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"The Good Mrs. Benson and I are currently watching Ken Burns' documentary The Roosevelts: an Intimate Portrait. We first saw this several years ago, and it brought to mind what an unsung President Theodore Roosevelt was, both as a man and as a…"
"I've been enjoying it as well. Thanks for the reminder that the rest of the season was available: I am a couple of episodes behind.
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"Also, we just finished the second season of Gen V. It's better than the first, which gets bogged down in its own excesses for a few too many episodes, before going somewhere. Like the first season, it's designed to dovetail into the forthcoming…"
"Some worthwhile recent documentaries:
Secret Mall Apartment: about the artists in Providence who built a secret apartment in a shopping mall and were not discovered for four years. The whole enterprise makes so much more sense.... and less... after…"
Secret Mall Apartment: about the artists in Providence who built a secret apartment in a shopping mall and were not discovered for four years. The whole enterprise makes so much more sense.... and less... after…"
"In accordance with Murphy's Law, I came upon one of those weirdo exceptions yesterday as I entered The Brave and the Bold #161 from 1980 into the database. It's clearly by any reasonable metric volume 1--but the indicia says volume 26. "
"The CBG method you put is more-or-less how I think of volumes--as different series. For example, Gold Key's Star Trek would be series/volume 1, Marvel's first Star Trek title would be series/volume 2, DC's first volume would be series/volume 3 (to…"
"I bought a Captain Atom and a Blue Beetle by Modern Comics from Woolworth's as a kid and they put a price sticker on them. Later I found out that they were practically worthless, at least the last time I checked and that was over twenty years ago!"
"I never really gave much thought to the "Modren Comics" reprints of Charlton material (and still haven't), but I always assumed it was some sort of distribution deal, like with Marvel's "Atlas" comics in the '50s. (Some of the Blue Beetle/Captain…"
"I haven't chimed in, because I'm probably the least knowledgeable about this. But I did want to throw in a word of warning about volume numbers.
Academic magazines use them consistently to indicate a new year of publishing, starting each January…"
Academic magazines use them consistently to indicate a new year of publishing, starting each January…"
"Thanks for the input, all! I sure appreciate it. "
"I checked The Standard Catalog of Comics and the Overstreet Price Guide.
STANDARD CATALOG:
CAPTAIN ATOM (CHARLTON)
CAPTAIN ATOM (DC)
CAPTAIN ATOM (NATIONWIDE)
OVERSTREET:
CAPTAIN ATOM Nationwide Publishers: 1950 - No. 7, 1951 (5¢, 5x7-1/4", 53…"
STANDARD CATALOG:
CAPTAIN ATOM (CHARLTON)
CAPTAIN ATOM (DC)
CAPTAIN ATOM (NATIONWIDE)
OVERSTREET:
CAPTAIN ATOM Nationwide Publishers: 1950 - No. 7, 1951 (5¢, 5x7-1/4", 53…"
"Not very relevant here, but it is my understanding that the 1965 series and the 1987 series also feature different characters (even if the later pretends to have a similar origin and nature to that of the earlier)."
"I think Jeff's suggestion is great. If you need more, I'd suggest finding a resource like GCD or another that you canrefer to and use their methodology, rather than making one out of whole cloth."
"As a retired librarian, I endorse this answer! It's exactly what I was going to say."
"When in doubt, go with the indicia.The series in question is simply "Captain Atom." Beyond that, if further differentiation is needed, add "DC" and/or "1987" parenthetically."
Hello, heroes!I have a question about cataloguing comics and would like your opinions.When one publisher uses the same series name more than once, volume numbers are easy. What about when multiple publishers use a series title over time? There are…
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Happy Birthday to the Birthday Dude!
Hope it's a good one.
I'd have got you another cake, but I haven't earned any credits since your last birthday...
(How do you earn credits anyway?)
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