March has 32 days, last story from the Mystery Tales 40 comic book
Thursday, 12 de June del 2008 on 11:23
Here's for all of you the last story from the Mystery Tales #40 comic book seen on Lost, called March has 32 days. Enjoy!
So, what will we do now that we've published all the scanned pages from the book? You'll have to wait and see :)
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i still think that the last scene of lost will be the first scene of lost...
kris, tis isn't darktower
Yeah. I had exactly the same thoughts.
The whole Backgamon thing that John used to play with anyone he could.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Seems very like another part of the whole lost fiasco if you ask me! How old is this story? Just let us read the traveler! :) please?
We have posted The Traveler here for you to enjoy!
That's it! Nothing more in the comic! We are happy to have helped.
The picture on the cover has nothing to do with the inside of the comic at all. The Traveler is not on a plane after all!
We are glad to have concluded this matter.
Adios!
Talk about some total crap!
Total IGNITEDBATCRAP, you mean!
OK, I'm confused. I've been collecting comics for over 40 years and most of them are from this time period (and the 60s, actually up until about 74) and the cover _always_ is related to the most important story in the book, every time.
While I admit I don't have any from this series, something isn't right in Demark, I mean Spain.
hi
John Billings, the protagonist of the story, is also the name of a well-known Australian doctor who developed a natural contraception method known as the Billings Ovulation Method, and who died on April 1, 2007.
There are many parallels between the real Dr. John Billings, the John Billings of the comic book story, and the Lost TV Show, including the fact that Dr. Billings is Australian, that he is best known for his research regarding fertility, and that he died on April 1st (i.e., March 32nd).
The real Dr. John Billings's obituary from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/obituaries/04billings.html
For more, see http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/March_Has_32_Days
Thanks to “Lost” and friends for scanning and providing the Mystery Tales No. 40 through this website. As a reformed comic book addict (who relapsed in the 1980’s for DC’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” and “The Watchmen”) and a newcomer to the ABC series “LOST” in the past year, this site has been very helpful in seeing some of the influences on the creators and writers of the series.
As for “March Has 32 Days” specifically, I made some comments at the lostpedia.com site in a blog regarding Octagon Global Recruiting regarding this story—
http://blog.lostpedia.com/2008_06_01_archive.html
(Thursday, June 19)—which I will not repeat here. This does allow me to amend my comments about Steve Ditko, the artist on that story, however. I could have kicked myself to not have mentioned his work as artistic co-creator on Marvel’s “The Incredible Hulk” and “Doctor Strange.” And it may be that there will be some sort of tribute to him at the San Diego, California, Comic Con, in this year of the Edward Norton Hulk. Well, there should be. ‘Nuff said.
A comment about the cover of that comic book and its apparent disconnection with the stories in the issue: I think the science fiction/horror comics of that era might more often have a cover that is inspired by a story title but is in itself a “stand alone” item. You would probably need to interview Stan Lee about the year 1956 at Timely Comics to know if he specifically commissioned a cover to fit a story title or if he had a cover in inventory that he slapped a teaser on or whatever the circumstances.
As it amazed me when I truly became addicted to comic books and started reading them from cover-to-LoCs-to-cover, I am amazed at the vastness of the fandom surrounding this series. There are theories I have and there are literally thousands of internet articles if I were so moved and had the time to read, I would probably find like-minded thinkers. Then there are those who put a different spin on it, such as David D’s comments about “John Billings” and the fact that the real-life Billings, an important pioneer in Australian fertility (hmm, should probably reword that), was born on April 1…the “32nd” day of March.
What I think some who look at these comic book stories (and the various books that the creators have now identified as influences) are trying to find are concrete characters and plot lines that transfer literally from printed page to screen. For example, some look at the scientist and his girlfriend in the “Crossroads of Destiny” story in Mystery Tales 40 and see Desmond and Penny. I look and see Daniel Faraday and some possibly not-yet-introduced character who is the object of his affection who he has lost because he was too focused on his work in time travel. Was it someone on Flight 815? Is it Charlotte? Has his crossroads of destiny crossed some of hers during his “unstuckness” in time? (And what’s this hogwash in the episode, “The Constant,” where he scoffs at Desmond for the idea that you can change the future, when he then has to turn around and do an autopsy on a mouse named Eloise that probably would not have happened if Desmond’s future brain had not popped up in his 1996 body?) As the writer of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Scriptures—identified variously as “The Preacher,” or, Qoheleth (the author's name)–writes in Chapter 1, verse 9, “That which hath been is that which shall be, and that which hath been done is that which shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.” If there is nothing new under the sun, then humanity is continually being inspired to retell very old stories in a new voice, or, to put it in a cynical reframe, we as hacks can’t think of a new mythology, so we recycle the old ones, which have become so syncretized we are not really quite sure what the inspirations have been. Jules Verne begats so-and-so who begats so-and-so. Is the result inspired literature or plagiarized content? Depends these days on whether you are on the receiving end of potential marketing spin-offs or royalty reimbursements, I guess. (Apologies; I digress; maybe I should start my own blog).
In summation, thanks for the scans and I’ll keep checking out this site for continued discussions.
Sorry (yawn!), I zoned out on your novel. I don't have that kind of attention span. I stopped at about the point where you mentioned the infinite crisis crap which is about ten years after I ceased collecting.
If we are to believe Blake Bell, who has written a book about Steve Ditko, the artist on the "March Has 32 Days" story, he gave the Mystery Tales No. 40 to Brian K. Vaughn to incorporate into the LOST series as a tribute to Ditko's 50+ years as a comic book artist.
Go to The Comics Journal Message Boards (www.tj.com) and look for the thread, "Atlas "Mystery Tales" 40; 1956? Help LOST TV show"
As for Jeffers' comment above: As Yemi told Eko in the dream in the episode titled, "?", "Wake up, John!"
Come on guys, you are so gullible. The travellers is scanned and has nothing t do with no ancient game. That guy made that up and you all beleived him.