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Pattern is '''YYYY.MM.DD'''<br> | Pattern is '''YYYY.MM.DD'''<br> | ||
Used for chronological sorting | Used for chronological sorting for searches only<br> | ||
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'''1980.02.00''' (February 1980)<br> | '''1980.02.00''' (February 1980)<br> | ||
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! [[Page Count|PAGE COUNT]] | ! [[Page Count|PAGE COUNT]] | ||
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|'''Cover (sequence 0 only):'''<br> | |'''Edit Issue Fields'''<br> | ||
Count of | 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> | '''Variant covers and other records:'''<br> | ||
Count of sequence; decimals ok<br> | Count of sequence; decimals ok<br> | ||
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|rowspan="3"|'''Cover''' (front cover, 1st indexed; use more than one for multiple version covers)<br> | |rowspan="3"|'''Cover''' (front cover, 1st indexed; use more than one for multiple version covers)<br> | ||
''' | '''Advertisement''' (Advertisement)<br> | ||
'''Letters''' (letters pages)<br> | '''Letters Page''' (letters pages)<br> | ||
'''Story '''(standard strip feature)<br> | '''Story '''(standard strip feature)<br> | ||
'''Cover Reprint''' (interior reprint of cover)<br> | '''Cover Reprint''' (interior reprint of cover)<br> | ||
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'''Text Story''' (prose story, may have illos.)<br> | '''Text Story''' (prose story, may have illos.)<br> | ||
'''Text Article''' (text nonfic may have illos.)<br> | '''Text Article''' (text nonfic may have illos.)<br> | ||
''' | '''Biography (non fictional)''' (text article but biographical)<br> | ||
'''Recap''' (summary of previous stories)<br> | '''Recap''' (summary of previous stories)<br> | ||
'''Profile''' (character profile, ala whos who)<br> | '''Character Profile''' (character profile, ala whos who)<br> | ||
''' | '''Illustration''' (page of art outside of story) (was Pinup)<br> | ||
'''Backcover''' | '''Backcover''' NO LONGER USED, change to promo, illustration or other most appropriate<br> | ||
'''Filler''' (short 1-3 comic strip but not regular feature)<br> | '''Filler''' (short 1-3 comic strip but not regular feature)<br> | ||
''' | '''Public Service Announcement''' (Public Service Announcement)<br> | ||
'''Promo''' (house ad, subscr offer, preview, teaser | '''Promo (ad from the publisher)''' (house ad, subscr offer, preview, teaser, editor’s soapbox)<br> | ||
'''Activity''' (game, activities)<br> | '''Activity''' (game, activities)<br> | ||
'''Insert''' (non-comic item: cards, posters)<br> | '''Insert or Dust Jacket''' (non-comic item: cards, posters or Dust Jacket)<br> | ||
'''Cartoon''' (single panel cartoon)<br> | |||
'''Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword'''<br> | |||
'''Credits'''<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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'''Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; Alan Weiss [all as Diverse Hands]''' (group credits)<br> | '''Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; Alan Weiss [all as Diverse Hands]''' (group credits)<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> | ||
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! [[Genre|GENRES]] !! [[Script|SCRIPT]] !! [[Pencils|PENCILS]] !! [[Inks|INKS]] | ! [[Genre|GENRES]] !! [[Script|SCRIPT]] !! [[Pencils|PENCILS]] !! [[Inks|INKS]] |
Revision as of 03:29, 4 December 2009
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 | |
Cover (front cover, 1st indexed; use more than one for multiple version covers) Advertisement (Advertisement) |
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 ? for uncertainty, with a guess, if any) | |||
GENRES | SCRIPT | PENCILS | INKS |
Adult (mature readers only) Adventure (realistic action, real heroes) |
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,...), ISBN, 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); original title: Losing Face (issue reprinted from + title of original story) from Sandman, The (DC, 1989 series) #45 (January 1993) (issue reprinted from) |