Spawn (comics)

This page deals with Spawn, the comic book title and character. For other uses of the word "spawn," see spawn (disambiguation).

Popularity

Spawn enjoyed a considerable amount of popularity in the 1990's, which was a notable feat for a non DC and non Marvel character. From 1994-95 on Spawn was very popular, and part of this was possibly due to the widespread popularity of McFarlane Toys, which expanded beyond specialty stores, and the toys were sold in major department stores as well as Toys R Us and Kaybee toys. This gave the title a boost, and brought it to the attention of both younger audiences and older toy collectors who were exposed to the toys.

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When this popularity ended is impossible to place, at least in regards to any one date. In general, Spawn's popularity peaked with the 1997 Spawn feature film. The film was a decent box office performer, but no sequel was ever made, and the character's popularity began to slowly decline after this, until he largely dropped off the "mainstream" radar in 1998-1999.

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