Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition was a trading card collection by fantasy artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt that featured paintings of superheroes and villains from the Marvel Comics universe. This batch features cards #76-100.
Released by Fleer the set comprised of 140 trading cards measuring 2½ x 3½ inches that shipped in blind gold foil packs of ten cards per pack. Each card featured a full-colour painting on one side (along with a gold foil logo) and on the reverse was a biography of that character and a short caption by the brothers. Several chase cards were inserted randomly into packs — these included gold, silver, bronze and red holofoils, as well as ‘Signature’ cards.
There’s some nice artwork in this batch of cards. A rather dramatic Mr. Fantastic (card#76) kicks of this batch followed by an aggressive-looking Mr. Hyde (#77). I like the eerie space-themed background to the Nebula card (#82) as well as the brooding majesty of Odin (#87). The Red Skull card is wonderfully menacing (#98), while the Rhino (#100) has a great sense of power and movement. My favourite from this batch though must be Namor (#81), which is ironic has the character has never been one of my favourites. The colour work in this painting is just gorgeous however — those glowing sea anemones are wonderfully vibrant and alive. This painting really shows the Hildebrandt Brothers at their very best.
Here are cards #76-100 of the Marvel Masterpieces 1994 Edition by the Hildebrandt Brothers, both front and back. The next 20 cards are here.
Card #76: Mr. Fantastic
Card #77: Mr. Hyde
Card #78: Mondo
Card #79: Morbius
Card #80: Morg
Card #81: Namor
Card #82: Nebula
Card #83: Night Thrasher
Card #84: Nightcrawler
Card #85: Nightwatch
Card #86: Nova
Card #87: Odin
Card #88: Penance
Card #89: Phoenix
Card #90: Professor X
Card #91: Prowler
Card #92: Psi-Lord
Card #93: Psylocke
Card #94: Punisher
Card #95: Punisher 2099
Card #96: Quasar
Card #97: Random
Card #98: Ravage 2099
Card #99: Red Skull
Card #100: Rhino