton /25
M-69 Jack O’Lantern /25
M-70 Ultron /25
M-71 Howard The Duck /25
M-72 Cyclops /25
M-73 Sentinels /25
M-74 Colossus /25
M-75 Jean Grey /25
M-76 Captain Marvel /25
M-77 Man-Thing /25
M-78 Boom Boom /25
M-79 Egghead /25
M-80 The Hood /25
M-81 Mysterio /25
M-82 Wolverine /25
M-83 Skaar /25
M-84 Red Skull /25
M-85 Grey Gargoyle /25
M-86 Ego The Living Planet /25
M-87 Storm /25
M-88 Martinex /25
M-89 Kraven /25
M-90 Emma Frost /25
Mirage Lenticulars Checklist
9 cards.
1:144 hobby, 1:144 e-Pack.
ONE Professor X / Cable / Rogue
TWO Cyclops / Wolverine / Storm
THREE Thor / Black Widow / Vision
FOUR Black Knight / Black Panther / Spider-Man
FIVE Iron Man / Doctor Strange / Captain Marvel
SIX Captain America / Nick Fury / Hulk
SEVEN Green Goblin / Kingpin / Venom
EIGHT Thanos / Magneto / Red Skull
NINE Ultron / Bullseye / Mysterio
Original Art Redemptions
Preliminary Art – Dave Palumbo
Spider-Man Redemption Card – Dave Palumbo
Preliminary Art Checklist
90 cards.
1:9 hobby, 1:9 e-Pack.
1 Doctor Octopus
2 Quicksilver
3 Nighthawk
4 Man Wolf
5 Jack Flag
6 Luke Cage
7 Jigsaw
8 Killmonger
9 Baron Zemo
10 Black Widow
11 Professor X
12 Daredevil
13 Arcade
14 High Evolutionary
15 Heimdall
16 Punisher
17 Vision
18 Venom
19 She-Hulk
20 Bullseye
21 Black Knight
22 Gorr The God Butcher
23 Black Cat
24 Black Panther
25 Phoenix Force
26 Thor
27 Bucky Barnes
28 Moon Knight
29 Spider-Man
30 Ghost Rider
31 Green Goblin
32 Deadpool
33 Grim Reaper
34 Iron Man
35 Captain America
36 Spider Queen
37 Krakoa
38 Legion
39 Elektra
40 Blade
41 Juggernaut
42 Wizard
43 Hellstorm
44 Kingpin
45 Lizard
46 Fin Fang Foom
47 Thanos
48 Magneto
49 Pip the Troll
50 Hela
51 Ex Nihilo
52 Nick Fury
53 Doctor Strange
54 Ebony Maw
55 Cable
56 Hercules
57 Enchantress
58 Hulk
59 Ghost-Spider
60 Surtur
61 Red Queen
62 Kitty Pryde
63 Silk
64 Groot
65 Namor
66 Rogue
67 Hawkeye
68 Graviton
69 Jack O’Lantern
70 Ultron
71 Howard The Duck
72 Cyclops
73 Sentinels
74 Colossus
75 Jean Grey
76 Captain Marvel
77 Man-Thing
78 Boom Boom
79 Egghead
80 The Hood
81 Mysterio
82 Wolverine
83 Skaar
84 Red Skull
85 Grey Gargoyle
86 Ego The Living Planet
87 Storm
88 Martinex
89 Kraven
90 Emma Frost
Sketch Cards Checklist
153 artists.
1:12 hobby, 1:12 e-Pack.
Jeff Abar
Melike Acar
Adam Angel
Israel Arteaga
Brian Atkins
Andrei Ausch
Sergio Azevedo
Jerry Bennett
Chris Botterill
William Bowen Donley III
Emanuel Braga
Leon Braojos
Breed
Kevin Briones
Jomar Bulda
Kevin Cameron
Trever Cameron
Glen Canlas
Peejay Catacutan
Aurelio Ceccacci
Marco Celix
Ahjay Cerezo
Basak Cetinkaya
Robert Chapman
Alvin Cleofas
Peter Clinton
Bernie Cooke
Rene Cordova
Jorge Costa
Sophia Cox
Jason Crosby
Elliott Crossley
Carlos Eduardo Cunha
Mathew Dariol
Hayden Davis
Ed Mark F. dela Cruz
Gorkem Demir
Matty Denham
Spencer Douglas
Charles Drake
Michael Locoduck Duron
Marcia Dye
Effix
Tim Fagaly
Andrew Fernandes
Marlon Fernandes
Marcelo Ferreira
Bien Flores
Cesar Flores
Chris Foreman
Sean Forney
Miranda Gainey
Jude Gallagher
Timothy Geathers
Kevin Gentilcore
GetAtom
Abdul Ghofur
Patrick Giles
Mick and Matt Glebe
Ash Gonzales
Paul Hill
David Hindelang
Brad Hudson
Kenneth Hutcheson
Ramil Ibay
Darke Imp
Raul Irineu
Mai Irving
Camron Johnson
Phil Juliano
Jucylande Junior
Idan Knafo
Natasa Kourtis
kurobhie
Apri Kusbiantoro
Rain Lagunsad
Clint Langley
Lak Lim
Cleber Lima
Daniel Logan
Matthew Lopez
Scott Lost
Steve Mardo
Erick Marshall
Randy Martinez
MAYONNAISE AND BREAD
Chris McJunkin
Paul Medalla
Juan Mendez
Joven Mendoza
Barush Merling
Al Milgrom
Vicente Moavero
Rich Molinelli
Jason Montoya
Felix Morales
Michael Munshaw
Tom Nguyen
Don Mark Noceda
Ryan Odagawa
Raz Ortiz
Othell
Rhiannon Owens
David Palumbo
Gener Pedrina
Darrin Pepe
Tony Perna
Bob Petrecca
Fernando Pinto
Chinh Potter
Ian Quirante
Bella Rachlin
Dominic Racho
Ray Racho
Giovanni Ricco
robomonkey147
Ivan Rodriguez
James Rodriguez
Brian Rogers
Johnathan Ruple
Saldajeno Studio
Mel Joy San Juan
Jose Carlos Sanchez
Sherwin Santiago
Scott Sherman
Samuel Shin
Tim Shinn
Gary Shipman
Uko Smith
Tim Smith 3
Brian Soriano
Sean Stannard
Mark Stegbauer
Elise M.P. Strong
Mark Stroud
Matthew Sutton
Anthony Tan
Mark Tannacore
Alfredo Jose Tasso
Bryan Tillman
Cruddie Torian
Huy Truong
Lydi Li Tubillara
Melissa Uran
Salvador Velazquez
Gerardo “Todd” Vertiz
Ashley Villers
J. Lynn Warner
Brandon Warren
Chris Willdig
Helga Wojik
Yamroni
Theresa Ysiano
Sketch Comic Covers Checklist
15 cards.
All have original art by David Palumbo.
Distributed via redemption.
Avengers
Black Cat
Black Panther
Civil War 2
Deadpool
Guardians 3000
Hawkeye
Inhumans vs. X-Men
Iron Fist
Iron Man
Ms. Marvel
Power Man and Iron Fist
Spider-Man
Ultron
Wolverine
Uncut Sheet Redemptions
Base Set 1-90 Redemption Card
Gold Foil Parallel 1-90 Redemption Card
What If 1-90 Redemption Card
Why are they making it so difficult to collect these days? 3 cards per pack?? I guess this is a hyper-niche hobby now and only the people willing to spend many hundreds to collect sets will have them these days.
You can’t even find these in stores locally. I haven’t seen a single pack of Marvel cards since I was a kid in the 90’s.
this is a bit ridiculous to be honest. there’s literally hundreds of cards here to collect if you want the whole set. HUNDREDS. but there’s only 3 cards per pack!?! and i suppose they’re printed on that stupid super thick card stock as well.
bring back the glory days of fleer ultra.