2020–21 Upper Deck Marvel Annual — Psylocke #64 — Variant Cover Tier 2
2020–21
A 2020–21 Upper Deck Marvel Annual Variant Cover Tier 2 parallel for Psylocke #64, documenting Kwannon during the Krakoa-era Hellions storyline. It is distinct from TMR-000223, which depicts Betsy Braddock as Psylocke.
Read the catalogue note →- Subject
- Psylocke (Kwannon)
- Character / role
- Psylocke (Kwannon)
- Set
- Marvel Annual 2020–21
- Manufacturer
- Upper Deck
- Card code
- 64
- Card type
- Variant Cover Parallel — Tier 2
- Condition
- Near Mint appearance — provisional from protected front/reverse photography; ungraded.
- Completeness
- Single card complete as supplied.
Catalogue note
A 2020–21 Upper Deck Marvel Annual Variant Cover Tier 2 parallel for Psylocke #64, documenting Kwannon during the Krakoa-era Hellions storyline. It is distinct from TMR-000223, which depicts Betsy Braddock as Psylocke.
Scarcity: Unnumbered Tier 2 Variant Cover parallel. Upper Deck's official checklist states insertion odds of 1:4 Hobby, 1:4 e-Pack and 1:20 Pack Wars; no finite print run is stated.
Historical context: Marvel's Krakoa-era continuity separated the long-entangled identities of Betsy Braddock and Kwannon: Betsy became Captain Britain while Kwannon reclaimed the Psylocke codename and led Mister Sinister's Hellions. The reverse of this card explicitly records that Hellions role.
Uncertainties: Exact card-front cover artist/source issue credit has not been established. No numeric condition grade assigned. Exact sold-market value remains provisional.
Why this object matters
The Kwannon variant-cover card provides a distinct character-identity and publishing-period comparison with the Betsy Braddock cards. Its meaningful value is contextual, not a claim that all Psylocke images depict the same person.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Historical context
Marvel's Krakoa-era continuity separated the long-entangled identities of Betsy Braddock and Kwannon: Betsy became Captain Britain while Kwannon reclaimed the Psylocke codename and led Mister Sinister's Hellions. The reverse of this card explicitly records that Hellions role.
Preservation rationale
Preserves a physical record of Kwannon's modern Psylocke identity, the Hellions/Krakoa storyline and Upper Deck's tiered Variant Cover parallel system, while creating a direct interpretive relationship with TMR-000223.
Uncertainties
- Exact card-front cover artist/source issue credit has not been established. No numeric condition grade assigned. Exact sold-market value remains provisional.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 7.3 / 10.
This is a curatorial judgement, not a measurement accurate to one tenth or a market valuation. Read the explanation and its evidence limits together.
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