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An Erratum: Crediting Steve Darnall for Marvels #0

In which I correct a misconception on my part.

I made an error in a blog post from last April regarding Marvels #0. I’ve since corrected the post, but wanted to reflect on the error, as I find it more significant than a typo on a blog post. It’s correcting a fundamental decades-old misunderstanding on my part regarding something of great personal significance.

I credited the writing of the story in Marvels #0 to Kurt Busiek, who in fact had nothing to do with its writing. Why do I find this error on my part so significant? Because Kurt Busiek is one of my all-time favorite writers, because Marvels is one of my all-time favorite stories, because Marvels #0 is one of my all-time favorite single issues, and because it ends with one of my all-time favorite quotes, a quote I thought was my favorite Kurt Busiek quote.

…on that day of my freedom in 1939, this world had its first confrontation with the fantastic. The golden age of miracles would begin, and in the years to come, the world would know the presence of the unnatural and extraordinary as part of reality.

The quote is due either to Alex Ross or Steve Darnall or both.

How long was I confused on this point? 20 years. Why did I get confused in the first place?

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POSTLUDE: Marvels #0

Release: June 14, 1994
Cover: August, 1994
$2.95
Credits: Alex Ross and Steve Darnall
12 pages

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…on that day of my freedom in 1939, this world had its first confrontation with the fantastic. The golden age of miracles would begin, and in the years to come, the world would know the presence of the unnatural and extraordinary as part of reality.

To remind my readers, the goal here is to start with Fantastic Four #1, and read the Marvel Universe in order from that point forward. It may get confusing because this is my third post and I’m not yet at Fantastic Four #2. I first wanted to jump back in time with the first in an irregular series of “Prelude” posts to talk about the introduction of the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1. That inspired me to now jump far forward for the first of an even less regular series of “Postlude” posts, that pull in comics from the future.

Marvels is a 4-issue limited series published by Marvel in 1994. After the conclusion of the series, this was released, a behind-the-scenes “Issue Zero” which includes some concept artwork, commentary from the creators, and a story from the original pitch for Marvels, originally serialized in Marvel Age #130-133. It’s that story we consider here.

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