diff --git a/mylar/__init__.py b/mylar/__init__.py
index 144d846d..d614465f 100755
--- a/mylar/__init__.py
+++ b/mylar/__init__.py
@@ -2266,6 +2266,9 @@ def dbcheck():
     conn.commit()
     c.close()
 
+    logger.info('Making sure the latest dates are all correctly pointing to the correct issue numbers & dates')
+    helpers.latestdate_update()
+
     if dynamic_upgrade:
         logger.info('Updating db to include some important changes.')
         helpers.upgrade_dynamic()
diff --git a/mylar/helpers.py b/mylar/helpers.py
index 22001bd5..21e61955 100755
--- a/mylar/helpers.py
+++ b/mylar/helpers.py
@@ -1254,33 +1254,32 @@ def havetotals(refreshit=None):
 
         if refreshit is None:
             comiclist = myDB.select('SELECT * from comics order by ComicSortName COLLATE NOCASE')
+            if mylar.ANNUALS_ON:
+                comiclist = myDB.select('SELECT comics.*, COUNT(totalAnnuals.IssueID) AS TotalAnnuals FROM comics LEFT JOIN annuals as totalAnnuals on totalAnnuals.ComicID = comics.ComicID GROUP BY comics.ComicID')
+            else:
+                comiclist = myDB.select('SELECT comics.*, COUNT(haveIssues.IssueID) AS HaveIssues, COUNT(totalIssues.IssueID) AS TotalIssues FROM comics LEFT JOIN issues AS haveIssues ON haveIssues.ComicID = comics.ComicID LEFT JOIN issues AS totalIssues ON totalIssues.ComicID = comics.ComicID GROUP BY comics.ComicID')
         else:
             comiclist = []
-            comicref = myDB.selectone("SELECT * from comics WHERE ComicID=?", [refreshit]).fetchone()
+            comicref = myDB.selectone('SELECT comics.*, COUNT(totalAnnuals.IssueID) AS TotalAnnuals FROM comics LEFT JOIN annuals as totalAnnuals on totalAnnuals.ComicID = comics.ComicID WHERE comics.ComicID=? GROUP BY comics.ComicID', [refreshit]).fetchone()
+
             #refreshit is the ComicID passed from the Refresh Series to force/check numerical have totals
-            comiclist.append({"ComicID":  comicref[0],
-                              "Have":     comicref[7],
-                              "Total":   comicref[8]})
+            comiclist.append({"ComicID":      comicref['ComicID'],
+                              "Have":         comicref['Have'],
+                              "Total":        comicref['Total'],
+                              "TotalAnnuals": comicref['TotalAnnuals']})
+
         for comic in comiclist:
-            issue = myDB.selectone("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM issues WHERE ComicID=?", [comic['ComicID']]).fetchone()
-            if issue is None:
-                if refreshit is not None:
-                    logger.fdebug(str(comic['ComicID']) + ' has no issuedata available. Forcing complete Refresh/Rescan')
-                    return True
-                else:
-                    continue
-            if mylar.ANNUALS_ON:
-                annuals_on = True
-                annual = myDB.selectone("SELECT COUNT(*) as count FROM annuals WHERE ComicID=?", [comic['ComicID']]).fetchone()
-                annualcount = annual[0]
-                if not annualcount:
-                    annualcount = 0
-            else:
-                annuals_on = False
-                annual = None
-                annualcount = 0
+            #--not sure about this part
+            #if comic['Total'] is None:
+            #    if refreshit is not None:
+            #        logger.fdebug(str(comic['ComicID']) + ' has no issuedata available. Forcing complete Refresh/Rescan')
+            #        return True
+            #    else:
+            #        continue
             try:
-                totalissues = comic['Total'] + annualcount
+                totalissues = comic['Total']
+                if mylar.ANNUALS_ON:
+                    totalissues += comic['TotalAnnuals']
                 haveissues = comic['Have']
             except TypeError:
                 logger.warning('[Warning] ComicID: ' + str(comic['ComicID']) + ' is incomplete - Removing from DB. You should try to re-add the series.')
@@ -2375,6 +2374,28 @@ def arcformat(arc, spanyears, publisher):
 
     return dstloc
 
+def latestdate_update():
+    import db
+    myDB = db.DBConnection()
+    ccheck = myDB.select('SELECT a.ComicID, b.IssueID, a.LatestDate, b.ReleaseDate, b.Issue_Number from comics as a left join issues as b on a.comicid=b.comicid where a.LatestDate < b.ReleaseDate or a.LatestDate like "%Unknown%" group by a.ComicID')
+    if ccheck is None or len(ccheck) == 0:
+        return
+    logger.info('Now preparing to update ' + str(len(ccheck)) + ' series that have out-of-date latest date information.')
+    ablist = []
+    for cc in ccheck:
+        ablist.append({'ComicID':     cc['ComicID'],
+                       'LatestDate':  cc['ReleaseDate'],
+                       'LatestIssue': cc['Issue_Number']})
+
+    #forcibly set the latest date and issue number to the most recent.
+    for a in ablist:
+        logger.info(a)
+        newVal = {'LatestDate':         a['LatestDate'],
+                  'LatestIssue':        a['LatestIssue']}
+        ctrlVal = {'ComicID':           a['ComicID']}
+        logger.info('updating latest date for : ' + a['ComicID'] + ' to ' + a['LatestDate'] + ' #' + a['LatestIssue'])
+        myDB.upsert("comics", newVal, ctrlVal)
+
 def file_ops(path,dst,arc=False,one_off=False):
 #    # path = source path + filename
 #    # dst = destination path + filename