Cross annual events were all the rage for Marvel in the late 80's and early 90's. I'm not sure if the Evolutionary War was the first of the big cross-overs (I'm too lazy to do the research), but it definitely was the one I remember. I know I own a fair number of these and I also know I'm missing a few, like the Amazing Spider-man which is the first appearance of Speed-Ball. I tend to keep all the freebie giveaways that comic shops give out. So I still have my 1988 checklist. There is one annual missing from the checklist that I always found amusing back in 1988. Marvel branded the Alf Annual #1 as an Evolutionary War book. If I remember right there is a very brief interaction with the High Evolutionary to justify it. I was digging through a binder and found this card, along with a ton of other promo cards, inserts, and sell sheets and I'll be posting them pretty regularly.
I might have to hunt down all the annuals I'm missing and have a big old Evolutionary War binge read.
