Ultraverse Checklist (Current List)

[Defiant1]

This should be the most current checklist....

Angels of Destruction: 1
Battlezones: 1
Black September: 1, 1A, Preview (1995)
Break-Thru: 1, 1U, 2
Codename Firearm: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Collector’s Guide to the Ultraverse: 1
Conan (1995): 4
Conan Savage: 4
Conan vs. Rune: 1
Countdown to Ultraverse: 1 (Numbered, "Catch" Word Balloon), 1 (Unnumbered, "Catch" Word Balloon), 1 (Starburst, No Word Balloon)
Curse of Rune: 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4
Dream Team: 1
Eliminator: 0, 1, 1L, 2, 3
Elven: 0, 1, 1L, 2, 3, 4
Exiles: 1, 1U, 1SH, 1GH, 2, 3, 4
All-New Exiles: ?, ?A, ?B, 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Exiles vs. X-Men: 0, 0A signed
Firearm: 0, 1 ($1.95), 1PB ($2.50), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Flood Relief: 1
Foxfire: 1, 1A, 1L, 2, 3, 4
Freex: 1, 1U, 1SH, 1GH, 1PB, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Freex/Mantra: Ash
Giant Size Freex: 1
Giant Size Mantra:1
Giant Size Prototype: 1
Giant Size Rune: 1
Giant Size Warstrike:1
Giant Size Wrath: (See "Wrath Giant Size")
Godwheel: 0, 1, 2, 3, 3A, TPB, Ash
Hardcase: 1, 1U, 1SH, 1GH, 2, 2PB, 3, 4 ($1.95), 4PB ($2.50), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, Ash, AshL
Hostile Takeover: Ash
Jumpstart Effect: Ash
Lord Pumpkin: 0, 0A
Malibu Signature Series: 1, 2
Malibu Sun: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
Mantra v1: 1, 1U, 1ULAE 1SH, 1GH, 1PB, 2 ($1.95), 2PB ($2.50), 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 8A, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Mantra v2: ?, ?A, 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Mantra Spear of Destiny: 1, 2
Marvel 1994 Annual Report: 4 (Cameo only)
Mutants vs. Ultras: 1
NecroMantra: 1, 2, 3, 4, 4L
New World Order (1995): Preview, Preview A
Nightman v1: 1, 1U, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, Annual
Nightman v2: ?, ?A, 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4
Nightman/Gambit: 1, 1A, 2, 3
Nightman vs. Wolverine: 0, 0A signed
Phoenix Resurrection: 0, 0L, 0A, Gen., Gen. L, Rev., Rev. L, Aft., Aft. L
Power of Prime: 1, 2, 3, 4
Prime v1: 1, 1U, 1SH, 1GH, 2, 2PB, 3, 4 ($1.95), 4A ($1.95), 4PB ($2.50), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, TPB, TPB HC, Annual, ½, Ash, Ash Capital City (yellow), Ash Comics Cavalcade, Ash (Sega CD)
Prime v2: ?, ?A, 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Prime/Captain America: 1
Prime vs. Hulk: 0, 0A signed
Prototype: 0, 1, 1U, 1SH, 1GH, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Rafferty: Ash
Ripfire: 0
Rune v1: 0, 1, 1U, 2, 3, 3U, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Ash, Ash L
Rune v2: ?, ?A, 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Rune: The Spin Special Edition 1
Rune Hearts of Darkness: 1, 2, 3
Rune/Silver Surfer: 1, 1A, 1L
Rune vs. Venom: 1
Rune/Wrath Ashcan Edition: 1, 1L
Siren: ?, ?A, 1, 1A, 2, 3, Special
Sludge: 1, 1U, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Sludge:Red X-Mas 1
Solitaire: 1 ($1.95), 1U, 1PB ($2.50), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Solution: 0, 1 ($1.95), 1U, 1PB ($2.50), 2, 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Strangers: 1, 1U, 1SH, 1GH, 2, 2PB, 3, 4 ($1.95), 4PB ($2.50), 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, TPB, Annual, Ash Diamond
Ultraforce v1: 0, 1 ($2.50), 1U, 1GH, 1PB ($2.95), 2, 2L, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Ash, Ash 0a, Ash 0b
Ultraforce v2: ?, ?A, 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Ultraforce/Avengers: Prelude, UA1, AU1
Ultraforce/Spider-Man: 1a, 1b
Ultraverse Double Feature: 1
Ultraverse Future Shock: 1
Ultraverse Origins: 1, 1U, 1A, 1AU
Ultraverse Premiere: 0
Ultraverse Unlimited: 1, 2
Ultraverse Year One: 1
Ultraverse Year Two: 1
Ultra Monthly: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Warstrike: 1, 1U, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Witch Hunter: 1
Wrath: 1, 1U, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Wrath Giant Size:1
Year Zero: 1, 2, 3, 4

Guide: ?=Infinity. A=Alternate cover. B=Second alternate cover. U=Ultra 5000. ULAE=Ultra Limited Archive Edition, L=Limited Edition. SH=Silver hologram. GH=Gold hologram. PB=Still in polybag. GS=Giant Size. Ash=Ashcan edition. TPB=Trade paperback, UA=Ultraforce/Avengers, AU=Avengers/Ultraforce, CC=Comics Cavalcade

Corrections and updates are welcome......

Defiant1

P.S. I started a new thread so we could find the list easier.

The site has a new address (Updated 11/27/2011):
ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_Checklist.html#start

[dac55]

What in the heck are these.
Ultraverse Future Shock 1997 1


Ultraverse Prigins 1


I seen these and wondered what the heck now! Are these something Else besides the Ulterverse stuff we are looking for?

David

[Defiant1]

Ryan mentions the Future Shock item here:

www.newsarama.com/Ultraverse.htm

Steve Englehart has a scan of Origins here:

www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Ultraverse%20Extras.html

Defiant1

[Brother J]

dac55 said:

I was talking about these Brother J.
Ultraverse Future Shock 1997 1


Ultraverse Prigins 1
But I see one of them is on the list but I don't see the other.What do you think?
Should they be on the list?

David

Ultraverse "Prigins" 1 would appear to be a typo, I thought it was YOUR typo at first, but now that I've seen you put it in two posts, I think you must have seen that somewhere else. "Prigins" looks like Origins to me, except that someone hit the P key instead of the O when they were typing. The correct title of the book is Ultraverse Origins #1 and it's on the checklist. Sorry for the confusion!

[depluto]

I don't have the "edit" ability anymore, but the Ultraverse origins issue has two different covers. Each of those covers has a U5000 version as well; the checklist here only notes one.

[Defiant1]

You should have an edit button if logged in. The buttons disappear when you log out. I'll look at the settings again. Some of them changed during the board upgrade.

Also, the list shows this...

Ultraverse Origins: 1, 1U, 1A

Is that incomplete?

Defiant1

[depluto]

admin said:

You should have an edit button if logged in. The buttons disappear when you log out. I'll look at the settings again. Some of them changed during the board upgrade.

Also, the list shows this...

Ultraverse Origins: 1, 1U, 1A

Is that incomplete?

Defiant1

No edit button that I can see, although it lets me modify my own posts ...

And I guess the list ought to read:

Ultraverse Origins: 1, 1A, 1U, 1AU

[Defiant1]

depluto said:

admin said:

You should have an edit button if logged in. The buttons disappear when you log out. I'll look at the settings again. Some of them changed during the board upgrade.

Also, the list shows this...

Ultraverse Origins: 1, 1U, 1A

Is that incomplete?

Defiant1

No edit button that I can see, although it lets me modify my own posts ...

And I guess the list ought to read:

Ultraverse Origins: 1, 1A, 1U, 1AU

Somehow the list above got altered by accident. The web page had it broken down into more detail. I changed your notation to list it as:

Ultraverse Origins: 1, 1U, 1A, 1AU
(Same book listed in a different order)

I also found a Rune Ashcan in my collection. I updated the list to move the Rune Ashcan to it's corrected title. The Rune Ashcan I own is actually titled "Rune/Wrath Ashcan Edition #1" in the indicia. I assumed that my limited edition ashcan is the same one you had listed under Rune v1. My changes were made in pink. If that looks okay, let me know. If I have a Rune Ashcan that wasn't on your list, let me know. I seriously doubt I do.

The web page has some more involved links & I scanned both the front and back cover.

ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_Checklist.html (updated 11/27/2011)
(uploading it now...)

Defiant1

[depluto]

The Rune stuff looks good to me ...

I changed the Prime listing since there are four ashcans that I know of. Two are CC, but they're different CCs; one is Comics Cavalcade (Bro J scored one of these for me) and the other is the Capital City yellow version (cheap photocopy but still hard to find).

The Com Cav comic is basically the same as the regular Prime ashcan, but with some gold foil on the cover.

[Defiant1]

I purged this thread of some irrelevant posts about title typos DAC had seen elsewhere and "who has the most stars" discussions.

ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_Checklist.html

Otherwise, I've updated the checklist to version 2.01 and added the following scans:

Hardcase #1 Sliver Hologram Cover Variant


Mantra #1 Silver Hologram Cover Variant


I am no longer maintaining the accuracy of the messageboard list in the first post...

Defiant1

[gowaltrip]

Nov 6, 2008 17:55:31 GMT -5 Defiant1 said:

I purged this thread of some irrelevant posts about title typos DAC had seen elsewhere and "who has the most stars" discussions.

thor.prohosting.com/ultrav/Ultraverse_Checklist.html

Otherwise, I've updated the checklist to version 2.01 and added the following scans:

Hardcase #1 Sliver Hologram Cover Variant


Mantra #1 Silver Hologram Cover Variant


I am no longer maintaining the accuracy of the messageboard list in the first post...

Defiant1

Those are actually "kinda" cool.

[Quato]

They are definitely "value added". They are about the only ultraverse items that interest me.

Defiant1

[Defiant1]

One last try to link to these...



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[Brother J]

I've seen those before, I think they were on the Firearm video.

Yeah, like there was ever THAT much demand for Ultraverse books (lines around the block, an entire wall full of them, etc.)

[Defiant1]

I think these were shown on cable TV channels at one point. I thought these play up everything wrong about comics in the 90's. Comparing these to Superman and Spiderman is a little out of line if you ask me.

Defiant1

[Brother J]

Feb 5, 2009 19:07:46 GMT -5 Defiant1 said:

Comparing these to Superman and Spiderman is a little out of line if you ask me.

only a little...

[Defiant1]

Hopefully these will be around for awhile. I've made a page dedicated to them.

ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_TV_Ads.html (link updated 11/27/2011)

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[Defiant1]

The Ultraverse checklist has been updated to version 2.05.
Added another variant for "Countdown to Ultraverse"

ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_Checklist.html (updated 11/27/2011)

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[Defiant1]

The Ultraverse checklist has been updated to version 2.06.
Added a Dynamic Forces Signed/Numbered Giant-Sized Rune #1


ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_Checklist.html (updated 11/27/2011)

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[Defiant1]

The Ultraverse checklist has been updated to version 2.07.
Added Rune: The Spin Special Edition #1


ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_Checklist.html (updated 11/27/2011)

I bought this again today because it is BWS and I wasn't sure if I owned it. Upon getting home, I saw that the scan was not linked on the checklist. I had to look at the indicia to see exactly what it was. When I did, it looked very familiar. Evidently I do already own it because I had seen the indicia before and I did have a scan uploaded to the server. The scan just wasn't linked from the checklist so that you could view it. I guess I don't mind having two.



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[Defiant1]

Nothing special, but here is the newsstand version of Firearm #7 with a bar code. I'd still want a buck or two more if I sold it. These are pretty rare.



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[Defiant1]

The Ultraverse checklist has been updated to version 2.09.
Added "Marvel 1994 Annual Report #4 (Cameo Only)"

Also, the checklist has a new web address. The old site will be a mirror until it goes offline on Jan. 1st 2011.
ultraverse.zymichost.com/Ultraverse_Checklist.html

Defiant1

[Andrew R]

I've been picking up a few of the Marvel/Ultraverse crossovers that I didn't have the money for back in the 90s and re-reading some of the older ones. Man, some of the writing is really bad. Night Man/Gambit is downright terrible (IMO). Reading the original Ultraverse stuff (The Strangers, Hard Case, Mantra) reminded me why I was so excited about the line back in college but after Marvel took the reigns, the titles went down hill quick.

Maybe that's why I stopped picking up Malibu stuff after Avengers/Ultraforce - Not for lack of funds but lack of interest.

[Defiant1]

Nov 29, 2010 10:39:36 GMT -5 Andrew R said:

I've been picking up a few of the Marvel/Ultraverse crossovers that I didn't have the money for back in the 90s and re-reading some of the older ones. Man, some of the writing is really bad. Night Man/Gambit is downright terrible (IMO). Reading the original Ultraverse stuff (The Strangers, Hard Case, Mantra) reminded me why I was so excited about the line back in college but after Marvel took the reigns, the titles went down hill quick.

Maybe that's why I stopped picking up Malibu stuff after Avengers/Ultraforce - Not for lack of funds but lack of interest.

With all the talented creators, I'd have hoped for something better than what Ultraverse delivered. I'm glad I have a checklist, but as most people know I never was a fan of the comics line. Keep in mind that the checklist has moved and the old URL will no longer be available after January 1st, 2011 (according to the host). The Marvel 1994 Annual Report was added, but I think most collectors would not deem it a necessary comic to have if they are collecting the whole universe. Their appearance is only a cameo and it is more of a nod to retailers that Marvel bought the line and would be incorporating them into the Marvel universe. I will probably keep my BWS Rune issues as long as possible and I'm proud to own the Sludge special drawn by Mike Ploog. It is so rare to see a comic drawn by Ploog in the post 70's that I have a tendency to check out anything new with his name on it.

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[Defiant1]

Ultraforce #0A (Ashcan)


Ultraforce #0B (Ashcan)


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[Brother J]

Just re-watched the third Ultraverse commercial from above. One scene reminded me about what a pain it was to be a collector at that time. The guys busting into the store are told that the Ultraverse books are "sold out", even though the seller clearly has a wall full of them. In the commercial the seller was just kidding, but in real life, this happened all the time. Shops would say they were sold out of the latest hot book and then would put it on their display wall with a jacked up price. Very annoying.

[Defiant1]

Dec 31, 2012 15:04:18 GMT -5 Brother J said:

Just re-watched the third Ultraverse commercial from above. One scene reminded me about what a pain it was to be a collector at that time. The guys busting into the store are told that the Ultraverse books are "sold out", even though the seller clearly has a wall full of them. In the commercial the seller was just kidding, but in real life, this happened all the time. Shops would say they were sold out of the latest hot book and then would put it on their display wall with a jacked up price. Very annoying.

I agree. I kinda cringe when I see those. In all honesty though, at least they advertised.

Defiant1

[Defiant1]

The Ultraverse checklist is updated online and fully populated with scans.

comicchecklists.coolpage.biz/Ultraverse/Ultraverse_Checklist.html

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