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|+ English Language [[Formatting Documentation]] Cheat Sheet | |+ English Language [[Formatting Documentation]] Cheat Sheet | ||
! [[Issue Numbers|ISSUE]] !! [[ | ! [[Issue Numbers|ISSUE]] !! [[Publication Date|PUBDATE]] !!colspan="2" | [[Keydate|KEYDATE]] | ||
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'''1''' (regular numbering)<br> | '''1''' (regular numbering)<br> | ||
'''[nn]''' (no issue number)<br> | '''[nn]''' (no issue number)<br> | ||
''' | '''[1]''' (no number with made-up useful number)<br> | ||
'''v5#6''' (restarted numbers & volumes)<br> | '''v5#6''' (restarted numbers & volumes)<br> | ||
'''v5#6 [30]''' (restarted numbers & volumes + made-up useful number)<br> | '''v5#6 [30]''' (restarted numbers & volumes + made-up useful number)<br> | ||
'''v5#6 (30)''' (for issues that have volume, number in the indicia and an actual whole number on the cover) | |||
|rowspan="5"| | |rowspan="5"| | ||
'''1945''' (year only)<br> | '''1945''' (year only)<br> | ||
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'''March 9007 [March 2007]''' (obviously wrong indicia date with indexer-supplied correction)<br> | '''March 9007 [March 2007]''' (obviously wrong indicia date with indexer-supplied correction)<br> | ||
|rowspan="5" colspan="2"| | |rowspan="5" colspan="2"| | ||
Pattern is '''YYYY | Pattern is '''YYYY-MM-DD'''<br> | ||
Used for chronological sorting for searches only<br> | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
'''1980 | '''1980-02-00''' (February 1980)<br> | ||
'''1945 | '''1945-01-00''' (January 1945)<br> | ||
'''2002 | '''2002-06-09''' (June 9, 2002 or 9 June 2002)<br> | ||
''' | '''1940-12-00''' (Winter or Holiday 1940-1941, published in 1940)<br> | ||
'''1941 | '''1941-01-00''' (Winter or Holiday 1940-1941, published in 1941)<br> | ||
'''1941 | '''1941-04-00''' (Spring 1941)<br> | ||
'''1941 | '''1941-07-00''' (Summer 1941)<br> | ||
'''1941 | '''1941-10-00''' (Fall or Autumn 1941)<br> | ||
'''1990 | '''1990-09-10''' (first bi-weekly issue in September 1990)<br> | ||
'''1990 | '''1990-09-20''' (second bi-weekly issue in September 1990)<br> | ||
'''1990 | '''1990-09-30''' (third bi-weekly issue in September 1990)<br> | ||
'''2001 | '''2001-10-10''' (first weekly with no day in October 2001)<br> | ||
'''2001 | '''2001-10-20''' (second weekly with no day in October 2001)<br> | ||
'''2001 | '''2001-10-30''' (third weekly with no day in October 2001)<br> | ||
'''2001 | '''2001-10-40''' (fourth weekly with no day in October 2001)<br> | ||
'''2001 | '''2001-10-50''' (fifth weekly with no day in October 2001)<br> | ||
'''1960 | '''1960-00-00''' (1960 or [circa 1960] or [circa 1960s])<br> | ||
'''1960 | '''1960-00-13''' (1960 or [circa 1960] published after a 1960 issue with a known date)<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[Cover Price|COVER PRICE]] | ! [[Cover Price|COVER PRICE]] | ||
|- | |- valign="top" | ||
|Currency of country of publication.<br>< | |Currency of country of publication.<br> | ||
USE:<br> | <u>''USE:''</u><br> | ||
0.10 USD<br><br> | '''0.10 USD'''<br> | ||
NOT:<br> | '''1.50 USD; 1.95 CAD'''<br> | ||
10 cents<br><br> | '''0.00 FREE'''<br> | ||
'''2/6 [0-2-6 GBP]'''<br> | |||
0 | '''3.99 EUR DE; 3.50 EUR AT; 1.50 EUR FR'''<br> | ||
'''[2.50 CAD] (see notes)''' (with explanation in notes field)<br> | |||
<u>''DO NOT USE:''</u><br> | |||
'''10 cents'''<br> | |||
'''$0.10'''<br> | |||
'''0.10'''<br> | |||
'''1.95 CAN''' (Canada is CAD)<br> | |||
'''0'''<br> | |||
'''free'''<br> | |||
|- | |- | ||
! [[Page Count|PAGE COUNT]] | ! [[Page Count|PAGE COUNT]] | ||
|- | |- valign="top" | ||
|''' | |'''Edit Issue Fields'''<br> | ||
Count of entire book, including inside and outside cover, not including dust jacket.<br> | |||
''' | '''Cover (sequence 0 only):'''<br> | ||
Count of cover only (usually 1 except for wraparounds).<br> | |||
'''Variant covers and other records:'''<br> | |||
Count of sequence; decimals ok<br> | |||
|- | |- | ||
! [[Type|SEQUENCE TYPES]] !!colspan="2" | [[Title|TITLE]] !! [[Feature|FEATURE]] | ! [[Type|SEQUENCE TYPES]] !!colspan="2" | [[Title|TITLE]] !! [[Feature|FEATURE]] | ||
|- | |- valign="top" | ||
|rowspan="3"|''' | |rowspan="3"| | ||
''' | '''activity''' (game, coloring page, puzzle)<br> | ||
''' | '''advertisement'''<br> | ||
''' | '''blank page(s)'''<br> | ||
''' | '''cartoon''' (single panel cartoon)<br> | ||
''' | '''character profile'''<br> | ||
''' | '''comics form advertising''' (advertising that are also comics or cartoons)<br> | ||
''' | '''comic story''' (standard strip feature)<br> | ||
''' | '''cover''' (front cover, 1st indexed, use more than one for multiple version covers)<br> | ||
''' | '''cover reprint (on interior page)'''<br> | ||
''' | '''credits'''<br> | ||
''' | '''forward, introduction, preface, afterward'''<br> | ||
''' | '''illustration''' (page of art outside of story)<br> | ||
''' | '''insert or dust jacket''' (non-comic item: cards, posters or dust jacket)<br> | ||
''' | '''letters page'''<br> | ||
''' | '''photo story''' (photos replace most art)<br> | ||
''' | '''preview''' (multi-page excerpt from an upcoming publication used to promote that publication)<br> | ||
''' | '''promo (ad from the publisher)''' (house ad, subscr offer, teaser, editor's soapbox)<br> | ||
'''public service announcement'''<br> | |||
'''recap''' (summary of previous stories)<br> | |||
'''statement of ownership'''<br> | |||
'''table of contents'''<br> | |||
'''text article''' (text nonfix, may have illos.)<br> | |||
'''text story''' (prose story, may have illos.)<br> | |||
|colspan="2"|'''Clash of the Titans''' (stated story title)<br> | |colspan="2"|'''Clash of the Titans''' (stated story title)<br> | ||
''' | '''When Titans Clash''' plus Unofficial Title box checked (made up title)<br> | ||
'''“It was a dark and stormy night...”''' plus Unofficial Title box checked (untitled/first line of story used)<br> | |||
''' | |||
'''Clash of the Titans; (When Titans Clash part 47)''' (stated; part of longer story, indiv. title)<br> | '''Clash of the Titans; (When Titans Clash part 47)''' (stated; part of longer story, indiv. title)<br> | ||
'''When Titans Doth Clash [part 4]''' (stated; part of longer story, no indiv. title)<br> | '''When Titans Doth Clash [part 4]''' (stated; part of longer story, no indiv. title)<br> | ||
'''[untitled]''' (untitled story) Not a preferred entry<br> | |||
|Name of strip; usu. on first page,<br> | |Name of strip; usu. on first page,<br> | ||
examples:<br> | examples:<br> | ||
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!colspan="3" | CREATOR FIELDS | !colspan="3" | CREATOR FIELDS | ||
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|colspan="3"|'''Joe Kubert''' (use full name unless commonly known otherwise)<br> | |colspan="3"|'''Joe Kubert''' (use full name unless commonly known otherwise)<br> | ||
'''Joe Kubert ?''' (use ? for uncertainty | '''Joe Kubert ?''' (use ? after a space for uncertainty)<br> | ||
'''Gene Colan [as Adam Austin]''' (use real name [as pseudonym] for pen names and aliases)<br> | '''Gene Colan [as Adam Austin]''' (use real name [as pseudonym] for pen names and aliases)<br> | ||
'''? [as A. Nony Mouse]''' (use ? and pseudonym for aliases you don’t know real name for)<br> | '''? [as A. Nony Mouse]''' (use ? and pseudonym for aliases you don’t know real name for)<br> | ||
'''Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson (Superman heads)''' (elaborate role)<br> | '''Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson (Superman heads)''' (elaborate role)<br> | ||
'''Jack Kirby (1 | '''Jack Kirby (p. 1, pp. 20-22); Alex Toth (pp. 2-19)''' (elaborate pages done)<br> | ||
'''Stan Lee (plot); Dennis O’Neil [as Sergius O'Shaugnessy] (script)''' (alias/role together)<br> | '''Stan Lee (plot); Dennis O’Neil [as Sergius O'Shaugnessy] (script)''' (alias/role together)<br> | ||
'''Freddy Milton; Dwight Decker (translation)''' (translations)<br> | '''Freddy Milton; Dwight Decker (translation)''' (translations)<br> | ||
'''William Shakespeare (original story); Fred Hembeck (adaptation)''' (adaptations)<br> | '''William Shakespeare (original story); Fred Hembeck (adaptation)''' (adaptations)<br> | ||
'''Frank Giacoia (see notes)''' (usually for contested credits, complex elaborations)<br> | '''Frank Giacoia (see notes)''' (usually for contested credits, complex elaborations)<br> | ||
'''Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; Alan Weiss [ | '''Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; Alan Weiss; Diverse Hands''' (studio credits)<br> | ||
'''Richard Starkings; Comicraft; Saida Temofonte [as ST]; Eric Eng Wong [as EEW]''' (studio credits with aliases)<br> | |||
'''Sam Glanzman [as S.J.G] (signed)''' (real name [as initials] with signature confirmation)<br> | |||
'''?''' (completely unknown, but there was someone in this role)<br> | '''?''' (completely unknown, but there was someone in this role)<br> | ||
''' | '''tick appropriate No box''' (inapplicable, n/a, colorist for b&w stories, etc.) (used to be none)<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[Genre|GENRES]] !! [[Script|SCRIPT]] !! [[Pencils|PENCILS]] !! [[Inks|INKS]] | ! [[Genre|GENRES]] !! [[Script|SCRIPT]] !! [[Pencils|PENCILS]] !! [[Inks|INKS]] | ||
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|rowspan="5"|''' | |rowspan="5"| | ||
''' | '''adventure'''<br> | ||
''' | '''drama'''<br> | ||
''' | '''humor'''<br> | ||
'''non-fiction'''<br> | |||
''' | <hr> | ||
''' | '''advocacy''' (propaganda or agenda-driven)<br> | ||
''' | '''animal''' (realistically portrayed animals)<br> | ||
''' | '''anthropomorphic-funny animals''' (humanly portrayed people)<br> | ||
''' | '''aviation'''<br> | ||
''' | '''biography'''<br> | ||
''' | '''car'''<br> | ||
''' | '''children''' (works featuring children)<br> | ||
''' | '''crime''' (works centered on those who commit unlawful acts)<br> | ||
''' | '''detective-mystery''' (works centered on solving crimes or mysteries)<br> | ||
''' | '''domestic''' (works centered on family and the home)<br> | ||
''' | '''erotica'''<br> | ||
''' | '''fantasy-supernatural''' (Works in which magic, enchantment, or the occult encroach upon the material, scientific world and/or in which such elements form the backdrop of an alternate realm)<br> | ||
''' | '''fashion'''<br> | ||
''' | '''historical''' (fictional works set in the past)<br> | ||
''' | '''history''' (factual accounts of events in the past)<br> | ||
''' | '''horror-suspense'''<br> | ||
''' | '''jungle'''<br> | ||
''' | '''martial arts'''<br> | ||
''' | '''math & science'''<br> | ||
''' | '''medical'''<br> | ||
''' | '''military''' (armed forces in non-combat situations)<br> | ||
''' | '''religious'''<br> | ||
''' | '''romance'''<br> | ||
''' | '''satire-parody'''<br> | ||
''' | '''science fiction'''<br> | ||
''' | '''sports'''<br> | ||
''' | '''spy'''<br> | ||
''' | '''superhero'''<br> | ||
''' | '''sword and sorcery''' (adventurous works set beyond the mundane world)<br> | ||
''' | '''teen''' (works featuring teenagers)<br> | ||
''' | '''war''' (armed forces in combat situations)<br> | ||
'''western-frontier'''<br> | |||
|writer, plotter, adapter, translator, etc.<br> | |writer, plotter, adapter, translator, etc.<br> | ||
cover script field is generally left blank | cover script field is generally left blank | ||
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! [[Colors|COLORIST]] !! [[Letters|LETTERER]] !! [[Editing|EDITOR]] | ! [[Colors|COLORIST]] !! [[Letters|LETTERER]] !! [[Editing|EDITOR]] | ||
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|coloring, separations, effects, etc. ex. (separations) | |coloring, separations, effects, etc. ex. (separations) | ||
|George Freeman; Digital Chameleon<br> | |George Freeman; Digital Chameleon<br> | ||
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! [[Character Appearances|CHARACTERS]] !!colspan="2" | [[Notes|NOTES]] | ! [[Character Appearances|CHARACTERS]] !!colspan="2" | [[Notes|NOTES]] | ||
|- | |- valign="top" | ||
|list all significant named characters that appear in story<br> | |list all significant named characters that appear in story<br> | ||
'''Jimmy Olsen''' (significant character)<br> | '''Jimmy Olsen''' (significant character)<br> | ||
'''Jimmy Olsen (origin, death)''' (w/roles)<br> | '''Jimmy Olsen (origin, death)''' (w/roles)<br> | ||
'''Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]''' (multiple with clarification, role) | '''Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott]''' (multiple with clarification, role) | ||
|colspan="2"|'''Cover:''' cover type (wraparound, gatefold,...) | |colspan="2"|'''Cover:''' cover type (wraparound, gatefold,...), circulation, 30th Anniversary issue, etc. | ||
'''Other:''' edited reprint notes, story continues in..., story continued from ..., miscredited to... | '''Other:''' edited reprint notes, story continues in..., story continued from ..., miscredited to... | ||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan="4"|[[Reprints|REPRINT]] | !colspan="4"|[[Reprints|REPRINT]] | ||
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|colspan="4"|'''from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #204 (September 1957) | |colspan="4"|'''from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #204 (September 1957) [retitled]'''<br> | ||
'''from Sandman, The (DC, 1989 series) #45 (January 1993)''' (issue reprinted from)<br> | '''from Sandman, The (DC, 1989 series) #45 (January 1993)''' (issue reprinted from)<br> | ||
'''from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946 | '''from Mickey Mouse Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1946-06-16''' (for reprints from newspaper strips)<br> | ||
'''from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935 | '''from Mickey Mouse daily (King Features Syndicate) 1935-03-04 - 1935-06-01'''<br> | ||
'''in Donald Duck & Co. (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #16/1958 | '''in Donald Duck & Co. (Hjemmet, 1948 series) #16/1958 [retitled]'''<br> | ||
'''from ?''' (use if you know it’s reprinted but not from where)<br> | '''from ?''' (use if you know it’s reprinted but not from where)<br> | ||
'''from ? Atlas Horror circa 1958''' (use if you have a guess of where it’s from)<br> | '''from ? Atlas Horror circa 1958''' (use if you have a guess of where it’s from)<br> | ||
|} | |} | ||
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ISSUE | PUBDATE | KEYDATE | |
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1 (regular numbering) |
1945 (year only) |
Pattern is YYYY-MM-DD | |
COVER PRICE | |||
Currency of country of publication. USE: | |||
PAGE COUNT | |||
Edit Issue Fields Count of entire book, including inside and outside cover, not including dust jacket. | |||
SEQUENCE TYPES | TITLE | FEATURE | |
activity (game, coloring page, puzzle) |
Clash of the Titans (stated story title) When Titans Clash plus Unofficial Title box checked (made up title) |
Name of strip; usu. on first page, examples: | |
CREATOR FIELDS | |||
Joe Kubert (use full name unless commonly known otherwise) Joe Kubert ? (use ? after a space for uncertainty) | |||
GENRES | SCRIPT | PENCILS | INKS |
adventure advocacy (propaganda or agenda-driven) |
writer, plotter, adapter, translator, etc. cover script field is generally left blank |
Layouts and full pencils; note if doesn’t Artist (painting) (format for painted art) |
Can also be used for assistants and other secondary artists |
COLORIST | LETTERER | EDITOR | |
coloring, separations, effects, etc. ex. (separations) | George Freeman; Digital Chameleon use typeset for any machine lettering, unless credited differently (A. Machine) |
if applies to whole book, use cover field; otherwise in each sequence | |
CHARACTERS | NOTES | ||
list all significant named characters that appear in story Jimmy Olsen (significant character) |
Cover: cover type (wraparound, gatefold,...), circulation, 30th Anniversary issue, etc.
Other: edited reprint notes, story continues in..., story continued from ..., miscredited to... | ||
REPRINT | |||
from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #204 (September 1957) [retitled] from Sandman, The (DC, 1989 series) #45 (January 1993) (issue reprinted from) |