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Presented in 1991 for comics published in 1990.
For independent and small-press comics; presented in June 1990 by Zine Zone chairperson Terry Hooper. (Zine Zone was based in Bristol, UK.) [60]
Hawkworld (3 issues, later became an ongoing)
Hero: Warrior of the Mystic Realms
Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular
New Adventures of Cholly & Flytrap
Saga of the Original Human Torch
X-Men Spotlight On... Starjammers
Steeltown Rockers
The Return of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black
Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery
Big Numbers (2 issues before cancellation)
Todd McFarlane was at the top of his game as an artist, and with Marvel's release of this new Spidey series he also got the chance to take on the writing duties. The sales of this series were nothing short of phenomenal, with over 2.5 million copies eventually printing, including special bagged editions and a number of variant covers.
Marvel knew a good thing when they saw it, and the adjectiveless Spider-Man received Marvel's most aggressive launch in company history...the initial press run was 2.35 million, and 500,000 additional copies were printed to meet demand.