User talk:Tbrittreid/Archive/2009/December

Dominic Fortune, Hulk Magazine
I noticed in a conversation with Tenebrae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Tenebrae you mentioned the last Dominic Fortune in Hulk Magazine but couldn't remember the issue, though you thought it was #24. Funny one this, a lot of references get it wrong (the Wikipedia entry included)and I can't for the life of me work out why. The last Dominic Fortune is in #25, a one off story ('Slay Bells'). There's a leader for issue #26 on the inside back cover of #25 which mentions DF is slated for that issue, but as you know that didn't happen. As you say, #24 does have a box (on page 3) about the change to b/w with that issue, that mentions 'with the exception of the Dominic Fortune strip which will be in color through it's offbeat conclusion in issue #26'. In the letters pages at the back of the same issue Ralph Macchio makes it clear it was a limited series 'We never intended Dominic Fortune to be more than a limited series, running about a year and then concluding'. I can only guess people link the change to b/w with DF ending, and forget the mag was only part b/w for two issues (#24 and #25), plus a stab in the (near) dark that Marvel realised paying the extra for a color section for a supporting story was silly (though personally I have always thought it was a classic). I'll make changes to the DF entry in a couple of days - thought I'd take the pleasure of sitting and reading them all again first (and DFs other appearances). Thanks for putting the idea into my head, it's a treat - even though there's other stuff I should be doing! Cheers!Archiveangel (talk) 11:05, 7 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Typical - 30 seconds later I solve the puzzle! The Dominic Fortune story in #25 is not mentioned in the contents! The letters pages are not at the back as normal, and the contents list stops with them - before the DF story. So all these years nobody's actually checked the issue when cataloguing it or writing about it, just gone by the contents page. Cheers! Archiveangel (talk) 11:05, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

Building a case against Asgardian
BOZ has started to assemble a list (of a small portion) of Asgardian's history of offenses: Given that you appear have had some experiences with the editor in question, your input and additions would be very appreciated. If you know of other editors who might have something to add, please pass the message along. Dave (talk) 02:39, 17 December 2009 (UTC)