Torment (comics)

"Torment"
PublisherMarvel Comics
Publication dateAugust – December 1990
Genre
Title(s)Spider-Man #1-5
Main character(s)Spider-Man
Mary Jane Watson
Lizard
Calypso
Creative team
Writer(s)Todd McFarlane
Artist(s)Todd McFarlane
Letterer(s)Rick Parker
Colorist(s)Bob Sharen (#1-3)
Todd McFarlane (#4)
Gregory Wright (#5)
Editor(s)Jim Salicrup
Hardcover ISBN 0-7851-3791-2

"Torment" is a comic book story arc written and illustrated by Todd McFarlane that encompasses the first five issues of the new ongoing Spider-Man series. It was published in 1990 by Marvel Comics. The comic was a record-breaking sales success and helped start the next stage of development in the Modern Age of Comic Books, which would lead to the formation of Image Comics and the rise of the speculator market.