#Comics

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TV 1991–1992

The Adventures of Tintin

The boy reporter and his dog Snowy stepped off the comic-book page and into a faithfully animated series that arrived on HBO in 1991. For many American kids, this was their first Tintin — and it stuck.

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Books 1993–2009

Nickelodeon Magazine

The kids' magazine that brought Nickelodeon into mailboxes nationwide, packed with comics, pranks, gross-out humor, and celebrity features. Published from 1993 to 2009, it was the must-read subscription for 1990s and 2000s kids.

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Toys 1994–1999 peak

Spawn Action Figures

Todd McFarlane's hyper-detailed, faintly grotesque action figures based on his Spawn comic — spikes, chains, teeth, and claws painted in a level of detail no toy aisle had ever seen. Aimed at teenage and adult collectors, they made every other action figure suddenly look like a baby toy.