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|+ English Language [[Formatting Documentation]] Cheat Sheet | |+ English Language [[Formatting Documentation]] Cheat Sheet | ||
! [[Issue Numbers|ISSUE]] !! [[Published Date|PUBDATE]] !!colspan="2" | [[Keydate|KEYDATE]] | ! [[Issue Numbers|ISSUE]] !! [[Published Date|PUBDATE]] !!colspan="2" | [[Keydate|KEYDATE]] | ||
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'''1''' (regular numbering)<br> | '''1''' (regular numbering)<br> | ||
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'''1980.02.00''' (February 1980)<br> | '''1980.02.00''' (February 1980)<br> | ||
'''1945.01.00''' (January 1945)<br> | '''1945.01.00''' (January 1945)<br> | ||
'''2002.06.09''' (June 9, 2002 or 9 | '''2002.06.09''' (June 9, 2002 or 9 June 2002)<br> | ||
'''1953.04.76''' (Four Color issue #476)<br> | '''1953.04.76''' (Four Color issue #476)<br> | ||
'''1941.01.00''' (Winter or Holiday 1940-1941, published in 1941)<br> | '''1941.01.00''' (Winter or Holiday 1940-1941, published in 1941)<br> | ||
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'''1960.00.00''' (1960 or [circa 1960] or [circa 1960s])<br> | '''1960.00.00''' (1960 or [circa 1960] or [circa 1960s])<br> | ||
'''1960.00.13''' (1960 or [circa 1960] published after a 1960 issue with a known date)<br> | '''1960.00.13''' (1960 or [circa 1960] published after a 1960 issue with a known date)<br> | ||
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! [[Cover Price|COVER PRICE]] | ! [[Cover Price|COVER PRICE]] | ||
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|Currency of country of publication.<br><br> | |Currency of country of publication.<br><br> | ||
USE:<br> | USE:<br> | ||
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! [[Page Count|PAGE COUNT]] | ! [[Page Count|PAGE COUNT]] | ||
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|'''Cover:'''<br> | |'''Cover:'''<br> | ||
count of entire book, including covers<br><br> | count of entire book, including covers<br><br> | ||
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! [[Type|SEQUENCE TYPES]] !!colspan="2" | [[Title|TITLE]] !! [[Feature|FEATURE]] | ! [[Type|SEQUENCE TYPES]] !!colspan="2" | [[Title|TITLE]] !! [[Feature|FEATURE]] | ||
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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> | ||
'''Ad''' (Advertisement)<br> | '''Ad''' (Advertisement)<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, with a guess, if any)<br> | '''Joe Kubert ?''' (use ? for uncertainty, with a guess, if any)<br> | ||
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! [[Genre|GENRES]] !! [[Script|SCRIPT]] !! [[Pencils|PENCILS]] !! [[Inks|INKS]] | ! [[Genre|GENRES]] !! [[Script|SCRIPT]] !! [[Pencils|PENCILS]] !! [[Inks|INKS]] | ||
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|rowspan="5"|'''Adult''' (mature readers only)<br> | |rowspan="5"|'''Adult''' (mature readers only)<br> | ||
'''Adventure''' (realistic action, real heroes)<br> | '''Adventure''' (realistic action, real heroes)<br> | ||
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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]] | ||
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|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> | ||
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!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); original title: Losing Face''' (issue reprinted from + title of original story)<br> | |colspan="4"|'''from Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (Dell, 1940 series) #204 (September 1957); original title: Losing Face''' (issue reprinted from + title of original story)<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> |
Revision as of 09:19, 27 March 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 | |||
Cover: count of entire book, including covers | |||
SEQUENCE TYPES | TITLE | FEATURE | |
Cover (front cover, 1st indexed; use more than one for multiple version covers) Ad (Advertisement) |
Clash of the Titans (stated story title) [untitled] (untitled story) |
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) |