Marvel earned a great deal of money and recognition during the comic book boom of the early 1990s, launching the successful 2099 line of comics set in the future (Spider-Man 2099, etc.) and the creatively daring though commercially unsuccessful Razorline imprint of superhero comics created by novelist and filmmaker Clive Barker. In 1990, Marvel began selling Marvel Universe Cards with trading card maker SkyBox International. These were collectible trading cards that featured the characters and events of the Marvel Universe. The 1990s saw the rise of variant covers, cover enhancements, swimsuit issues, and company-wide crossovers that affected the overall continuity of the fictional Marvel Universe COUNT 5
QSN1 What 1990s comic line featured futuristic, sci-fi stories? ANS1 2099 line QSN2 What was the name of the specialty comics line created by Clive Barker for Marvel? ANS2 Razorline QSN3 In what year did Marvel introduce trading cards based on their characters? ANS3 1990 QSN4 What trading card company did Marvel team up with to license these trading cards? ANS4 SkyBox International QSN5 What was affected by the increasing use at Marvel of crossover stories between comic characters? ANS5 overall continuity of the fictional Marvel Universe