Gary Martin, Jr. <martins6@earthlink.net>
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* THE ULTIMATE FANTASY CARD GAME!
Thick 2 1/2"-by-3 1/2" Mission-style card, many prototype OverPower Heroes
and Special cards pictured with word balloons reading "Marvel's
Greatest Heroes...Fighting Alone...And Teaming Up...In Pursuit of the
Greatest Missions in the Universe...Weilding Great Power...In
Incredible Ways...And You Control...Every Move!", now familiar
Spider-Man vs. Wolverine artwork on back.
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: San Diego Comic Con (July 1995); Blockbuster
Video Game Championships (1995)
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* $5000 OVERPOWER KICKOFF TOURNAMENT! CARDS ( 2 ) Large 6 3/8"-by-7 15/16"
cardstock, long advertisement text and some art on mostly yellow front,
uncropped Spider-Man vs. Wolverine artwork on back.
* "COMIC CON" TITLE BOX
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: San Diego Comic Con (July 1995)
* "GEN CON" TITLE BOX
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Gen Con (Summer 1995)
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* OVERPOWER SWEEPSTAKES RULES
Thin 2 1/2"-by-3 1/2" card, sweepstakes information text on front and
back, black-and-white OverPower logo on front and two Marvel Comics
logos on back.
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Marvel Comic Book Insert sealed with ORIGINAL
MARVEL ANY HERO CARDS, in Amazing Spider-Man #406, Avengers #391,
Captain America #444, Excalibur #90, Fantastic Four #405,
Green Goblin #1, Incredible Hulk #434, Iron Man #321, Spider-Man #63,
Starjammers (Limited) #1, Uncanny X-Men #325, Web of Spider-Man #128,
X-Factor #115, X-Force #47, X-Man #8, X-Men #45, 1 per comic (all
October 1995 with "Free Inside: OverPower Game Card" on top right
corner of cover)
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* OVERPOWER PROMOTIONAL FLIERS ( 3 )
* THE ULTIMATE MARVEL FANTASY CARD GAME! Tall 4"-by-9" fold-out flier
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop giveaway (1995)
* THE REINFORCEMENTS HAVE ARRIVED Tall 4"-by-9" fold-out flier
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop giveaway (1995)
* WANT ALL KINDS OF COOL STUFF? Mini 2 1/2"-by-3 1/2" fold-out flier
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: 99-cent Spider-Man, 99-cent X-Men trading
card insert, 1 per pack (Fall 1997)
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* CRIB CARDS ( 3 ) Non-playing card insert cards
* MARVEL OVERPOWER QUICK REFERENCE CARD
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Original OverPower Starter Deck (see below)
* COLLECT ALL THE OVERPOWER HEROES AND VILLAINS LIST CARD
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Original OverPower Starter Deck (see below)
* HOW TO PLAY EVENT CARDS RULES CARD
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Mission Control Booster Pack, 1 per pack
(1996)
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* RULES OF PLAY INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS ( 5 )
* THE ULTIMATE MARVEL FANTASY CARD GAME Cyclops cover
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Original OverPower Starter Deck (see below)
* IT'S BRAWL TO BRAWL FUN! DC OVERPOWER Superman/Batman cover
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: DC OverPower Starter Deck (see below)
* MONUMENTAL OVERPOWER Spider-Man cover
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Monumental Marvel Starter Deck (see below)
* IMAGE OVERPOWER logo cover, Japanese translation
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Image Starter Decks (see below)
* '98 ALL JAPAN TOURNAMENT Spider-Man vs. Wolverine cover
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Shrinkwrapped with Original OverPower
Starter Decks in Japan (1997-1998)
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* OVERPOWER GAME GUIDES ( 5 ) Comic book size and format
* No. 1 CLOBBERIN' TIME "special pre-released edition"
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Ventura Magazine Vol. 2 #2 (Mar./Apr. 1996)
* No. 1 CLOBBERIN' TIME Written by Benjamin J. Grimm, a.k.a. Thing
* No. 2 SWORN TO PROTECT Written by Jubilation Lee, a.k.a. Jubilee
* No. 3 DEADLY FOES Written by Victor Creed, a.k.a. Sabretooth
* No. 4 INVINCIBLE ALLIES Written by Spider-Man, Gambit, Rogue, Venom
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop Product (September 1995)
* OVERPOWER LEGION TOURNAMENT GUIDE
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Various Convention & Tournament Giveaways
(1997)
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* STARTER DECKS ( 10 ) OP decks contain 62 game cards, Rules of Play booklet,
Quick Reference Card, and "Collect All the OverPower Heroes & Villains"
list card; B/S decks contain 69 collectable cards and updated Rules of
Play; MN decks contain 65 collectable cards and updated Rules of Play;
IM decks contain 60 game cards (see below for release dates)
* CLOBBERIN' TIME Thing, War Machine, Spider-Woman, Thor <OP>
* DEADLY FOES Sabretooth, Deadpool, Hobgoblin, Dr. Octopus <OP>
* HEROES ASSEMBLE Silver Surfer, Punisher, Colossus, Beast <OP>
* LETHAL ALLIES Dr. Doom, Carnage, Omega Red, Rhino <OP>
* MUTANTS UNITE Storm, Rogue, Gambit, Bishop <OP>
* SWORN TO PROTECT Professor X, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Jubilee <OP>
* BATMAN/SUPERMAN DC OVERPOWER Random mix of Hero or Villain teams <BS>
* MONUMENTAL MARVEL OVERPOWER Random Teams/Heroes <MN>
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Wherever Trading Cards Sold (1995-present)
* IMAGE OVERPOWER Random Heroes, no Rules of Play
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Sanctioned Image Pre-release tournaments
held around the United States (August 1998)
* IMAGE OVERPOWER has Japanese Rules of Play
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Initially exported for sale in the country
of Japan, later via Internet mail-order companies (August 1998)
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* STARTER DISPLAY BOXES ( 4 )
* MARVEL OVERPOWER Original Base Set ( 12 Starter Decks ) (August 1995)
* BATMAN/SUPERMAN DC OVERPOWER ( 12 Starter Decks ) (September 1996)
* MONUMENTAL Marvel Expansion ( 12 Starter Decks ) (May 1997)
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Wherever Trading Cards Sold (1995-present)
* IMAGE OVERPOWER Expansion ( 12 Starter Decks ) (August 1998)
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Sanctioned Image Pre-release tournaments
held around the United States, exported for sale in the country
of Japan, and via Internet mail-order companies (August 1998)
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* BOOSTER DISPLAY BOXES ( 11 )
* MARVEL OVERPOWER Original Base Set ( 36 packs, 9 cards each ) (Aug 1995)
* MARVEL OVERPOWER Original Base Set ( 24 packs, 17 cards each ) (Aug1995)
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Wal-Mart Exclusive (1995-96)
* POWERSURGE Marvel Expansion ( 36 packs, 9 cards each ) (December 1995)
* POWERSURGE Marvel Expansion ( 24 packs, 17 cards each ) (December 1995)
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Wal-Mart Exclusive (1995-96)
* MISSION CONTROL Marvel Expansion ( 36 packs, 9 cards each ) (April 1996)
* BATMAN/SUPERMAN DC OVERPOWER ( 36 packs, 9 cards each ) (September 1996)
* IQ Marvel Expansion ( 36 packs, 15 cards each ) (December 1996)
* JUSTICE LEAGUE DC Expansion ( 36 packs, 15 cards each ) (February 1997)
* MONUMENTAL Marvel Expansion ( 36 packs, 15 cards each ) (May 1997)
* CLASSIC OVERPOWER Marvel Expansion ( 36 packs, 15 cards each )
(September 1997)
* IMAGE OVERPOWER Expansion ( 36 packs, 15 cards each ) (August 1998)
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Wherever Trading Cards Sold (1995-present)
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* OVERPOWER DISPLAY STAND
Big Wolverine/Venom/Gambit die-cut artwork, thick cardboard, slots to hold
Booster/Starter Deck Display Boxes, Game Guides and Promotional Fliers
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop Exclusive (1995-97)
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* COLLECTOR'S GIFT SET
2 Random Original OP Starter Decks & 4 Original OP Booster Packs in black
slide-top carrying box with exclusive Wolverine vs. Spider-Man artwork
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Toys R Us Exclusive (1995-97)
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* DUAL STARTER DECK COMBOS ( 3 ) 2 Original OP Decks in peg-hanging black box
* HEROES ASSEMBLE VS. CLOBBERIN' TIME
* LETHAL ALLIES VS. DEADLY FOES
* MUTANTS UNITE VS. SWORN TO PROTECT
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Wal-Mart Exclusive (1995)
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* HERO PLACARDS ( 1 sealed set or 3 groups of 13 ) 5"-by-7" Reprints
* GROUP #1 * GROUP #2 * GROUP #3
APOCALYPSE BEAST BISHOP
CARNAGE CABLE CAPTAIN AMERICA
COLOSSUS CYCLOPS ELEKTRA
DEADPOOL DR. DOOM HUMAN TORCH
HULK DR. OCTOPUS JEAN GREY
JUBILEE GAMBIT MAGNETO
MR. FANTASTIC HOBGOBLIN OMEGA RED
MYSTIQUE INVISIBLE WOMAN PUNISHER
PROFESSOR X IRON MAN RHINO
ROGUE PSYLOCKE SILVER SURFER
SPIDER-MAN SABRETOOTH THOR
STORM SPIDER-WOMAN VENOM
WAR MACHINE THING WOLVERINE
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Wizard Magazine #52 Mail-away offer (December
1995); Inquest Magazine #8 Mail-away offer (December 1995); OverPower
Legion Monthly Venture No. 4 Mail-away offer (Summer 1996)
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* HILLSHIRE FARM SET ( 20 in pack ) All with 1996 Copyright on back sides
ANY HERO ALIEN SYMBIOTE REPRINTED HERO CARDS: BLACK CAT
CARNAGE COMBAT CHAOS DOCTOR OCTOPUS
DR. OCTOPUS KILLER CRUSH HOBGOBLIN
HOBGOBLIN FRIGHTENING VISAGE MYSTERIO
MYSTERIO MISDIRECTION RHINO
RHINO STAMPEDE SCARLET SPIDER
SCARLET SPIDER SCARLET SAVIOR SILVER SABLE
SPIDER-MAN OVER THE EDGE SPIDER-MAN
VENOM LETHAL PROTECTOR VENOM
NEW HERO CARD: DOPPELGANGER REPRINTED UNIVERSE: GENERATOR (ELECTRO)
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Hillshire Farm Lunch 'N Munch food product UPC
redemption mail-away offer (Summer 1996)
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* OVERPOWER POWERSURGE INVINCIBLES ACTION FIGURES ( 4 ) Toy Biz
* ADAM WARLOCK FIGURE contains his Hero card, usually facing FRONT
* BONE CLAWS WOLVERINE FIGURE with Soul Gem OPD Special, facing FRONT
* SCARLET SPIDER FIGURE with Cosmic Alliance Special, facing FRONT
* NIGHT ARMOR IRON MAN FIGURE with Energy Barrage Special, facing BACK
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Kay-Bee Toys Exclusive (1996-present)
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* METAL PRINTS ( 3 ) 6 1/2"-by-10" Chromium
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Wizard Magazine #48 Mail-away offer
(August 95); Various Convention & Tournament Prizes (1996-97)
* VENOM BATTLING GAMBIT
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Wizard Magazine #49 Mail-away offer
(September 1995); Various Convention & Tournament Prizes (1996-97)
* STORM MET THE THING
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Wizard Magazine #50 Mail-away offer
(October 1995); Various Convention & Tournament Prizes (1996-97)
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* UNCUT SHEET OF OVERPOWER CARDS Numerous different exist
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Monthly Venture No. 6 mail-away offer (March
199(6)7); Various Convention & Tournament Prizes/Giveaways (1995-present)
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* OVERPOWER POSTERS ( 7 ) 16"-by-20"
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE No text
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE Available Here!
* VENOM BATTLING GAMBIT No text
* VENOM BATTLING GAMBIT Available Here!
* STORM MET THE THING No text
* STORM MET THE THING Available Here!
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Comic/Specialty Shop Product (September 1995)
* POWERSURGE MARVEL EDGE POSTER Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider, Daredevil
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: Marvel Masterpieces 1995 wrapper redemption
mail-away offer (Winter 1995)
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* OVERPOWER FILE FOLDERS ( 4 )
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE Plain OverPower logo
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE PowerSurge logo
* SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE Mission Control logo
* OVERPOWER LEGION Mostly white
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Various Convention & Tournament Giveaways
(1995-97)
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* OVERPOWER BADGES ( 2 )
* LOGO PIN Small rectangular enamel, OP logo on white background
* CYCLOPS BUTTON round plastic, OP logo on "Visual Sweep" art
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Various Convention & Tournament Prizes (1995-96)
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* OVERPOWER LEGION MEMBERSHIP CARDS ( 2 )
* FLEER/SKYBOX OVERPOWER LEGION CARD (c) 1995 (# OP00_______ )
WHERE IT WAS AVAILABLE: OverPower Legion Membership Exclusive
(1995-1997)
* MARVEL INTERACTIVE OVERPOWER LEGION CARD (c) 1998
WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE: Join the OverPower Legion by sending your
Name, Age, Address, Country (if other than USA), Phone Number,
E-mail address, and a check or money order for $10 ($15 US if
other than USA) to: The OverPower Legion / P.O. Box 1039 /
Orange, CT 06477 (1999-present)
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* OVERPOWER LEGION NEWSLETTERS ( 10 )
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 1 March 1996
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 2 April 1996 included Galactus Hero card
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 3 May 1996
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 4 Summer 1996
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 5 November 1996 included Fighting 6 Promo card
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 6 March 199(6)7 included Beyonder Hero card
* THE MONTHLY VENTURE No. 7 April 1997 included Fortress of Solitude
* THE VENTURE Vol. 2 Iss. 1 September 1997
* THE MISSION STATEMENT Vol. 1 No. 1 (November 1998)
* THE MISSION STATEMENT Vol. 1 Iss. 2 (March 1999)
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: OverPower Legion Membership Exclusive
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* LOST PROMO CARDS ( 6 ) Printed but not mass distributed or game legal, all
have "(c) 1997" on card back
* ANY CHARACTER DEAL WITH THE DEVIL SPECIAL Emplate & White Queen
Opponent must discard top 2 cards from Draw Pile into Dead Pile.
* TACTIC: ARTIFACT 6E 5A IMAGE INDUCER Nightcrawler/Errol Flynn
Teammate may discard 2 cards from top of Draw Pile to Dead Pile to move
any attack made on any Front Line Character onto Character with
Image Inducer. Character may defend.
* TACTIC: ARTIFACT 6I 5A AVENGER'S ID CARD Hulk & Wasp
Teammate may use Tactic: Double Shot cards, with normal contribution,
to avoid any attack.
* UNIVERSE: TEAMWORK 6A AA +0+0 Capt. America, Spider-Man, Wolverine
* UNIVERSE: BASIC 6I +3 XAVIER PROTOCOLS Professor X
* KRAKOA LOCATION Sunfire, Thunderbird, Angel, Polaris, Colossus, Wolvrine
Krakoa Team's Energy Power cards are +1 for attack.
WHERE THEY WERE AVAILABLE: Accidentally inserted into Classic booster packs
in extremely limited quantities; intended distribution as OverPower
Legion Membership or Marvel Online Exclusives, but lost in OP's office
move from Fleer to Marvel; Marvel Interactive will release in future if
found or more likely reprint as expansion inserts or Legion promos
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I M P O R T A N T N O T E
Many of these Collectible Items have been and still are regularly awarded as
Prizes in Sanctioned Tournaments. Call Marvel Interactive's OverPower Hotline
1-800-OPRULES or E-mail OPTourneys@aol.com to leave a message requesting info
on how to arrange a sanctioned tournament with prizes in your local area.
http://home.earthlink.net/~martins6/OVERPOWER.html
Gary Martin, Jr. <martins6@earthlink.net>