Notable events of 1990 in comics.

Events

Year overall

January

February

March

April

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Specific date unknown

Births

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

December

Specific date unknown

Exhibitions and shows

Conventions

Awards

Eisner Awards

Presented in 1991 for comics published in 1990.

Zine Zone Awards

For independent and small-press comics; presented in June 1990 by Zine Zone chairperson Terry Hooper. (Zine Zone was based in Bristol, UK.)

First issues by title

DC Comics

Justice League Quarterly Superboy v2

Limited series

The Atlantis Chronicles The Books of Magic v1 Breathtaker Hawkworld (3 issues, later became an ongoing) Twilight World Without End

One-shots

Batman: Digital Justice

Marvel Comics

Camp Candy Ghost Rider v2 Guardians of the Galaxy v1 Knights of Pendragon Spider-Man RoboCop Marvel Super-Heroes v2 Mighty Mouse Namor the Sub-Mariner New Warriors Nomad Tomorrow Knights Zorro

Limited Series

Alien Legion: On The Edge Atomic Age Black Knight Brute Force Cadillacs and Dinosaurs Darkman v1 Deathlok v1 Critical Mass Elsewhere Prince Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Foolkiller v1 Hero: Warrior of the Mystic Realms Hollywood Superstars Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular The Last American New Adventures of Cholly & Flytrap Punisher Armory RoboCop 2 Saga of the Original Human Torch X-Men Spotlight On... Starjammers Stalkers Steeltown Rockers The Thanos Quest

One-shots

The Return of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black

Shogakukan

Basara

Independent titles

Classics Illustrated v2 Criminal Macabre: A Cal McDonald Mystery Hate Judge Dredd Megazine Logan's Run

Limited series

Big Numbers (2 issues before cancellation) Bratpack Cages Give Me Liberty Hard Boiled The Men In Black v1 Terminator: The Burning Earth The Terminator: Tempest

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Independent titles

Newspapers