As Winter peaked in 1991, comic books were usually $1.00 each.
It's an easy amount to ask your mom for, or an easy amount to grab out of your dad's change jar.
There was no tax on periodicals, so kids always knew that they had enough money, without having to figure out additional percentages.
In February of 1991, something new happened in the Marvel Comics Group world.
In The New Mutants #98, a new vigilante made his first appearance, and this super-villain turned anti-hero was called...
DEADPOOL.