Hilarious in Hindsight: Dr. Edward Luttwak spends a lot of time balking over the fact that the Air Force is still using the B-52 Stratofortress as its primary bomber—which by then had been in service for about two and a half decades. "No airline would ever use an airplane for this long!" And yet, as of 2021—citing the bomber's ability to remain airborne for very long periods of time, its reliability, and its usefulness in supporting ground operations where opponents have limited air defense—the Air Force plans to continue using the B-52 well into 2045, almost a century after its first flight.
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Ass Pull: Garrison Kreiger actually being Merklynn wasn't alluded to at all in Revolutionaries, the series where he debuted; and while there were some small hints in First Strike's prologue and backup stories note In #0, Kreiger speaks about how magic is the greatest power in the universe, and how technology is only a soulless imitation of it. In "The Origins of Evil, Part 5" Kreiger never actually gives his birthplace, only saying that he felt "alien" when in America. Finally, at the end of that issue, Kreiger comments on how there are many more worlds to conquer... he was not speaking metaphorically. it was so minor that to most it came across as having little to do with the plot of either Revolutionaries or First Strike.
