Continuity
The Callaway name which runs contrary to the spelling of Mark Calaway (the wrestler who portrays The Undertaker), as established by the caption to a high school yearbook photograph and his father's obituary.
The alteration of the Undertaker's real life last name in the book is therefore understandable as a real life history which involves both Kane and The Undertaker, as well as Paul Bearer. In addition, Glenn Jacobs' name has been spelled incorrectly in some sources as "Glen", possibly because of this. Jacobs also had the 's' dropped to simply become Jacob, which makes sense for a middle name.
Kane spent time over in Spain learning his craft. (The real-life Jacobs was born in Madrid while his father was stationed in Spain with the United States Air Force.) It also goes on to state that Kane is the victim of a rare disorder called "Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy". This meant that Kane was incapable of feeling pain, but could still feel other sensations through touch. It also attempts to explain how Katie Vick came into contact with Kane — a massive continuity gaffe at the time she was introduced.
Read more about this topic: Journey Into Darkness: An Unauthorized History Of Kane
Famous quotes containing the word continuity:
“Every society consists of men in the process of developing from children into parents. To assure continuity of tradition, society must early prepare for parenthood in its children; and it must take care of the unavoidable remnants of infantility in its adults. This is a large order, especially since a society needs many beings who can follow, a few who can lead, and some who can do both, alternately or in different areas of life.”
—Erik H. Erikson (1904–1994)
“Only the family, society’s smallest unit, can change and yet maintain enough continuity to rear children who will not be “strangers in a strange land,” who will be rooted firmly enough to grow and adapt.”
—Salvador Minuchin (20th century)
“There is never a beginning, there is never an end, to the inexplicable continuity of this web of God, but always circular power returning into itself.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)