Batman 85th Anniversary Weekly is Coming to e-Pack® on November 14th!

[finfangfan]

To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Batman, we are excited to announce that a Batman 85th Anniversary Weekly trading card product is coming soon exclusively to Upper Deck e-Pack® on November 14, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. PT! Batman 85th Anniversary Weekly packs will release each week for five straight weeks, with a new pack being made available every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. PT until all 5000 packs sell out. Cards will feature historic Comic Covers, memorable Movie Posters, fearsome Villains, fan-favorite Animated Series, and iconic Vehicles.

Each pack will contain two cards limited to that week, including one of 10 Base Set cards and either one additional Base Set card, 85th Anniversary Parallel (limited to 85 copies), or Printing Plate (#'d 1-of-1).

Build Sets and Earn Achievement Cards

Collectors who complete the following sets on Upper Deck e-Pack® and elect to redeem them for the respective achievements will receive the following e-Pack® exclusive cards with the ability to have those physical cards mailed to them.



Skybox Metal Universe Batman Preview Achievements

Collectors who acquire a complete 10-card Base Set each week and elect to redeem it will receive a Skybox Metal Universe Batman Preview Achievement card for that corresponding week. Cards feature iconic characters in the Batman universe!



Week 1:

Collectors who acquire a complete 10-card Base Set - Week 1 set and elect to redeem it will receive Skybox Metal Universe Batman Preview Achievement #P-1 card featuring Catwoman.

Once all Batman 85th Anniversary Weekly packs are released, collectors can redeem the required cards below to earn an exclusive Skybox Metal Universe Batman Preview Achievement #P-0 card.

Collectors who acquire a complete 5-card Skybox Metal Universe Batman Preview Achievement set and elect to redeem it will receive Skybox Metal Universe Batman Preview Achievement #P-0 card featuring Batman.

[BobCollects]

Is 5000 packs too many or too few? I’m leaning towards too many but really have no idea.


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[finfangfan]

Originally Posted by BobCollects

Is 5000 packs too many or too few? I’m leaning towards too many but really have no idea.


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It seems like a lot but it’s probably a good move on UD’s part to not make what is essentially a DC preview set too limited. Some packs will have 2 base so probably close to 600 of each base available each week when all is said and done.

It’s interesting to see they are releasing this at same time they are winding down the Marvel license with a glut of Marvel releases. There are also 3 different versions of Marvel Pack Wars going on right now … Platinum, Annual, and Beginnings. So a lot of competition for collectors dollars not even factoring in what will likely be a pretty busy Black Friday with mass discounts.

[finfangfan]

It also looks like the base set will just end up being various Batman cover images over the last 85 years… like Detective 27, Batman 251, and Dark Knight 1. In general those types of cover sets aren’t chased as much as a normal character base set would have been. The character cards appear to be the weekly achievement cards and the overall Batman character card achievement. It will be interesting to see if the achievement cards have plates inserted into packs… those would probably be the best hits.

[dd316]

Originally Posted by BobCollects

Is 5000 packs too many or too few?

It'll sell out.

[ddilts399]

I want the catwoman but not playing achievement game to get it, will buy off the market later.

[finfangfan]

Originally Posted by ddilts399

I want the catwoman but not playing achievement game to get it, will buy off the market later.

Most likely will be cheaper in long run. Packs will probably be like $6.99 … so about $70 to make a Catwoman if you don’t get a 2 base pack when trying to get all 10 base. This is a weird set as the achievements really aren’t big dollar hits (like sketches or doubloon relics) that people would pay big money for. Maybe some people will plate chases but I would say most of those would top out at $80ish.

[finfangfan]

The checklist is up… looks like each week will be a different theme with week 3 (cards 21-30) being character cards

Detective Comics #27 (May 1939)
Batman #1 (April 1940)
Detective Comics #241 (March 1957)
Batman #251 (September 1973)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (February 1986)
Batman #405 (March 1987)
Detective Comics #587 (June 1988)
Detective Comics #667 (October 1993)
Batman #608 (December 2002)
Batman & Robin #1 (August 2009)
Batman (1966)
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
The Batman
Bane
Catwoman
Clayface
The Joker
Mister Freeze
The Penguin
Poison Ivy
Ra's al Ghul
The Riddler
Two-Face
The New Adventures of Batman
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero
The New Batman Adventures
Batman Beyond
The Batman
Batman: Under The Red Hood
Beware The Batman
The Batmobile (1950's) - Detective Comics #156 (Feb. 1950)
The Batmobile '66, Batman (1966)
The Batmobile (1985's), Batman #385 (July 1985)
Batmobile / Batman (1989)
Batwing/ Batman (1989)
B:TAS Batmobile, The Batman Adventures: Mad Love (Dec. 1993)
Redbird, Robin #16 (Apr. 1995)
The Tumbler, Batman Begins (2005)
Batmobile, The Batman (2022)
Wingcycle, Nightwing #84 (Nov. 2021)

[IndySportsCards]

Two comic property have historically duked it out for the #1 spot of best selling IP.. Those are Spider-man and Batman. It will sell out.

[R2mi]

Couldn't find anything about it on Epacks .... has the release been delayed ??

[finfangfan]

It’s 12 PT… 3 ET which is 20 minutes from now.

[WhacksPacks]

Bought 2. Got the Red Siren in the first pack and it was Batman #1 85th Anniv Parallel /85

Batman 85th Anniversary Weekly 85th Anniversary Parallel, 2

[robomole]

Bought 5. Got a Dark Knight Returns parallel! Neat!

Needed 3 more base cards so I bought 2 more packs. Got two more I needed.

Now I just need to trade for card 3 to complete my set. Not too painful!

NEWB QUESTION! Never done an achievement before. If I use by 10 card base set for the Catwoman, I don't lose the physical cards right? I just can't use them for future achievements?

[WhacksPacks]

That is correct

[finfangfan]

Catwoman looks nice. There will be a ton out there though.

[R2mi]

Originally Posted by finfangfan

It’s 12 PT… 3 ET which is 20 minutes from now.

Didn't realize the time, not in the US.
Glad I checked the cards pulled first ... gonna save some $. The design is absolutely appaling

[finfangfan]

I agree it’s a pretty barebones design that UD cobbled together quickly. Here are the front and backs of the base and base (1:85) variations… pretty lazy!

[robomole]

Must have sold out! Don't see it in the store anymore. I think the cards are nice and suit the character. Rather that than loud obnoxious cards. Half the card could have said COMIC COVERS!!! with nonsense everywhere like their Marvel junk. I'll take minimalist.

[GFD18]

yep, week 1 officially sold out

[finfangfan]

Originally Posted by robomole

Must have sold out! Don't see it in the store anymore. I think the cards are nice and suit the character. Rather that than loud obnoxious cards. Half the card could have said COMIC COVERS!!! with nonsense everywhere like their Marvel junk. I'll take minimalist.

I also love minimalistic designs but the wide border is not minimalistic… it crowds out the already existing small real estate on the card.

[ddilts399]

I did 5 packs and had some trade assist to net the Cat, Adam Hughes fan as many are. Will play it week to week, dont feel the need to get them all for the Batman by any stretch. See how cheap they get on the market, probably a $5 card

[bloodwings19]

Did 5 packs for the set, needed only 2 trades for the Catwoman. Hit two 85 cards (Batman #1, Batman #405). Holding the Catwoman for something delicious at a later time

[Rictor]

Shocked this sold out...5,000 packs with lame achievements and a 1:500 chance of hitting a plate.

If you just want the base sets...they'll eventually be 2 cents a card plus 25 cents shipping on COMC.

[robomole]

Okay week 1 I was a happy camper. This week not so much, So many beautiful posters to choose from and they seemingly do a generic bat logo for each one? This was the week I was looking forward to most and it's likely to be the ugliest. Lame. I was all in but now I'm questioning whether or not it's worth completing the set anymore. Might call it quits. Take my Catwoman and go home.

[bloodwings19]

Originally Posted by robomole

Take my Catwoman and go home.

Someone is going to need that Catwoman for achievement so use that as trade-bait.