Problem series

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Queries that are for reference or to find problems

Here is a list of problem series and what needs to be done. This is only for more major items, not series missing non-required items.

DC Comics

• Doom Patrol (1987 series): Need to check the total page counts. #50,57,75-77,82-87
• Showcase: (Missing page counts) 1-3, 5, 15-21, 25-29, 31, 32, 41-44, 46, 47, 49-51, 53, 54, 57, 58, 62, 63, 65-67, 69-71, 73, 74, 75, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90 other issues of showcase were missing seq types but these are the ones with missing page counts.
• Starman (1988 series - Missing total page counts) : 1-3, 5, 7-9, 27, 30, 32-35, 37-45
• Superman Annual (1960 series): 1,4,7,8 (need total page counts, some have a 1 in the cover count)
• Super Powers (1985 series): 3-6

Dell Comics

• Flash Gordon (1947) #2 (Needs total page count and other info)
• Looney Tunes (Dell) has issues with features listed, but no titles or page counts. These are pretty much at random, many issues having been fully indexed.
• Looney Tunes (dell 1955 series) Here are the issues that need major work. Did not check those currenty reserved to someone: 195, 201, 207, 208, 211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 218, 219, 222, 225, 229, 232, 235, 238, 243
• New Funnies (Del 1945 series): 92, 93, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108. 103 has page counts but no creator info entered.
• Four Color (Series II): Many Disney titles need type, genre, characters, synopsis added. Titles, page counts, features, and art and story credits are already there. However, activity pages may not be listed.
• Tom Corbett, Space Cadet - 7 needs total page counts (probably 36 pages)

Eclipse

• Air Fighters Classics: 1-6
• Axel Pressbutton: 1-6
• Aztec Ace: 2
• Bedlam: 1,2
• Clive Barker: The Life of Death: 1
• New DNAgents: 1, 3-17 (Need total page counts)

Fawcett

• Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 Series): Missing Total page counts. I only saw one issue that was missing page counts on other sequences, but it's mostly total counts: 2, 3 [3/40] , 3 [4/40] , 4-23, 25, 26, 28-60, 62-70, 72-77, 81-121, 123, 125-153, 155

First Comics

• Starslayer: 10, 19, 27, 34 - All need total page counts.

Image

• Deathblow (Image, 1993 series): 15, 22-27, 29 (need total page counts)
• Gen 13 Bootleg: 8, 10, 11 (need total page counts)
• Pitt: 3-8 - Total page count is 36?. Needs confirmation.
• Spawn (Image, 1992 series): 5, 27, 28, 30-33, 89-110, 117-122, 144-168, 174-184, 191-199, 201-233 (need total page counts)

Malibu

• 'Breed II: #1 (cover 36 pages, story 40 pages. Something wrong);
• Dinosaur for Hire (1993 series): #1-12
• Man of War: 1,2,3,5 (need page counts)
• Strangers: 1-3,5,7-11 (Total page counts missing)

Marvel Comics

• Amazing Spider-Man (1962 series) : #120, 254-257, 260, 261, 293, 294, 296, (#300 has 40 page story and 36 total pages. That can't be right)
• Battle (Stories missing page counts): 63
• Blood: A Tale (Epic) : 1-3 (some story sequences need page counts)
• Clandestine: 3, 5-9, 11 (Same info in the cover and story sequences. Cover is wrong)
• Conan the Barbarian: 10, 15, 134, 143-154, 175, 176, 241, 253-257, 260, 262, 264, 266-268, 275 (Need total page count)
• Dakota North: 3 (needs total page count)
• Excalibur: (These are all jacked up. Cover and Story sequence appear to have the same info. Cover is wrong): 42, 43, 45-49, 51-54, 57-59, 61-67, 89, 91, 95, 96, 108
• Incredible Hulk: (1962 series) #2
• Incredible Hulk: (1968 series) #102,104,106,111,114,120,121,123,126,131,135-137,142-145,158,187,301-303,305-310,323,327,379-382,385-389,391-394,397-407,409-415,419,420,424-434,436-438,440,442-447,449-453,464 (Some have same page count on cover and story, which isn't right. One had a total of 26 pages, it's probably wrong)
• Iron Man (1968 series): (Lots of early issues need sequence types set on the story records. Looks like it could be done without the issues themselves). Some issues need page counts: 155, 161-164, 167, 208, 211-217, 219-230, 234, 235, 238, 239, 251-253, 255-260, 262-274
• Marvel Tales (1966 series) 1-30-ish have incorrect total page counts (36 but they are larger); also need revision of artist credits for cover sequences
• Micronauts (1979 series): 1, 30, 46, 52-56, 58, 59
• Moon Knight (1980 series): 13, 25, 36, 38 (some missing total, some have same count for story and total, one has larger story count than total count)
• Morbius: 10, 12-18, 20-22, 24-26 (missing total page counts)
• New Warriors (1990 series): 1-13, 15, 18-22 (Total count and story count the same)
• Punisher War Journal (1988 series): Missing total and story page counts (This list does not include any already reserved or currently un-indexed): 2-4,8,10,11,14-16,20,22-24,34,36
• Saga of the Sub-Mariner: 1-12 (missing total page counts)
• Strange Tales (1987 series): Missing page counts on: 1-9, 11, 15-19
• Strikeforce Moritori : 1-8, 11-13, 15-25, 27-31 (need total page counts)

Novelty Press

• Target Comics (1940 series): Needsequences set, characters moved to character section, and colourists removed (they match the writers in every sequence!): 1,2,3,4,5,11,
• Also need total pages set: 6,7,8,9,12,13,14,15,16,18,19,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,46,47,48,49,50 need to check issues after 50

Pacific Comics

• (I've checked every indexed one, these all need page counts)
• Elric #1-6 (total page count)
• Jerry Iger's Famous Features #1 (Need cover count)
• Ms. Mystic #1,2 (total page count)
• Pathways to Fantasy #1 (total page count)
• Skateman #1 (total page count)
• Somerset Holmes #2-4 (total page count)
• Starslayer #2-6 (total page count)
• Sun Runners #1-3 (total page count)

Prize Comics

• Prize Comics #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,66,68 (need total page count)

Topps Comics

• Dracula Vs. Zorro: 1 (need cover count)

Valiant

• Magic the Gathering -- Shadow Mage #2-4 (total page counts)
• Shadowman (1992): 24,25 unindexed
• X-O Manowar (1992): 61 (story page count)

Warren

• Creepy: #2,5-10,12-14,20,21,25-30, 32-34, 37-50, 53, 58-61, 65, 68, 98, 99, 102-104, 106, 109, 111, 119, 121, 124, 125, 127-131, 134-136, 138-140 (Early ones missing page counts on letters pages, middle ones need total page counts, later ones have a? in the page count.)

Ziff Davis

• G.I. Joe 1951 series
• Total page count 8-9
• Total page count, type and credits 12,15,15,18,19,20,25,26,27,28,30,31,37,39,40,41

Other Indy comics

• Mystery Men Comics: 1-5, 7-31 - Need seq types, char app cleanup, etc
• Fantastic Comics: 4-23 - Need seq types, char app cleanup, etc
• Murder (Renegade Press): 1-3