1997 Metal Universe - Revision history

Chris at 01:02, 20 February 2025

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	==Inserts==		==Inserts==

	===~~Mining for Gold~~===		===Blast Furnace===

	~~This 10~~-~~card set featured some of the top young players in the game that were expected to "pan out" as a gem find by his team~~. ~~Cards were die~~-~~cut to resemble a gold~~-~~bar and printed on gold foil~~.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=front.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mining-for-Gold/9/Scott-Rolen.jpg?id=e42da4d2-90b0-40c7-92ca-6acc42788115&size=original&side=front.jpg~~		This twelve-card set featured some of the top power hitters in the game on a translucent, colored-flame acetate. This set was exclusive to Hobby packs.
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mining-for~~-~~Gold/9/Scott~~-~~Rolen~~.~~jpg?id=e42da4d2-90b0-40c7-92ca-6acc42788115&size=original&side=back&~~.~~jpg~~

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe ~~Mining For Gold~~');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Blast Furnace');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
	===Magnetic Field===		===Magnetic Field===

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	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Magnetic Field');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Magnetic Field');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
	===~~Titanium~~===		===Mining for Gold===

	This 10-card set ~~also~~ featured some of the top players in the game on a die-cut foil ~~design resembling two pieces of titanium metal sheets welded together. Titanium cards were exclusive to retail packs~~.		This 10-card set featured some of the top young players in the game that were expected to "pan out" as a gem find by his team. Cards were die-cut to resemble a gold-bar and printed on gold foil.

	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---~~Titanium~~/5/~~Greg~~-~~Maddux~~.jpg?id=~~11098e59~~-~~80df~~-~~42d2~~-~~b3cd~~-~~9d0b4549bb4a~~&size=original&side=front.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mining-for-Gold/9/Scott-Rolen.jpg?id=e42da4d2-90b0-40c7-92ca-6acc42788115&size=original&side=front.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---~~Titanium~~/5/~~Greg~~-~~Maddux~~.jpg?id=~~11098e59~~-~~80df~~-~~42d2~~-~~b3cd~~-~~9d0b4549bb4a~~&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mining-for-Gold/9/Scott-Rolen.jpg?id=e42da4d2-90b0-40c7-92ca-6acc42788115&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe ~~Titanium~~');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Mining For Gold');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
			===Mother Lode===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mother-Lode/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=0875ce43-e145-416d-8e4e-773c06c33169&size=original&side=front.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mother-Lode/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=0875ce43-e145-416d-8e4e-773c06c33169&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			This 12-card set also featured some of the top players in the game. Each card was die-cut to resemble an elaborately designed statue featuring the origin or "mother lode" of something valuable (i.e., the player featured on the card) and finished on silver etched foil.

			<sql2wiki database="carddb">
			SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Mother Lode');
			</sql2wiki>
	===Platinum Portraits===		===Platinum Portraits===

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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Platinum Portraits');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Platinum Portraits');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
	===~~Blast Furnace~~===		===Titanium===

	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=front.jpg~~		This 10-card set also featured some of the top players in the game on a die-cut foil design resembling two pieces of titanium metal sheets welded together. Titanium cards were exclusive to retail packs.
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox~~-~~Metal~~-~~Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas~~.~~jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=back&~~.~~jpg~~

	~~This twelve~~-~~card set featured some of the top power hitters in the game on a translucent, colored~~-~~flame acetate~~. ~~This set was exclusive to Hobby packs~~.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Titanium/5/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=11098e59-80df-42d2-b3cd-9d0b4549bb4a&size=original&side=front.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Titanium/5/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=11098e59-80df-42d2-b3cd-9d0b4549bb4a&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe ~~Blast Furnace');~~		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Titanium');
	~~</sql2wiki>~~

	~~===Mother Lode===~~

	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mother-Lode/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=0875ce43-e145-416d-8e4e-773c06c33169&size=original&side=front.jpg~~
	~~https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mother-Lode/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=0875ce43-e145-416d-8e4e-773c06c33169&size=original&side=back&.jpg~~

	This 12-card set also featured some of the top players in the game. Each card was die-cut to resemble an elaborately designed statue featuring the origin or "mother lode" of something valuable (i.e., the player featured on the card) and finished on silver etched foil.

	~~<sql2wiki database="carddb">~~
	~~SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Mother Lode~~');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

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Blast Furnace

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	===Blast Furnace===		===Blast Furnace===

	~~This 12-card set featured some of the top power hitters in the game on a translucent, colored-flame acetate. This set was exclusive to Hobby packs.~~

	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=front.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=front.jpg
	https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=back&.jpg		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Blast-Furnace/11/Frank-Thomas.jpg?id=29fce14f-108b-4a3e-9d0b-65166aea953a&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			This twelve-card set featured some of the top power hitters in the game on a translucent, colored-flame acetate. This set was exclusive to Hobby packs.

	<sql2wiki database="carddb">		<sql2wiki database="carddb">
	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Blast Furnace');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Blast Furnace');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	===Mother Lode===		===Mother Lode===

Stalegum: /* Description */

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Description

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	1997 Metal Universe was a 250-card single-series set produced by by Fleer/Skybox. Continuing from the [[1996 Metal Universe\|previous year's]] design, all cards were printed on colored, etched foil with UV-coating that combined outer space and fantasy comic book elements to create a background that complimented or even "interacted" with the player photo - thus, almost all card backgrounds were unique with only a few being used multiple times for different players. Once again, due to the etched foil finish, all base cards were highly susceptible to chipping along the edges and were marked as "condition sensitive" by Beckett.		1997 Metal Universe was a 250-card single-series set produced by by Fleer/Skybox. Continuing from the [[1996 Metal Universe\|previous year's]] design, all cards were printed on colored, etched foil with UV-coating that combined outer space and fantasy comic book elements to create a background that complimented or even "interacted" with the player photo - thus, almost all card backgrounds were unique with only a few being used multiple times for different players. Once again, due to the etched foil finish, all base cards were highly susceptible to chipping along the edges and were marked as "condition sensitive" by Beckett.

	Fleer/Skybox was owned by Marvel Entertainment at the time and many of the famed comic book publisher's artists were involved in the design of the set, giving Metal Universe its trademark look.		Fleer/Skybox was owned by Marvel Entertainment at the time and many of the famed comic book publisher's artists were involved in the design of the set, giving Metal Universe its trademark look. As with the [[1996 Metal Universe\|previous year's product,]] the artists are credited on the back of each base card.

	Curiously, there were no parallels in this year's set, in contrast to the previous and subsequent years. The basketball edition of this product, ''1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball'' (which featured the same base set design), had the famous Precious Metal Gems (PMG) parallels, which were included in baseball for the first time the [[1998 Metal Universe\|following year]]. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball PMGs are some of the most valuable basketball cards of the era -- with Michael Jordan's Emerald PMG (serial-numbered to ten) selling in the high six figures.		Curiously, there were no parallels in this year's set, in contrast to the previous and subsequent years. The basketball edition of this product, ''1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball'' (which featured the same base set design), had the famous Precious Metal Gems (PMG) parallels, which were included in baseball for the first time the [[1998 Metal Universe\|following year]]. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball PMGs are some of the most valuable basketball cards of the era -- with Michael Jordan's Emerald PMG (serial-numbered to ten) selling in the high six figures.

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Emerald Autographs

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	ORDER BY num +0 ASC;		ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>
			{{Metal}}
	[[Category:1997]]		[[Category:1997]]
	[[Category:Fleer]]		[[Category:Fleer]]

Tidel144: /* Mother Lode */

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Mother Lode

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	===Mother Lode===		===Mother Lode===

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mother-Lode/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=0875ce43-e145-416d-8e4e-773c06c33169&size=original&side=front.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1997/Skybox-Metal-Universe---Mother-Lode/4/Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg?id=0875ce43-e145-416d-8e4e-773c06c33169&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	This 12-card set also featured some of the top players in the game. Each card was die-cut to resemble an elaborately designed statue featuring the origin or "mother lode" of something valuable (i.e., the player featured on the card) and finished on silver etched foil.		This 12-card set also featured some of the top players in the game. Each card was die-cut to resemble an elaborately designed statue featuring the origin or "mother lode" of something valuable (i.e., the player featured on the card) and finished on silver etched foil.
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	SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Mother Lode');		SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1997) AND (setname = 'Metal Universe Mother Lode');
	</sql2wiki>		</sql2wiki>

	==Autographs==		==Autographs==

Tidel144 at 15:15, 19 February 2019

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	=Description=		=Description=

	1997 Metal Universe was a 250-card single-series set produced by by Fleer/Skybox. Continuing from the [[1996 Metal Universe\|previous year's]] design, all cards were printed on colored, etched foil with UV-coating that combined outer space and fantasy comic book elements to create a background that complimented or even "interacted" with the player photo - thus, almost all card backgrounds were unique with only a few being used multiple times for different players.		1997 Metal Universe was a 250-card single-series set produced by by Fleer/Skybox. Continuing from the [[1996 Metal Universe\|previous year's]] design, all cards were printed on colored, etched foil with UV-coating that combined outer space and fantasy comic book elements to create a background that complimented or even "interacted" with the player photo - thus, almost all card backgrounds were unique with only a few being used multiple times for different players. Once again, due to the etched foil finish, all base cards were highly susceptible to chipping along the edges and were marked as "condition sensitive" by Beckett.

	Fleer/Skybox was owned by Marvel Entertainment at the time and many of the famed comic book publisher's artists were involved in the design of the set, giving Metal Universe its trademark look.		Fleer/Skybox was owned by Marvel Entertainment at the time and many of the famed comic book publisher's artists were involved in the design of the set, giving Metal Universe its trademark look.

Tidel144 at 19:31, 18 February 2019

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	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

	24 packs per box, ~~eight~~ cards per pack (MSRP: $2.49).		Although Hobby boxes were wrapped in plastic marked "Hobby Exclusive", Retail boxes were also distributed.

			Hobby: 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.49).

			Retail: 18 packs per box, 8 cards per pack.

	=Insertion Ratios=		=Insertion Ratios=

Tidel144 at 19:15, 18 February 2019

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	Curiously, there were no parallels in this year's set, in contrast to the previous and subsequent years. The basketball edition of this product, ''1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball'' (which featured the same base set design), had the famous Precious Metal Gems (PMG) parallels, which were included in baseball for the first time the [[1998 Metal Universe\|following year]]. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball PMGs are some of the most valuable basketball cards of the era -- with Michael Jordan's Emerald PMG (serial-numbered to ten) selling in the high six figures.		Curiously, there were no parallels in this year's set, in contrast to the previous and subsequent years. The basketball edition of this product, ''1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball'' (which featured the same base set design), had the famous Precious Metal Gems (PMG) parallels, which were included in baseball for the first time the [[1998 Metal Universe\|following year]]. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball PMGs are some of the most valuable basketball cards of the era -- with Michael Jordan's Emerald PMG (serial-numbered to ten) selling in the high six figures.

	Alex Rodriguez was the "face" of Fleer/Skybox at the time and was the featured frontman for this product and other Fleer/Skybox Brands (e.g., [[1997 Circa]])		Alex Rodriguez was the "face" of Fleer/Skybox at the time and was the featured frontman for this product and other Fleer/Skybox Brands (e.g., [[1997 Circa]]).

			There were no notable Rookie Cards in this set.

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

Tidel144: /* Description */

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Description

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	Curiously, there were no parallels in this year's set, in contrast to the previous and subsequent years. The basketball edition of this product, ''1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball'' (which featured the same base set design), had the famous Precious Metal Gems (PMG) parallels, which were included in baseball for the first time the [[1998 Metal Universe\|following year]]. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball PMGs are some of the most valuable basketball cards of the era -- with Michael Jordan's Emerald PMG (serial-numbered to ten) selling in the high six figures.		Curiously, there were no parallels in this year's set, in contrast to the previous and subsequent years. The basketball edition of this product, ''1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball'' (which featured the same base set design), had the famous Precious Metal Gems (PMG) parallels, which were included in baseball for the first time the [[1998 Metal Universe\|following year]]. The 1997-98 Metal Universe Basketball PMGs are some of the most valuable basketball cards of the era -- with Michael Jordan's Emerald PMG (serial-numbered to ten) selling in the high six figures.

			Alex Rodriguez was the "face" of Fleer/Skybox at the time and was the featured frontman for this product and other Fleer/Skybox Brands (e.g., [[1997 Circa]])

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

Tidel144: /* Description */

2019-02-18T15:23:01Z

Description

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	=Description=		=Description=

	1997 Metal Universe was a 250-card single-series set produced by by Fleer/Skybox. Continuing from the [[1996 Metal Universe\|previous year's]] design, all cards were printed on colored, etched foil with UV-coating that combined outer space and fantasy comic book elements to create a background that complimented or even "interacted" with the player photo - thus, ~~no two~~ card backgrounds were ~~the same~~.		1997 Metal Universe was a 250-card single-series set produced by by Fleer/Skybox. Continuing from the [[1996 Metal Universe\|previous year's]] design, all cards were printed on colored, etched foil with UV-coating that combined outer space and fantasy comic book elements to create a background that complimented or even "interacted" with the player photo - thus, almost all card backgrounds were unique with only a few being used multiple times for different players.

	Fleer/Skybox was owned by Marvel Entertainment at the time and many of the famed comic book publisher's artists were involved in the design of the set, giving Metal Universe its trademark look.		Fleer/Skybox was owned by Marvel Entertainment at the time and many of the famed comic book publisher's artists were involved in the design of the set, giving Metal Universe its trademark look.