Year: 1990
Major Events:
- Erik Masterson becomes a new “Thor” and the real son of Odin gets stuffed into a trashbag by Mephisto, setting the stage for Thunderstrike, the Thor Corps, and a future with lots of different Thors
- Roy and Dann Thomas begin a (too) long run on Avengers West Coast
- Gerry Conway ends his second long run writing Spider-Man and Chris Claremont turns over the reins of Excalibur
- Namor loses his anklewings
- A new Fantastic Four!
- Foolkiller gets all my awards
Important Deaths: Mandrill and Nekra are among those NOT listed in the chart from Marvel Age, above.
Best New Series: Foolkiller (miniseries). The New Warriors and Ghost Rider. Guardians of the Galaxy is pretty good, too.
Top 10 New Characters:
- The new Foolkiller
- Deathlok (Michael Collins)
- Gambit
- Pantheon
- Blackout
- NYPD Code Blue Unit
- Deathwatch
- Silhouette
- Rage
- Another Crimson Dynamo
- Geatar
- Living Lightning
Top 10 Stories:
- Foolkiller
- The Thanos Quest
- Hulk #364-367
- Excalibur #30
- Fantastic Four #347-349
- Hulk #376
- Fantastic Four #337-341
- Ghost Rider #7
- Silver Surfer #40-43
- Ghost Rider #1-3