2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual returns to highlight excitement directly from the pages of DC Comics. "Featuring artwork from some of the industry’s top creators celebrating the best stories in comics," the split-year product summarizes the action for the third consecutive season.
Look for Hobby boxes and Blasters with exclusive content.
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2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual Checklist Rundown
The 2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual checklist maintains its typical comic overview, highlighting major storylines, first appearances and more.
Base & Parallel Details
The recap series begins with a 100-card base set that identifies the key heroes and villains.
Blasters again feature exclusive Blue parallels in every pack. Variant Cover and Silver Sparkle parallels also appear frequently.
Returning numbered parallels include Green, Gold Linearity, Hologram, Crystal Clear and Purple Diamond (1/1), plus Printing Plates (1/1)
Insert & Sketch Details
Arriving in every pack, many of the 2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual inserts should be familiar to collectors.
Number 1 Spot showcases 25 notable #1 issues from the period, while Star Rookies looks at 10 new faces across DC Comics.
There's also Backscatters, a shiny brand staple that adds a case-hit Gold version.
Acetate fans can check out the 50-card Suspended Animation set, which features tiered rarity, and Premieres, offering Gold (/10) parallels. Another distinct option arrives via the Flipped Covers flip lenticular cards.
In addition, 2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual digs into popular comic book lines via Absolute Universe (20 cards), Green Lantern Corps (20 cards) and Justice Society of America (25 cards). These include short-printed Sparkle parallels.
DC K.O. celebrates the crossover line written by Scott Snyder and Joshua Williamson with Highlights, Semifinals, Finals and Champion cards. Another DC crossover takes a bow in We Are Yesterday.
Finally, the chases include Creators’ Corner Autographs (single and dual), Original Art Sketch Cards and Ready for Action Sketch Card Booklets.
Check back soon for card images, as revealed by Upper Deck.
Estimated Release Date: April 2027 (TBA)
2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual Product Configuration
Hobby Boxes
- 5 cards per pack; 16 packs per box; 16 boxes per case
Blaster Boxes
- 5 cards per pack; 6 packs per box; 20 boxes per case
2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual Box Break
Hobby Boxes (on average)
- 4 Silver Sparkle Parallels
- 6 Variant Cover Parallels
- 1 Backscatter Insert
- 2 DC. K.O. Inserts
- 16 Additional Insert/Chase Cards
Blaster Boxes (on average)
- 6 Blue Parallels
- 1 Variant Cover Parallel
- 1 Silver Sparkle Parallel
- 6 Additional Insert/Chase Cards
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2025-26 Upper Deck DC Annual Checklist
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