Apparently, that article, along with the picketing that took place outside theatres showing Nightmare 5 in Los Angeles and elsewhere, was enough to make Marvel turn tail and run for cover.
A few weeks prior to the release of the first Nightmare, there had been an article published in the New York Times decrying the level of violence in comic books. "A note on the why's and wherefore's of the magazine's cancellation.According to my best information, Marvel cancelled the book in anticipation of pressure from the various anti-violence advocate groups. Here's what writer Steve Gerber had to say about the cancelation back in 1990. But Marvel canceled the book early in its run for fear of pressure from anti-violence advocacy groups that were targeting the company at the time. The comic book was presented in black and white, and featuring quite a few striking images that are adored by hardcore fans who remember buying the comic when it first came out three decades ago.
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