Credits

• Required or Optional as noted below
• The next six fields are all used primarily to index the names of creators, so have most things in common, for specifics about any of the fields, see the individual definitions.
• Index full names ("Joe Kubert", not "J. Kubert" or "Kubert") unless that's how the creator is most commonly known ("E. Nelson Bridwell").
• Separate multiple creators in the same field with a semi-colon and space ("Joe Kubert; Russ Heath") even if they have common names ("Roy Thomas; Dann Thomas" not "Roy and Dann Thomas").
• Note pen-names with square brackets after the full name ("Mike Esposito [as Micky Demeo]").
• Note group pen-names with square brackets after the names ("Frank Giacoia; Mike Esposito; Alan Weiss [all as Diverse Hands]").
• Note uncertain credits with a space and a question mark after the name ("Jack Kirby ?"). Completely uncertain credits are indexed with just a question mark ("?").
• If the credit needs elaboration beyond the name of the field include it after the creator name in round brackets ("Jack Kirby (layouts); Don Heck (finished pencils)"). See examples for other common types of elaboration.
• Notes which refer to the role of all creators in a field are in round brackets after all the names ("Len Wein; Marv Wolfman; Steve Gerber (all contributing writers)")
• Creators who are generally known by their initials should be credited with spaces in-between their initials ("C. C. Beck", rather than "CC Beck" or "C.C. Beck")
• If you disagree with a printed credit index what you think is correct along with "(see notes)" and include the wrong credit and your justification for ignoring it in the Notes field for that line (see examples under the Notes field).
• Field which are not applicable to the story in question (colorist for black and white stories, writer or letterer for pinups) should be filled in as "none". Any fields where the information is required but not known (colorist in most golden-age stories, for instance) should be entered as a ?.
• Examples:

* Joe Kubert 
* Joe Kubert ? 
* Gene Colan [as Adam Austin] 
* ? [as A. Nony Mouse] 
* Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson (Superman heads) 
* Jack Kirby (1-5 20-22); Alex Toth (6-19) 
* Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant) 
* Stan Lee (co-plot); Roy Thomas 
* Stan Lee (plot); Dennis O'Neil [as Sergius O'Shaugnessy] (script) 
* Freddy Milton; Dwight Decker (translation) 
* William Shakespeare (original story); Fred Hembeck (adaptation) 
* Frank Giacoia (see notes) 

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Definition currently being re-written before being presented to Senior Editors (May 5, 2008)

Current Schema: Stories table, various fields