Adding Covers

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THIS EDIT IS IN PROGRESS - STILL NEEDS IMAGES AND ADDITIONAL TEXT

An Illustrated OI Tutorial

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Adding Covers Step-by-step

1. Choose an issue to add a cover to Search at the website http://www.comics.org for the comic you want to submit a cover for. Each series has a section called "Cover Status". If the cover you want to submit isn't on the website, the Cover Status should show that issue as white. If you want to replace an existing cover, please see Replacing Covers Step-by-step below. If you want to add an additional cover to an issue that currently has a cover, see Adding Additional Covers Step-by-step below.

2. Click the number of the issue You will be taken to a page asking for the name of the file to upload. Click the "Browse" button to find the cover on your local computer.

3. Source If you have gotten the cover from an external source (please ask if this is OK) mention it in 'Source'.

4. Remember the source

5. Mark cover for replacement If you believe the cover is in poor condition and does not meet the standards listed on the upload page, tick the mark (such as in case of a bad scan for a rare comic).

6. Wraparound cover If the cover is a single image that wraps around to both sides of the comic, tick the mark.

7. Gatefold cover If the cover is a gatefield cover, folded into the comic, tick the mark.

8. Comments Add any information you wish to communicate to the editor. Examples are details about the source or condition, or questions you want to ask the editor.

9. Upload When you have all the information ready, click the "Upload" button.

If for some reason you can't submit covers through this page, feel free to contact the editors via the Error Tracker at http://errors.comics.org . Covers can be attached to the error report after it is submitted or, alternatively, one of the editors could contact you with an email address that the cover can be sent to.

Adding Additional Covers Step-by-step

Variant covers can be submitted via the 'Edit cover' link present on the issue page, the 'Edit covers' link on the large cover view, and the 'Add/replace cover' link under each cover on a series cover gallery page.

Replacing Covers Step-by-step

For adding the flip cover, you simply hit the "Add additional cover (dust jacket, flip cover)" button from the "Edit Covers" page you find at the bottom of a cover view page.