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<DIV>Harry Fluks responded to Olivier as follows:</DIV>
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<DIV>Olivier:<BR><BR><EM>< By the way, how come Disney started numbering DDA
over, and not the other titles? I suppose they wanted to make it clear there was
a change, but then, why didn't follow this logic through and re-boot all the
titles?<BR></EM><BR>Their explanation at the time was, that they didn't want to
re-start the well-known series that had ran for years (WDC, DD, US), but only
re-started the series that were started by Gladstone (like
DDA).<BR><BR>--Harry.</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi, Harry-</DIV>
<DIV>You're right, and let me expand on your response. As editor of those titles
during the Disney years I fought to keep the long-running numbering on the old,
established titles, especially Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. The marketing
folks wanted to start with all #1 issues for marketing reasons and to get the
collectors. I talked them out of it and I guess because Donald Duck Adventures
was started by Gladstone, they deemed it acceptable to re-number that title. The
marketing folks seemed to think that having a #1 on the cover was more important
that having good content inside and a great name on the cover. </DIV>
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<DIV>Funny how so many of the talented artists and writers involved in Disney
comics over the years have continued to produce good stuff. Wonder what happened
to all those sales and marketing wizards.</DIV>
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<DIV>- Bob Foster</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>