Marvel's most recent set of promo posters for X-Men '97 are a fantastic homage to Jim Lee's iconic art in Impel's The Uncanny X-Men Trading Cards series (1992)
Amazing Spider Man 30th Anniversary Promo 1992 Trading Card Set (Impel)
Art By:
Mark Bagley & Larry Mahlstedt
John Romita
Ron Frenz & Al Milgrom
Alex Saviuk & Joe Sinnott
“In 1992, Impel Marketing, Inc. held the license for general Marvel trading cards, while Comic Images held the Spider-Man trading card license.
With the 30th Anniversary of Spider-Man making quite a splash, Impel didn't want to be completely left out in the cold, so they cheekily produced this little five-card Spider-Man "promo set".
All cards were portrait, with frame and logos on the front. The back featured the title, description, and a "web-zinger" factoid. Artists were officially credited.
Note that Impel renamed itself to SkyBox International in April 1992. Marvel purchased Fleer in July 1992, and then purchased SkyBox in March 1995 and merged them to form Fleer/SkyBox. So this five-card promo set was the only Spider-Man card set ever produced by Impel.”
The X-Men vs. The Danger Room by Chris Giarrusso (2022) in a Mini Marvels homage to Jim Lee’s 9-card puzzle in the The Uncanny X-Men Trading Cards series from Impel (1992)