The Men in Black (comics)

The Men in Black
The Men in Black #1 (Jan. 1990), cover art by Max S. Fellwalker.
Publication information
Publisher	Aircel Comics Malibu Comics (now owned by Marvel Comics)
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Mini-series One-shots
Genre	Science fiction
Publication date	Jan.–March 1990 May–July 1991
No. of issues	6
Creative team
Created by	Lowell Cunningham
Written by	Lowell Cunningham
Artist(s)	Sandy Carruthers
Collected editions
The Men in Black	ISBN 0944735606

The Men in Black is an American comic book created and written by Lowell Cunningham, illustrated by Sandy Carruthers, and originally published by Aircel Comics, based on the actual “men in black” conspiracy theory. Aircel would later be bought out by Malibu Comics, which itself was bought out by Marvel Comics. Three issues were published in 1990, with another three the following year. The comic book later spawned a media franchise which includes a series of four films, an animated television series, video games, and a theme park attraction, as well as a number of tie-in one-shot comics from Marvel. Cunningham had the idea for the comic once a friend of his introduced him to the concept of government "men in black" upon seeing a black van riding the streets.^[1]