Foley Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Was just re-reading ASM #6 and noticed an error I'd missed before. Peter Parker goes to the natural history museum to learn more about lizards, and says "I figure it won't hurt me to learn all I can about lizards, just in case! So, I might as well start with the biggest ones... the dinosaurs!" Dinosaurs are obviously not lizards. I understand that the word "dinosaur" means "terrible lizard" but I'm assuming the misnomer was recognized long before the issue was written. Was this just lazy writing / lack of research? let's hear some other mistakes, even if they're as nitpicking as mine! Edited May 21, 2017 by Foley Changed title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 41 minutes ago, Foley said: ASM #6 Mistake Was just re-reading ASM #6 and noticed an error I'd missed before. Peter Parker goes to the natural history museum to learn more about lizards, and says "I figure it won't hurt me to learn all I can about lizards, just in case! So, I might as well start with the biggest ones... the dinosaurs!" Dinosaurs are obviously not lizards. I understand that the word "dinosaur" means "terrible lizard" but I'm assuming the misnomer was recognized long before the issue was written. Was this just lazy writing / lack of research? It's not War and Peace Ryan! I don't think that level of factual accuracy would've been uppermost in Stan's mind back then. Remember, he got Peters name wrong in one issue. But I like the fact you spotted it. Could be a good new thread - obscure muck ups. Change the thread title and off we go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Dinosaurs are considered reptiles. That they were predecessors of birds is a more recent concept. Foley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foley Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, Marwood & I said: It's not War and Peace Ryan! I don't think that level of factual accuracy would've been uppermost in Stan's mind back then. Remember, he got Peters name wrong in one issue. But I like the fact you spotted it. Could be a good new thread - obscure muck ups. Change the thread title and off we go! True, and good idea! I'll ask for it to be moved to comics general so we're not limited to Silver Age books. Edited May 21, 2017 by Foley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninanina Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I'm also thinking a lot of people felt dinosaurs were lizards back then or at the very least lizard-like. I remember watching 1,000,000 years BC, which did come out a few years later and they filmed an actual lizard in such a way to make him appear as large as a dinosaur. Foley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, Foley said: let's hear some other mistakes, even if they're as nitpicking as mine! As a fully paid up member of the city of Londinium, Englandville, I must take issue (95) with the geographical accuracy of this cover! Edited May 21, 2017 by Marwood & I Obscure spelling mistake ? Foley and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aman619 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 What the heck does that price mean? Looks like a Seinfeld joke taxi driver name tag.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Aman619 said: What the heck does that price mean? Looks like a Seinfeld joke taxi driver name tag.. Ha! That would be one of our Englandville shillings @Aman619 You can read all about our lovely currency (in relation to comics) here: and here: and here! But only if you're bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman76 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) There's an early issue of ASM where he is called "Super-Man" in one panel. Also an early issue of X-Men where ice man freezes milk and makes ice cream, without any other ingredients. Edited May 23, 2017 by catman76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 On 2017-05-21 at 7:22 AM, namisgr said: Dinosaurs are considered reptiles. That they were predecessors of birds is a more recent concept. Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foley Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 6 hours ago, VintageComics said: On 5/21/2017 at 0:22 PM, namisgr said: Dinosaurs are considered reptiles. That they were predecessors of birds is a more recent concept. Yep. True, they are reptiles, but not lizards. Reptilia is a class that contains the order squamata (lizards, snakes) and the 2 orders of dinosaurs (Saurischia and Ornithischia) But to call a dinosaurs lizards is just as wrong as calling them snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foley Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 @Marwood & I This made me chuckle out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 29 minutes ago, Foley said: True, they are reptiles, but not lizards. Reptilia is a class that contains the order squamata (lizards, snakes) and the 2 orders of dinosaurs (Saurischia and Ornithischia) But to call a dinosaurs lizards is just as wrong as calling them snakes. I can't believe that their Master @lizards2 has not yet chimed in with a definitive answer. Liz? Stop painting / crabbing and start explaining the lineage of your people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 He's in the toilet with the other ghoulies. Fighting the C.H.U.D.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, porcupine48 said: He's in the toilet with the other ghoulies. Fighting the C.H.U.D.S. That explains it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 6 hours ago, Marwood & I said: 6 hours ago, Foley said: True, they are reptiles, but not lizards. Reptilia is a class that contains the order squamata (lizards, snakes) and the 2 orders of dinosaurs (Saurischia and Ornithischia) But to call a dinosaurs lizards is just as wrong as calling them snakes. I can't believe that their Master @lizards2 has not yet chimed in with a definitive answer. Liz? Stop painting / crabbing and start explaining the lineage of your people! Eh. They're all sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 6 hours ago, porcupine48 said: He's in the toilet with the other ghoulies. Fighting the C.H.U.D.S. Wait until Reptilicus shows up. It'll be a party! porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Jeffro. said: Wait until Reptilicus shows up. It'll be a party! Is Gorgo coming? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 What about Fin Fang Foom? He's a dragon, and has it ever been established whether these are lizards or some other, separate sub-group of reptile, or, like the Tyrannosaurus Rex, maybe genetically related to modern-day chickens? I'm confused, which is very easy for me. Foley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unca Ben Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 If only everyone believed in intelligent design, then none of this would matter. Foley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
