Why This Set Matters
The fourth Comic Images series dedicated itself to heroic origins — how Marvel's heroes came to be.
Psylocke (card #61) appears before her Asian body swap transformation — this is classic purple-hair British Psylocke.
Meggan — Brian Braddock's shapeshifting partner — appears at card #47 in one of her earliest US card appearances.
Deep Dive
Comic Images Marvel Universe IV: Heroic Origins completed the publisher's remarkable four-set run (1987-88).
The inclusion of Psylocke at card #61 is particularly interesting: this is pre-transformation Psylocke — the British telepath with purple hair, not the Asian ninja who would emerge from the 1989 storyline. For collectors tracking Psylocke's card appearances, the Heroic Origins card represents a genuine character milestone.
| Character | Format | Card | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlestar True Rookie First English First Solo First Card | Card | 3 Solo | English |
| Crystal First Card | Card | 16 Other Heroes | English |
| Doctor Druid True Rookie First English First Solo First Card | Card | 23 Solo | English |
| Douglock True Rookie First Card | Card | 54 X-Men | #REF! |
| Madelyne Pryor True Rookie First English First Solo First Card | Card | 42 Solo | English |
| Meggan True Rookie First English First Solo First Card | Card | 47 Solo | English |
| Psylocke First Card | Card | 61 | English |