1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes # 36 Write Your Own (EX) for Sale

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1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes # 36 Write Your Own (EX):
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1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes # 36 Write Your Own (EX)

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1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes Trading Card Set

As the first major sets based on the Marvel Universe, 1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes carries a lot of importance. The 66-card checklist focuses on key heroes like Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man.

Product Details

When it comes to comics, a first appearance is often the equivalent to a rookie card in sports cards. 1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes is seen as the first set of trading cards featuring Spider-Man, Captain America and other marquee names in the Marvel Universe.

1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes is a 66-card set. The checklist is broken down into six 11-card sections, each showcasing a different hero. Captain America kicks off the set with the first 11 cards. He's followed by Iron Man (#12-22), Daredevil (#23-33), Spider-Man (#34-44), the Hulk (#45-55) and Thor (#56-66).

Card fronts are done to look like a comic panel. The full-color artwork features the work of era greats like Steve Ditko. Rather than taking a serious tone, the cards opt for gags and corny jokes. This trend would continue in other early sets of Marvel trading cards. Fourteen cards have no caption other than encouraging collectors to "Write Your Own." As a result, a good chunk of these succumbed to being scribbled on and personalized.

The bottom of each card breaks down the set nicely, stating the 66-card set and the section each particular card belongs to. This makes it a little easier for those looking to just collect the cards of their favorite character.

Card backs fit together to form a large labeled puzzle of all the featured heroes.

1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes packs come with five cards and a piece of gum. They originally cost five cents each. Full boxes have 24 packs.

Marvel trading cards have taken off, particularly since the early-1990s, 1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes is a very significant set containing the Rookie Trading Cards of Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, Daredevil, Hulk and Thor.

How We Grade:

GemMint (GMT): (10.0)A flawless card. To be in Gem Mint condition,a card’s borders must have a ratio of 50/50 side to side and top tobottom.

Mint(MT): (9.0-9.5)A perfect card. Well-centered with parallel borders which appearequal to the naked eye. Four sharp, square corners. No creases, edge dents,surface scratches, paper flaws, loss of luster, yellowing or fading, regardlessof age. No imperfectly printed cards – out of register, badly cut or ink flawed– or card stained by contact with gum, wax or other substances can beconsidered truly Mint, even if new out of the pack. Generally, to be consideredin Mint condition, a card’s borders must exist in a ratio of 60/40 side to sideand top to bottom.

NearMint/Mint (NM/MT): (8.0-8.5)A super high-end card thatappears Mint 9 at first glance, but upon closer inspection, may exhibit a veryslight wax stain on reverse, slight fraying at one or two corners, or a minorprinting imperfection. Centering must be app. 65/35 to 70/30 or better on thefront and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

NearMint (NM): (7.0-7.5)A nearly perfect card at first glance, butupon closer inspection, may have slight surface wear, slight fraying on somecorners, slightly out-of-register picture focus, a minor printing blemish orslight wax stain on reverse. Centering must be 70/30 to 75/25 or better on thefront and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent/NearMint (EX/NM): (6.0-6.5)Card may have visible surfacewear or a printing defect. A very light scratch. Corners may have slightlygraduated fraying. Picture focus may be slightly out-of-register. Card may haveminor wax stain on reverse, may have very slight nothing on edges. Centeringmust be 80/20 or better on the front and 90/10 or better on the reverse.

Excellent(EX): (5.0-5.5)Corners are still fairly sharp with only moderate wear. Cardborders may be off center as much as 85/15. No creases. May have very minorgum, wax or product stains, front or back. Surfaces may show slight loss ofluster from rubbing across other cards. Dark bordered cards may have one or twosmall nicks.

VeryGood/Excellent (VG/EX): (4.0-4.5)Shows obvious handling, but stilllooks nice. Corners may be rounded or have minor creases. No major creases,tape marks or extraneous markings or writing. Surfaces does exhibit loss ofluster, but the printing is intact. May have paper wrinkles. May show majorgum, wax or other packaging stains. All four borders visible, though the ratiomay be as poor as 95/5. Exhibits honest wear.

VeryGood (VG): (3.0-3.5)A well-worn card, but exhibits no intentionaldamage or abuse. May be “Mis-cut or Off-Center” with no border visible. Mayhave major or multiple creases, however, creases are not so deep as to show theunderlying paper. This card is completely readable, has not been written on,and has no tape marks or holes. Corner rounding may extend well beyond theborder.

Good(GD) (2.0-2.5)Shows excessive wear, along with damage or abuse. Will show allthe wear characteristics of a Very Good card, along with such damage as thumbtack holes in or near margins, evidence of having been taped or pasted, perhapssmall tears around the edges or creases so heavily as to break the cardboard.Backs may show minor added pen or pencil writing or be missing small bits ofpaper. Still basically a complete card.

Poor(P): (1.0-1.5)A card that has been tortured to death. Corners or other areasmay be torn off. Card may have been trimmed, show holes from a paper punch orhave been used for BB gun practice. Front may have extraneous pen or pencilwriting, or other defacement. Major portions of front or back design may bemissing. Not a pretty sight.