Todd Mcfarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, artist, writer, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his work in comic books, and most notably Spawn. In the early 1980s, Mcfarlane attended Eastern Washington University on a baseball scholarship and studied graphic art. After suffering a career-ending ankle injury, he focused his attention on drawing. In 1984, Mcfarlane got his first job as a comic book artist drawing for both DC and Marvel. Mcfarlane worked at Marvel until he left in 1991 because of creative differences with the editor. In 1992 Mcfarlane introduced his Spawn comic book series. on June 18th, 2011 ,Mcfarlane was inducted into the Canadian Comic Book Hall of Fame.
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Artist: Todd McFarlaneTitle: Spider-Man #1 Original Cover Art
Media: Art paper, pencil and ink
Dimensions: 9.75" x 15"
Date: 1990
Comments:Bob Overstreet commented that the excitement caused by this issue "spilled over the entire Marvel line and to DC and other publishers as well." Very few comics in the history of the medium have had that sort of impact.
Connection: This comic book was the biggest-selling comic book of all time to that point in terms of dollars generated. The initial press run was for 2.35 million copies; a number not seen in comics since the 1950s.
Price: Sold for $358,500
