Marvel Promo Cards Ep. 6 : 1996 Marvel Comics X-Men Marvel Games I (Nerds) Checklist

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Date: 1996
Title: X-Men Marvel Games I
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics, Nerds (Willy Wonka Candy Company, now Nestle)
Country: US
Size: 2 7/16” x 3 1/16” with rounded edges
Stock: 20 Pt.
Card Type: Marvel Food Promo
Card Set Theme: X-Men characters are paired against each other to see who would win in Olympic style events. The backs contain information about the characters and a poster offer at the bottom.
How to Obtain: Each box contains a card attached in the back of the box. The card is attached on the left and right side of the card when the card is facing up. The part of the card that’s affix to the box are perforated for easier retrieving of the card.
Box Flavors:
Double Dipped Lemonade coated Wild Cherry / Apple coated Watermelon
Neon Nerds Electrorange / Pinktricity
Wild Cherry / Watermelon
Strawberry / Grape
Artists: No artist Credited, but 1 to 4, 6 and 8, “D. TATA” can be seen. Card 7 can be seen at the edge, but I couldn’t make it out. Most likely all artworks were drawn by D. TATA
Card Set Checklist:
Card 1 of 8 Acro-Nastics (Nightcrawler vs. Jubilee)
Card 2 of 8 E-ball (Cyclops vs. Bishop)
Card 3 of 8 Laser Hurdles (Banshee vs. Quicksilver)
Card 4 of 8 Lava Vault (Gambit vs. Iceman)
Card 5 of 8 Megatoss (Rogue vs. Colossus)
Card 6 of 8 Pterodiving (Archangel vs. Storm)
Card 7 of 8 Spaceball (Beast vs. Phoenix)
Card 8 of 8 Tunnel Wrestling (Wolverine vs. Sabretooth)
Known Errors: Due to being attached to the back of candy boxes, a lot gets damaged such as getting scuff marks, dents and bends. Another problem is accidentally damaging the card when removing from the box. A lot of times the perforation doesn’t work well and ends up tearing a part of the back of the card.
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Related Sets:
This is Series 2 of 2, the 1st series came out the previous year titled 1995 Marvel Comics X-Men Danger Room Sessions (Nerds)
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X-Men Franchise
Summary to Collect:
8 Card X-Men Marvel Games I (Nerds) Card Set
32 Boxes (one of each flavor with one of each character, assuming there’s only 4 flavors)
Redemption Poster (See AD, looks like you can customize it with your name and shows the 8 characters that won the gold medal in each of their event)
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