Here's an easy 10 points for someone: If Fantastic Four issue 1 came out in April 1962, then monthly editions should mean that the August 2007 issue is number 545, but it's actually no. 549. Can anyone tell me where/when the rinkydink in the numbering came about please?
2007-08-13 02:35:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
Fantastic Four came out every two months for the first 6 issues, then it went to monthly until issue 332 when it became bi-weekly for four issues. With issue 336 it went back to monthly all the way up til issue 416. There was a one month break until FF v2 1 came out and all 13 issues of that series came out monthly. After another 1 month break, FF v3 1 was released (Jan. 1998) and that series was monthly until issue 55. Issues 56 and 57 were released in Aug. 2002, there was a one month break, issues 58-60 were all released in Oct. 2002, from 61-70, was monthly again. During the middle of v3, Marvel started printing both the v3 number and the corresponding v1 up until issue 499/70. Issue 500 was released in Sept. 2003. issues 501-507 were released bi-weekly except for 505 which was the only one released in Dec. 2003. 508-513 were monthly. 514 and 515 were both released in the same month. 516-524 were monthly. 525 and 526 were both released in June 2005. 527-539 were released monthly except for Feb, Jul, and Oct. 2006 because there were delays in the comics' releases. 540-541 released in Nov. 2006, 542 and 543 were monthly. Feb-Apr. 2007 there were no issues released because of how far behind Marvel got with the Civil War story. and the rest have been monthly.
After finishing up, I realized that all the "releases" should actually be "published dates" instead. Fantastic Four 549 was released in Aug., but its publish date is actually Oct. So if you take into consideration all of the bi-weekly issues and then all the months where no issues were released, then it works out perfectly to what it is right now.
I know this is all one huge, confusing paragraph, but I didn't know how to put it all on here without being able to use the excel file that I have it all written on.
2007-08-13 05:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ahh, allow me to be the one to throw a monkey wrench in your little plan!
When Ff first came out it was not monthly for the first 6 months. FF 1 was a nov 1961 comic, ff2 was jan 1962. it did not become monthly until sep 1962 with ff6.
http://www.marvelmasterworks.com/timeline_marvel_silver.html
And then... there was the whole renumbering thing. in 1996 they canceled the series, started a year long heroes reborn storyline (last issue 416.. heroes reborn was 12 issues and then a wrap up issue) The the series restarted with a new issue 1. this lasted for 70 issues until they went back to original numbering. so... do the math those issues accounted for issues 417-499, they re-numbered on issue 500.
It is too complex for any one mortal to answer your question. I submit my findings for someone smarter than I to use this data to answer it!
good luck
2007-08-13 04:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by eastacademic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not a Fantastic Four fan, but somewhat familiar with comics and my guess is somewhere along the line they did a special event type of thing and perhaps had 2 or more issues come out in a particular month - they might have gone to a weekly schedule for a certain month. When that was, I do not know.
2007-08-13 02:48:23 · answer #3 · answered by The Corinthian 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry dude, you're not gonna be able to pay your university tuition with these. Open them up and read them, you'll get more value out of them that way than trying to sell them.
2016-05-21 05:39:38 · answer #4 · answered by emelda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, I blame girls.
2007-08-13 03:36:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋