tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post1240753893398029812..comments2024-03-22T21:30:12.908-04:00Comments on Slay, Monstrobot of the Deep!!: Arithmophobiasnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-66769684039018208602012-08-27T09:25:23.809-04:002012-08-27T09:25:23.809-04:00Fascinating, I never knew that/noticed the JO/JLA ...Fascinating, I never knew that/noticed the JO/JLA lack of numbers. What a great excuse to bring out a FIRST-EVER Jimmy Olsen #1!Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-92214034742565022382012-08-25T10:41:21.096-04:002012-08-25T10:41:21.096-04:00Anon, back in the Silver Age, DC even published JL...Anon, back in the Silver Age, DC even published JLA #1 & Jimmy Olsen #1 without any issue number whatsoever displayed on the cover, because they were afraid that kids & newstand vendors would reject brand new things...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-8880006092394108812012-08-25T09:58:02.685-04:002012-08-25T09:58:02.685-04:00Times (and the comic book market) have sure change...Times (and the comic book market) have sure changed. Now, even Archie Comics will cancel and revive a title just to start the numbering over and publish a "collector's edition" #1. In the Silver Age and earlier, it was almost the opposite. Publishers would try to avoid numbering an issue #1. So the Silver Age Flash continued its numbering from the Golden Age series, and Hulk (second series) continued its numbering from Tales to Astonish, and so on. I've heard the theory that #1 issues did not always sell well back then, because they were an unknown quantity. If a kid saw Flash #105 or Hulk #102, he would assume it must be a good comic, since it had apparently been running for over a hundred issues. Also, publishers would change a title and continue the numbers, to avoid having to pay postal registration fees for a new magazine. Then there were spin offs, and comics that started with #4 or #5, because they counted try-out issues in anthologies (like Dell Four Color). Consequently, with several titles (Tales from the Crypt, Crime Does Not Pay), some collectors may look for #1 issues that never existed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com