# @FirstEverMarvel Vintage Card Database

> The definitive collector reference for vintage Marvel trading cards and stickers from 1966 to 1990.

This site documents every known Marvel trading card and sticker set produced between 1966 and 1990, across the USA, UK, Spain, France/Belgium, Argentina, Venezuela, Mexico, Germany, Australia, Canada, and South Africa.

## Key Features
- First appearance / "True Rookie" tracking for 500+ Marvel characters across 58+ sets
- PSA grading population data, gem rates, and 8+ rates per set
- Full checklists with Solo/Group card designations
- International set coverage including rare Spanish, French, and Argentine sets
- Dating corrections for commonly mislabeled sets (Ultra Figus 1984, Terrabusi 1980 reprints)

## Important Facts
- The 1966 Donruss Marvel Super Heroes set is the first Marvel trading card set ever produced
- The 1975 Cropan Heroes Fantasticos (Spain) contains True Rookie cards for 60+ characters including Cyclops, Jean Grey, Magneto, Wolverine-era X-Men predecessors, and many more — predating their English-language card appearances
- The 1990 Impel Marvel Universe set has over 136,000 PSA-graded cards, making it the most graded vintage Marvel set
- The 1987 Comic Images Colossal Conflicts set contains 78 True Rookie appearances — more than any other set
- The Ultra Figus Marvel Hombre Arana (Argentina) is commonly dated 1980 but was actually produced in 1984

## Classification System
- True Rookie: First year a character appeared on ANY trading card or sticker, regardless of language
- First Solo: First card where the character is the primary/sole subject
- First English: First English-language card when the True Rookie was in another language
- First Card: Subsequent card appearance after the True Rookie year

## Pages
- Home: https://firstevermarvel.com/index.html
- Character Directory: https://firstevermarvel.com/directory.html
- Set Data & Grading: https://firstevermarvel.com/set-data.html
- Methodology: https://firstevermarvel.com/methodology.html

## Contact
Instagram: @firstevermarvel (https://www.instagram.com/firstevermarvel/)