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DC did it too. The Flash started at #105. My Greatest Adventure became Doom Patrol with #86. Volume number is part of it too. There's some kind of legal requirement involved with all the info contained in the legend. Whether published monthly, bi-monthly, "published monthly except June", etc.
Even if there wasn't a cost involved it was probably easier than jumping through hoops. "We already have a number for Tales of Suspense which we are discontinuing. Rather than hassle with getting another one, let's just use it and start Cap America at 100." In the case of Cap it was probably desirable to put 100 on the cover. Hulk was 102, Dr. Strange 169. For whatever reason they delayed putting out Iron Man 1 and Sub-Mariner 1 for a month and put out Iron Man/Sub-Mariner 1 instead. |
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My favorite examples of subtle title changes to try and trick the USPS was from EC:
International Comics -> International Crime Patrol -> Crime Patrol (to finally Crypt of Terror -> Tales from the Crypt) Moon Girl and the Prince -> Moon Girl Fights Crime! -> A Moon, A Girl, Romance (clever!) (to finally Weird Fantasy -> Weird Science-Fantasy -> Incredible Science Fiction) |
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In honor of the SNL 50th anniversary show this weekend:
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Originally Posted by cultshock
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My favorite examples of subtle title changes to try and trick the USPS was from EC:
International Comics -> International Crime Patrol -> Crime Patrol (to finally Crypt of Terror -> Tales from the Crypt) Moon Girl and the Prince -> Moon Girl Fights Crime! -> A Moon, A Girl, Romance (clever!) (to finally Weird Fantasy -> Weird Science-Fantasy -> Incredible Science Fiction) |
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In honor of the SNL 50th anniversary show this weekend:
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I've always enjoyed DC's trend of WWII G.I.s encountering monsters and dinosaurs but not aware of Hellcats till I ran across this
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Gold Key invites you to tune into Sci-Fi Saturday Nights on MeTV
10:00 https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...93975102f9.jpg 12:00 https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...d07c804924.jpg 1:00 https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...9f849285fc.jpg 2:00 https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...14e5c630f0.jpg 3:00 https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...d3a546e221.jpg 4:00 https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/dvdtalk...db7e51f289.jpg |
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That Lost In Space cover is cool as shit!
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Originally Posted by rw2516
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That's one they can't reprint because of rights of likenesses.
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Originally Posted by cultshock
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That makes sense. I've always wanted to read that one, I was buying Marvel Team Up on and off back in the day but missed this issue. I guess I should pick up a reader copy if I ever stumble upon one in the wild.
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Originally Posted by cultshock
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That makes sense. I've always wanted to read that one, I was buying Marvel Team Up on and off back in the day but missed this issue. I guess I should pick up a reader copy if I ever stumble upon one in the wild.
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That would be cool, thanks! :)
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Luke should call in for backup from these guys:
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Yes, this is a real recent comic written and drawn by a black person. So you can't get mad at me for the name. Looks interesting.
https://media.mycomicshop.com/n_iv/600/7376788.jpg https://media.mycomicshop.com/n_iv/600/7468249.jpg https://media.mycomicshop.com/n_iv/600/7514267.jpg https://media.mycomicshop.com/n_iv/600/7576248.jpg |
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That fourth issue cover seems to contradict the premise a bit.
Who knew First Comics was still around. (this really is the same First comics that published Dreadstar, American Flagg!, Nexus, etc although they are now called 1First Comics for some reason) |
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Originally Posted by fujishig
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That fourth issue cover seems to contradict the premise a bit.
Who knew First Comics was still around. (this really is the same First comics that published Dreadstar, American Flagg!, Nexus, etc although they are now called 1First Comics for some reason) THE LAST NEGRO NO MORE!In Space Negro #04 Enter: the Queen of the Negroes! Supernova Watkins has found an Afrofuturist utopia, a place without want and where every barber can hook a brother up with a decent fade. It's a perfect land of chocolate milk and honey... or is it? The dark side of dark paradise... revealed!Here is the "Metal Variant Cover" cover of issue #1 for 100 bucks! -eek- https://shop.1firstcomics.com/cdn/sh...g?v=1703890024 These are not recommended by 1First to be read. :lol: All limited edition metal cover comics are an actual comic with an actual metal cover! With a full-color aluminum metal cover attached to the comic, these limited, collectible editions of some of 1First Comics' most popular titles can now be yours in all of their full metal glory! Please note that while the cover is high grade aluminum, the rest of the comic is still paper, so we don't recommend actually reading these! https://www.previewsworld.com/SiteIm.../STL315771.jpg |
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