diff --git a/mylar/filechecker.py b/mylar/filechecker.py
index eb373d06..88f00962 100755
--- a/mylar/filechecker.py
+++ b/mylar/filechecker.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class FileChecker(object):
             lastmod_position = 0
             booktype = 'issue'
             #exceptions that are considered alpha-numeric issue numbers
-            exceptions = ('NOW', 'AI', 'AU', 'X', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'INH', 'MU')
+            exceptions = ('NOW', 'AI', 'AU', 'X', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'INH', 'MU', 'SUMMER', 'SPRING', 'FALL', 'WINTER')
 
             #unicode characters, followed by int value 
     #        num_exceptions = [{iss:u'\xbd',val:.5},{iss:u'\xbc',val:.25}, {iss:u'\xe',val:.75}, {iss:u'\221e',val:'infinity'}]
@@ -444,7 +444,14 @@ class FileChecker(object):
                                                           'position':     split_file.index(sf),
                                                           'mod_position': self.char_file_position(modfilename, sf, lastmod_position),
                                                           'validcountchk': validcountchk})
- 
+                        else:
+                            test_position = modfilename[self.char_file_position(modfilename, sf,lastmod_position)-1]
+                            if test_position == '#':
+                                possible_issuenumbers.append({'number':       sf,
+                                                              'position':     split_file.index(sf),
+                                                              'mod_position': self.char_file_position(modfilename, sf, lastmod_position),
+                                                              'validcountchk': validcountchk})
+
                 if sf == 'XCV':
 #  new 2016-09-19 \ attempt to check for XCV which replaces any unicode above
                     for x in list(wrds):
diff --git a/mylar/helpers.py b/mylar/helpers.py
index 17223ff2..852421ca 100755
--- a/mylar/helpers.py
+++ b/mylar/helpers.py
@@ -1092,8 +1092,16 @@ def issuedigits(issnum):
                                 a+=1
                             int_issnum = (int(issno) * 1000) + ordtot
                     elif invchk == "true":
-                        logger.fdebug('this does not have an issue # that I can parse properly.')
-                        return 999999999999999
+                        if any([issnum.lower() == 'fall', issnum.lower() == 'spring', issnum.lower() == 'summer', issnum.lower() == 'winter']):
+                            inu = 0
+                            ordtot = 0
+                            while (inu < len(issnum)):
+                                ordtot += ord(issnum[inu].lower())  #lower-case the letters for simplicty
+                                inu+=1
+                            int_issnum = ordtot
+                        else:
+                            logger.fdebug('this does not have an issue # that I can parse properly.')
+                            return 999999999999999
                     else:
                         if issnum == '9-5':
                             issnum = u'9\xbd'
diff --git a/mylar/importer.py b/mylar/importer.py
index e6717b1e..bdbfcaa4 100644
--- a/mylar/importer.py
+++ b/mylar/importer.py
@@ -1195,8 +1195,17 @@ def updateissuedata(comicid, comicname=None, issued=None, comicIssues=None, call
                                     a+=1
                                 int_issnum = (int(issno) * 1000) + ordtot
                         elif invchk == "true":
-                            logger.fdebug('this does not have an issue # that I can parse properly.')
-                            return
+                            if any([issnum.lower() == 'fall 2005', issnum.lower() == 'spring 2005', issnum.lower() == 'summer 2006', issnum.lower() == 'winter 2009']):
+                                issnum = re.sub('[0-9]+', '', issnum).strip()
+                                inu = 0
+                                ordtot = 0
+                                while (inu < len(issnum)):
+                                    ordtot += ord(issnum[inu].lower())  #lower-case the letters for simplicty
+                                    inu+=1
+                                int_issnum = ordtot
+                            else:
+                                logger.fdebug('this does not have an issue # that I can parse properly.')
+                                return
                         else:
                             if int_issnum is not None:
                                 pass 
diff --git a/mylar/updater.py b/mylar/updater.py
index d63c7c22..cd88e380 100755
--- a/mylar/updater.py
+++ b/mylar/updater.py
@@ -1119,6 +1119,7 @@ def forceRescan(ComicID, archive=None, module=None, recheck=False):
             while True:
                 try:
                     reiss = reissues[n]
+                    int_iss = None
                 except IndexError:
                     break
                 int_iss = helpers.issuedigits(reiss['Issue_Number'])