One of the greatest guides to the concept of continuity in a specific series is The DisContinuity Guide: The Unofficial Doctor Who Companion by Paul Cornell, Martin Day and Keith Topping, first put out in 1995.
From my point of view the genius of this work is in the way the authors peel back the layers of a complex text like Doctor Who, and start back at the beginning, when we didn't know anything about the series or what it would eventually evolve into.
This allows us to see the ways in which the universe was expanded, sometimes carefully, often times not. We get to see undeveloped themes and the earliest examples of new themes.
Like an evolutionary biologist studying our small, brown furred burrowing human ancestors, we get a look at the way things were without the baggage of the way things are.
From my point of view the genius of this work is in the way the authors peel back the layers of a complex text like Doctor Who, and start back at the beginning, when we didn't know anything about the series or what it would eventually evolve into.
This allows us to see the ways in which the universe was expanded, sometimes carefully, often times not. We get to see undeveloped themes and the earliest examples of new themes.
Like an evolutionary biologist studying our small, brown furred burrowing human ancestors, we get a look at the way things were without the baggage of the way things are.
Marvel Comics Golden Age DisContinuity 002:
Title(s):
Fiery Mask: The Fantastic Thriller of the Walking Corpses
Soldier of Fortune, John Steele
The Texas Kid, Robin Hood of the Range
Monako, Prince of Magic
The Thundering Terror of Gold Creek
Flash Foster at Midwestern
Phantom of the Underworld
Barney Mullen, Sea Rover
Publication Date/On Sale Date:
Jan 1940/October 30, 1939
Sources:
Marvel Comics 001, Mandrake the Magician, The Pit and the Pendulum, Robin Hood, Pre-WW2 anxiety, The Lone Ranger
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