User blog:Shaunqb/Odin's Visi-Globe

It's been two weeks since I started getting frustrated when reading Thor. I started to pay attention to the fact that Odin uses many different objects to view distant scenes. Each one is given a name. Only a few are actually in multiple issues. This creates a problem when trying to tell if some of them are the same item, and the writers just couldn't decide on a look/name, or if they're just many different items. I posted the following on the forums, two weeks ago, but it still hasn't gotten any replies:

I was reading Thor last night, and the Visi-Globe was brought up for the second time, so I went and created a page for it. I went backwards, through Thor and all the way to the first issue that Thor was introduced in Journey Into Mystery, in order to tag the Visi-Globe. However, I ran into some issues.

First, in Vol 1 219, Odin uses a "Crystal" to observe scenes in distant locations, like he does with the Visi-Globe. I figured that this might just be another name that they were using for it at the time, but in Vol 1 210 of Thor, Thor smashes what seems to be that same "Crystal" from the previous issue.

Second, in Vol 1 180 of Thor, Odin uses an "Enchanti-Sphere" to observe a far off location. Again, it has the same function as the Visi-Globe, but this time, it has a different size and appearance.

My question is, are the "Crystal" and "Enchanti-Sphere" the same as the Visi-Globe, or are they three different objects?

Hopefully, as I read more of Thor, I'll get an answer. Either that, or Odin can just stick to his Enchanti-Screen already.