Marvel Beginnings II - Hellcat

The 33rd of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Patricia (Patsy) Walker, eventually known as Hellcat, created by Ruth Atkinson
First appearance: Miss America Magazine #2, 1944
Hellcat created by Steve Englehart and George Perez (?)
Hellcat’s first appearance: Avengers #144, 1976
© Marvel Comics

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Shang-Chi

The 33rd of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

The Master of Kung-Fu, aka Shang-Chi, created by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin
First appearance: Special Marvel Edition #15, 1973

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Goom

The 32th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Goom created by…Jack Kirby (maybe with Stan Lee?).
First appearance: Tales of Suspense #15, 1961

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Frankenstein's Monster

The 31th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Frankenstein’s Monster, of course, created by Mary Shelley in 1818
First Marvel appearance: Silver Surfer #7, 1969

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Nightcrawler

The 30th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler, created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum
First appearance: Giant Size X-Men #1, 1975

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Captain Universe

The 29th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Captain Universe created by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden
First appearance: Micronauts #8, 1979

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Nightmare

The 28th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Nightmare created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Strange Tales #110, 1963

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Hobgoblin

Big screw up here: this is an obvious riff on Amazing Spider-man #238 and...I forgot to notate "after John Romita, Jr" under my signature. Dumb!
I clearly remember almost doing it (as I have always done in the past), but I believe I was going to do a web-check to make sure it was indeed JR JR (memory not always being accurate), and somehow must have got side-tracked.
So, sorry to Upper Deck (who shouldn’t have approved the card, actually), Romita Jr, and anyone looking at it.

The 27th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

The Hobgoblin, firstly/originally known as Roderick Kingsley, created by Roger Stern and John Romita
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #238, 1983

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Arcade

The 26th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Arcade created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne
First appearance: Marvel Team-Up #65, 1978

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Blastaar

The 25th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Blastaar, residing in the Negative Zone, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Fantastic Four #62, 1967

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Thing (as Blackbeard)

The 24th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Way back to Fantastic Four #5...

Benjamin (Ben) Jacob Grimm, aka The Thing, apparently also Blackbeard the pirate, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Fantastic Four #1, 1961

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March 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Green Goblin

The 23rd of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Green Goblin, eventually revealed to be Norman Osborn, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #14, 1964

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Spider Slayer

The 22th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

The Spider Slayer, financed and operated by J. Jonah Jameson, built by Spencer Smythe, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #25, 1965

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Warlock

The 21st of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Adam Warlock, once known simply as Him, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Fantastic Four #66, 1967

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Juggernaut

The 20th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Cain Marko, aka Juggernaut, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: X-Men #12, 1965

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Peter Parker

The 19th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Peter Benjamin Parker, sometimes known as Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Amazing Fantasy #15, 1962

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Jack O' Lantern

The 18th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Jason Macendale, aka Jack O’ Lantern, created by Tom DeFalco and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Machine Man #19, 1981

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Mister Sensitive

The 17th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Guy Smith, once known as The Orphan, better known as Mister Sensitive, created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred
First appearance: X-Force #117, 2001

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Rocket Racer

The 16th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Robert Farrell, aka Rocket Racer, created by Len Wein and Ross Andru
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #172, 1977

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Leap Frog

The 15th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

I can’t really say why I did this character...and he even pops up again later.

Vincent (Vinnie) Colorito Patilio, aka Leap-Frog, created by Stan Lee, Gene Colan and Frank Giacola
First appearance: Daredevil #25, 1967

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Jackal

The 14th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

This guy freaked me out as a kid…and is that the Gwen Stacy cloning chamber in the background?

Professor Miles Warren, later to become the Jackal, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #31, 1965
The Jackal created by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru
First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man #129, 1974

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Doop

The 13th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

I wasn’t sure this one would get approved…a bit brutal. The blood may be blue, but it’s still blood…

Doop created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred
First appearance: X-Force #116, 2001

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Man-Thing

The 12th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Theodore (Ted) Sallis, better known as Man-Thing, created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Gray Morrow
First appearance: Savage Tales #1, 1971

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Puck

The 11th of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Eugene Milton Judd, better known as Puck, created by John Byrne
First appearance: Alpha Flight #1, 1983

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Devil Dinosaur and Moonboy

The tenth of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Devil Dinosaur and Moonboy created by Jack Kirby
First appearance: Devil Dinosaur #1, 1978

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Blade

The ninth of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Eric Brooks, aka Blade, created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan
First appearance: Tomb of Dracula #10, 1973

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - J Jonah Jameson

The eighth of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Is that a little cigar smoke wafting up from the (off-panel) right hand? No, couldn’t be, smoking was NOT ALLOWED for this project…

John Jonah Jameson, better known as J Jonah Jameson, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
First appearance: The Amazing Spider-Man #1, 1963

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - S’ym

The seventh of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

A little joke of Chris Claremont’s to Cerebus creator Dave Sim…

S’ym, demon of Limbo, created by Chris Claremont and Brent Anderson
First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #160, 1982

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Iron Fist

The sixth of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Along with the previous Power Man card, this is not intended to be a ‘puzzle card’, but they simply have the same background (references from Power Man and Iron Fist #89), but they of course could be a nice set…

Daniel (Danny) Rand-K’ai, aka the Iron Fist, created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane
First appearance: Marvel Premiere #15, 1974

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Power Man

The fifth of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Luke (Carl Lucas) Cage, aka the Power Man, created by Archie Goodwin and John Romita, Sr
First appearance: Luke Cage, Hero For Hire #1, 1972

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February 2o12
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Marvel Beginnings II - Wrecker

The fourth of 51 sketch cards done for the Marvel Beginnings, Series II, trading card series by Upper Deck.

Looks like Spider-Man is on the scene, once again stopping the Wrecking Crew…

Dirk Garthwaite, aka the Wrecker, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
First appearance: Thor #148, 1968

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February 2o12
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