BA773 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Yesterday i read a new wonderful issue of Superman (2nd serie #50) HOWEVER! The cover indicate 48 freaking pages... what was my surprise when after this beautiful art panel... Which is numbered as "PAGE 38" I got next the fans commentaries... GOD! Why did you lie to me DC!? I was even go online to check if my book had some missing pages but no its well complete. This isnt normal, i want some explanations! I understand now why the guys bought to the newsttands... (Note: this topic is on an humorous tone and i dont care of it but its doesnt change that i not understand why the number of page is wrong) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 9:27 AM, BA773 said: Yesterday i read a new wonderful issue of Superman (2nd serie #50) HOWEVER! The cover indicate 48 freaking pages... what was my surprise when after this beautiful art panel... Which is numbered as "PAGE 38" I got next the fans commentaries... GOD! Why did you lie to me DC!? I was even go online to check if my book had some missing pages but no its well complete. This isnt normal, i want some explanations! I understand now why the guys bought to the newsttands... (Note: this topic is on an humorous tone and i dont care of it but its doesnt change that i not understand why the number of page is wrong) My advice is, just enjoy the comic. In the 70s, we were down to 16 or 17 pages of material. Gotham Kid, BA773 and KCOComics 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post waaaghboss Posted February 19 Popular Post Share Posted February 19 Back in the 90s they used the metric system to count pages. mysterymachine, MAR1979, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shadroch Posted February 19 Popular Post Share Posted February 19 Take a walk, get some sunshine and some fresh air. Find a comfortable place to sit and contemplate your revenge. Surely, you can't let such an insult go unanswered. They lied to your face and stole your money. This must not be allowed to stand. What would William Tell do? Gonzimodo, AbsoluteCarnage, BlowUpTheMoon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride the Tiger Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Everything from the 90s was wack. That's all you need to know. BA773 and MAR1979 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA773 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 (edited) On 2/19/2024 at 12:46 PM, Ken Aldred said: My advice is, just enjoy the comic. In the 70s, we were down to 16 or 17 pages of material. So if in your 70s you bought a comics who said "20 pages" and in reality there s only 16 you was accepting it? And so will you also accept to pay the price of 500 gr of banane to got only 400 gr? Edited February 19 by BA773 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 4:19 PM, BA773 said: So if in your 70s you bought a comics who said "20 pages" and in reality there s only 16 you was accepting it? And so will you also accept to pay the price of 500 gr of banane to got only 400 gr? In the 21st century we have seen widespread examples of shrinkflation and perhaps have become somewhat numb to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 3:47 PM, shadroch said: Take a walk, get some sunshine and some fresh air. Perhaps not generally safe advice, as some fanboys may suffer abrupt newsprint odour withdrawal on sudden, unfamiliar exposure to fresh air. aardvark88, BA773, AJD and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA773 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 5:23 PM, Ken Aldred said: In the 21st century we have seen widespread examples of shrinkflation and perhaps have become somewhat numb to it. shrinkflation and lying are 2 different things Ken Aldred and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 4:26 PM, BA773 said: shrinkflation and lying are 2 different things Seems to be endemic at the supermarket these days. BA773 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ken Aldred Posted February 19 Popular Post Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 4:19 PM, BA773 said: So if in your 70s you bought a comics who said "20 pages" and in reality there s only 16 you was accepting it? And so will you also accept to pay the price of 500 gr of banane to got only 400 gr? Back in the 70s, if I’d been promised 20 pages of Frank Robbins artwork but the book only had 16 pages, I would’ve been quite relieved. AJD, Cat, Yorick and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 With 1970s Marvel, you had to pray that months Avengers would be that months Avengers and not a fill-in or reprint. In the space of a year, The Avengers had two reprint stories and a two-issue fill in story because editors couldn't meet their deadlines. It was bad enough that you were getting more advertising pages than story, but then they snuck reprints into books with new, often unrelated covers BA773, MAR1979, Ken Aldred and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 4:48 PM, shadroch said: With 1970s Marvel, you had to pray that months Avengers would be that months Avengers and not a fill-in or reprint. In the space of a year, The Avengers had two reprint stories and a two-issue fill in story because editors couldn't meet their deadlines. It was bad enough that you were getting more advertising pages than story, but then they snuck reprints into books with new, often unrelated covers 130’s to 140’s period, just after the Celestial Madonna storyline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Call Dylan, he'll help you take down DC. AJD and mysterymachine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 They blew the 150th Anniversary issue, as well. 136 reprinted a Beast story from only a couple years before. In issue 142, the Avengers start a multi-issue arc involving the Sinister Squadron, only to be interrupted by a two-issue inventory story. Issue 149 announces the big 150th Anniversary issue and promises the debut of a new team of Avengers. Instead, we got a couple of new pages framing a reprint of most of Avengers 16, and the new team is put off until issue 151. Say what you want about Stan Lee, but he never would have allowed this. mysterymachine and ttfitz 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 4:27 AM, BA773 said: Yesterday i read a new wonderful issue of Superman (2nd serie #50) HOWEVER! The cover indicate 48 freaking pages... what was my surprise when after this beautiful art panel... Which is numbered as "PAGE 38" I got next the fans commentaries... GOD! Why did you lie to me DC!? I was even go online to check if my book had some missing pages but no its well complete. This isnt normal, i want some explanations! I understand now why the guys bought to the newsttands... (Note: this topic is on an humorous tone and i dont care of it but its doesnt change that i not understand why the number of page is wrong) So, did the non-story pages =10 in total? therefore 38 of story plus 10 pages of ads, letters columns, etc = 48 pages. Right? evilskip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 1:27 AM, BA773 said: It looks like Clark is proposing under the freeway?!! Yes, I can read the sign but I've never seen a hospital parking lot look like that. How romantic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 The cover counts as four pages. A 48-page book should have 12 wraps, including the cover. ttfitz and Dr Zen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA773 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 (edited) On 2/19/2024 at 5:48 PM, shadroch said: With 1970s Marvel, you had to pray that months Avengers would be that months Avengers and not a fill-in or reprint. In the space of a year, The Avengers had two reprint stories and a two-issue fill in story because editors couldn't meet their deadlines. It was bad enough that you were getting more advertising pages than story, but then they snuck reprints into books with new, often unrelated covers This is Marvel im not surprised... (Please dont quote Tales of the New Teen Titans ) Edited February 19 by BA773 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA773 Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 6:08 PM, Chip Cataldo said: Call Dylan, he'll help you take down DC. What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
