the Origin of the Retcon

[rigel7soldiers]

First off, I just realized like yesterday that "Retson" stood for retroactive continuity. I was shocked, as I use the latter phrase with startling frequency.

Anyway, I know Roy Thomas coined the term... but who did it first?

 

[Dope Nose]

from Wikipedia -

The term "retroactive continuity" was popularized by comic book writer Roy Thomas in his 1980s series All-Star Squadron, which featured the DC Comics superheroes of the 1940s. The earliest known use of the term is from Thomas's letter column in All-Star Squadron #20 (April 1983), where Thomas wrote that he heard it at a convention. The term was shortened to "retcon" by Damian Cugley in 1988 on USENET to describe a development in the comic book Swamp Thing, in which Alan Moore reinterpreted the events of the title character's origin. (See "Examples" below).

 

[Darthphere]

Well SUperboy punched a wall and it hit Wanda on the head.....

 

[Elijya]

who was the first to use it? I dunno, Shakespeare? no, wait, the Third Council of Carthage