Comics Numbering and Completeist

*MikeandRaph87* · 01-01-2023, 07:51 PM

Comics have been ongoing since 1935 as an industry. Many titles were ongoing for over 50 years. In some cases titles curiously continued the numbering of a title that is mostly unrelated such as Barry Allen picking up the numbering of Jay Garrick's title with #105. Later on some titles will halt publication such as Teen Titans and Green Lantern. While Barry picked up the numbering of
Jay's Hal did not pick up Alan's with a 39th issue. Crisis on Infinite Earths stopped a good percentage of the triple digit comics DC had at the time.

Marvel on the other hand waited until the mid to late 90s' to reboot its numbering and it keeps doing it to this day especially with the Fantastic Four and Amazing Spider-Man. These days its known that number one's are a temporary boost not a long-term success. Marvel tries to play it both ways with original numbering and renumbered.

Do you like the numbering to keep going or do you like having various volumes? Do you have to get every single issue?

Also, do you feel compelled to collect titles from start to finish or in older titles get every single issue? I don't know if it's an actual term, but I would be a semi-completist. I have a run on Batman for example from 150-360, but drop the title because I hate Jason Todd and won't go further back because I don't like the Camp Family. Then I have other runs in the title up to the unfortunate renumbering with the New 52. Though I don't feel obligated to have everything. I know a few of you do have every issue of one volume after another. The Mutant Town angle in IDW's ongoing taught me I don't need to have every single issue of the title, but a solid 100 straight issues is good enough.

01-01-2023, 07:51 PM	#1
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,189	Comics Numbering and Completeist Comics have been ongoing since 1935 as an industry. Many titles were ongoing for over 50 years. In some cases titles curiously continued the numbering of a title that is mostly unrelated such as Barry Allen picking up the numbering of Jay Garrick's title with #105. Later on some titles will halt publication such as Teen Titans and Green Lantern. While Barry picked up the numbering of Jay's Hal did not pick up Alan's with a 39th issue. Crisis on Infinite Earths stopped a good percentage of the triple digit comics DC had at the time. Marvel on the other hand waited until the mid to late 90s' to reboot its numbering and it keeps doing it to this day especially with the Fantastic Four and Amazing Spider-Man. These days its known that number one's are a temporary boost not a long-term success. Marvel tries to play it both ways with original numbering and renumbered. Do you like the numbering to keep going or do you like having various volumes? Do you have to get every single issue? Also, do you feel compelled to collect titles from start to finish or in older titles get every single issue? I don't know if it's an actual term, but I would be a semi-completist. I have a run on Batman for example from 150-360, but drop the title because I hate Jason Todd and won't go further back because I don't like the Camp Family. Then I have other runs in the title up to the unfortunate renumbering with the New 52. Though I don't feel obligated to have everything. I know a few of you do have every issue of one volume after another. The Mutant Town angle in IDW's ongoing taught me I don't need to have every single issue of the title, but a solid 100 straight issues is good enough. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!