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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;&quot;Retcon&quot;&#039;&#039;&#039; is short for &#039;&#039;&#039;&quot;Retroactive Continuity&quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;. It is used in fiction to either add to or change a past event in a story. Major comic publishers like DC Comics...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''&quot;Retcon&quot;''' is short for '''&quot;Retroactive Continuity&quot;'''. It is used in fiction to either add to or change a past event in a story.<br /> <br /> Major comic publishers like [[DC Comics]] use a retcon to allow new writers to re-tell the origin story of a character, or to flesh out a story that was previously told so it can better fit into the current writer's vision of the character.<br /> <br /> A retcon can also remove past events in a comic series that could be considered too controversial. Probably the best and most extreme use of a retcon was in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_%281978_TV_series%29 the TV series &quot;Dallas&quot;], where an entire season of events were wiped away as simply being a &quot;dream&quot;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_%281978_TV_series%29#Season_10].<br /> <br /> =Related Information=<br /> <br /> * [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RetCon Detailed explanation in TVTropes.com]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Terminology]]</div>

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