1992 NOW Comics Married... With Children: (Vol. 2) #1 - NM

Catalog a major 1990s pop-culture key issue for your archival catalog with this original 1992 release: Married... With Children (Vol. 2) #1 ($1.95 US / $2.50 CANADA)! Published by NOW Comics, this premiere issue launched the second volume of the licensed sitcom series and features a photo cover of Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy against a cream background with red and green title lettering ("1st Collectors' Special!"). The front cover also features a green torn-paper side banner highlighting a "FREE INSIDE: GIANT CENTER SPREAD POSTER!" alongside NOW's "BETTER THAN EVER" imprint badge.

The back cover features a full-page promotional advertisement for NOW Comics' movie adaptation of Universal Soldier ("ALMOST HUMAN. ALMOST PERFECT. ALMOST UNDER CONTROL."). The ad details both the polybagged Direct Market Hologram edition and the rewritten/redrawn Newsstand version over dark blue and red cinematic photo art. An essential item for 90s TV-to-comic adaptation collectors, Christina Applegate/Kelly Bundy photo cover completionists, and NOW Comics archivists!

Structural & Visual Inspection

• Cover & Spine Condition - NEAR MINT (NM): Original high-gloss cover retains vivid color saturation, crisp photo contrast on Christina Applegate's portrait, and bright red/green title typography with no surface scuffs, scratches, or color fading. Spine is flat, square, and tight with clean staple alignment and minimal surface stress; corners remain sharp and intact.

• Interior & Back Cover Integrity: Interior pages are clean, supple, and un-marred, retaining the original centerfold poster intact. The back cover featuring the Universal Soldier movie comic advertisement preserves deep black and navy fields, vibrant red title typography, and sharp edge margins with no creasing or foxing.

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