Marvel has partnered with Synchrony Bank to release a new Marvel credit card. The card is actually pretty decent and the card art is amazing for Marvel fans. Let’s look at the card benefits first:
Card Benefits
- No annual fee
- $25 statement credit after first purchase
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 3% cash back on: Dining, Select Entertainment (Movie Theatres, Video Rental and Game Stores, Theatrical and Concert Promoters, Amusement Parks, Digital Entertainment, Games and Software, Music, Books and Newsstands, Toys and Hobby Stores), Online At Marvel.com and Marvel’s Official Merchandise Boths
- 1% cash back on all other purchases
- 10% off merchandise merchants at Marvel.com (looks like a specific card promo code is required, and specifically states it can’t be stacked with other offers)
- Free shipping at Marvel.com during certain times of the year
- Special discount on Marvel Unlimited or Marvel digital comics (if you’re not a Marvel Unlimited subscriber, you get three months for free. If you are you’ll be sent an e-mail with the opportunity to redeem Marvel Unlimited comics – whatever that means)
Card Designs
The card comes with five different designs to choose from:
Our Verdict
3% cash back on dining is as good as it gets (apart from Discover it & Chase Freedom with their rotating 5% categories), the entertainment categories could be useful as well but you’re only get 1% more than a standard 2% card so nothing that crazy. The fact that the sign up bonus is only $25 really kills this card for me. You’d need to spend $10,000 on the 3% categories to receive $300 in cash back and if you used a 2% card you’d be getting $200 cash back instead, so you’re probably better off getting a different card with a high cash back bonus instead.
