Monday, September 28, 2015

Crazy Comic Book Numbering 6



This is the latest in a series of posts covering how various comic series have had name changes or an unusual numbering pattern. The titles covered will give you a sense of what I’m getting at. To qualify the numbering must rename the same or if changed, there must somehow be an obvious tie to the original number somehow. Hiatuses not counted until there is a name and/or numbering change in between. There must also be at least three different names and/or renumberings. Info source:  the current edition of Overstreet’s price guide.

Five cases per post.

Case #26 (Youthful)
·        Captain Science 1-7 November 1950-December 1951
·        Fantastic 8-9 February 1952-April 1952
·        Beware 10-12 June 1952-October 1952
·        Chilling Tales 13-17 December 1952-October 1953

Case #27 (Harvey)
·        Black Cat Comics 1-15 June-July 1946-?
·        Black Cat Western 16-19 ?
·        Black Cat Comics 20-29 ?-June 1951
·        Black Cat Mystery 30-53 August 1951-1954?
·        Black Cat Western Mystery 54 February 1955
·        Black Cat Western 55-56 ?
·        Black Cat Mystery 57 July 1956
·        Black Cat Mystic 58-62 ?-March 1958
·        Black Cat 63-65 October 1962-April 1963

Case #28 (Marvel)
·        Daredevil 1-380 April 1964-October 1998
·        Daredevil 1-119 November 1998-September 2009 then revert to old numbering:
·        Daredevil 500-512 October 2009-February 2011
·        Black Panther: The Man Without Fear 513-523 February 2011-November 2011
·        Black Panther: The Most Dangerous Man Alive 524-529 November 2011-April 2012

Case #29 (Marvel/Timely/Atlas)
·        Blaze Carson 1-5 September 1948-June 1949
·        Rex Hart 6-8 August 1949-February 1950
·        Whip Wilson 9-11 April 1950-September 1950
·        Gunhawk 12-18 November 1950-December 1951

Case #30 (Song Hits/Capitol Stories/Charlton)
·        The Thing! 1-17 February 1952-November 1954
·        Blue Beetle 18-21 February 1955-August 1955
·        Mr. Muscles 22-23 March 1956-August 1956

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