2022 Upper Deck Marvel Beginnings Vol. 2 Series 1 Trading Cards Checklist & Odds

Too many chase subsets. Also, the character is Surtur, not Sutur as listed.

Awesome product with some amazing parallels and chase cards. Love how it pays tribute to the original set with the rare buybacks, first appearances, and sketch cards. With the added comic clippings, transparent past, and more, there’s definitely something for everyone. I personally think the price point on this product is spot on compared with Marvel Masterpieces, which is absurd. I understand it’s a gorgeous set with some amazing artwork but it’s definitely not accessible for everyone, which is what makes it a bad product for collectors like myself.

Checklist corrections…

Flipped FX
FFX40 The Human Torch (alias used, Not Johnny Storm)
FFX71 Ant-Man (alias used, Not Scott Lang)

The original Beginnings was a personal favorite. It was the first set in a long time that focused on deeper characters from the Marvel Universe. The inserts were really top notch too.

This set has flashes of that original. Inset picture with a “then/now” feel really are the highlight. The backs swapped out the depth of info the original set had for a major event timeline. I actually enjoy both, this because it is something different that we don’t normally see and Annual currently serves for that extended knowledge and stat argument. It would be nice for first comic appearance into to have been included since that was a real amazing part of the first set.

My rating is skewed to my nostalgia. For me, I’m first happy to just see it back.

The introduction of so many parallels isn’t something I hate, and the colors selected are pretty good. Always a shame to see repeats, like the Base Blue being so close to the Flipped FX Blue, these could have used a little separation beyond gold border and silver border. Vomit Green x/61 work on so few cards, where an unpatterned Emerald/Forest Green would be much better. But the patterning on the rest really are great, and I even pulled a Purple 1/1 to see how brilliant that was.

But the inserts are really a high variance thing. First: the good. The high end inserts are fantastic, with the Transparent Past really taking top seat for the obtainable insert. Right behind them are the more available Illustration Boards which show the art in an amazing way. Great to see creator autographs back with a huge focus on the character art. Sketches and basic comic cuts are right where they should be. There is one HUGE miss here, the First Appearance Variant. Same look as a base card. Same art as the base card. Same card treatment as a base card. The only difference being the words “First Appearance Variant” on the back, different cropping on the main image, and a black knock out of the inset headshot art… this really is super unexciting. And at extreme hit rates? These are rare and not thrilling to hit, a bad combination.

The lower end variants are so middling. The concept is great, the art selected is good, but the card layout is so blah. Not everything can be a hit.

And the Ultra Rare… WOW! Full page comic cuts? Nothing seen like that since Avengers Complete by Rittenhouse and that was a case topper. Also Buybacks are so amazing because of my love for the early series.

Overall, I enjoyed the set. And I look forward to the next two coming out.

Just opened a box and noticed several base cards that ended up with different names.
#5 The Human Torch
#23 Green Goblin
#87 Ant-Man
#121 U.S.Agent
#133 Wonder Man
#136 Goliath
#137 Sentinels
#141 Doop

I PRAY THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO GIVE THEM MY ARMS AND LEGS TO BUY THESE CARDS!

Wondering if this came out too, was trying to pre-order for months…

Umm, did this ever come out…?

You think this is more of a classic than the X-Men and Spider-Man Metal sets? The metal sets date back to the mid 90’s, Beginnings first came out in 2011

This is going to be CRAZY fun to open. Everyone is talking about X-Men and Spiderman set, but this is bring back such a classic product. …..now hope I can snag one before release, haha!