Type

• Required
• Use most applicable one from the drop-down in the Online Interface, or (if indexing offline) from the following list.

* Story - A standard comic strip feature 
* Cover - The front cover, always the first feature indexed. If a comic comes in multiple versions with different covers they should be indexed as a single comic with two or more cover sequences 
* Activity - Any rebus, crossword, cryptogram, game, plans for building models, collecting, etc. that urge reader activity or interaction 
* Ad - Advertisement for non-comic products. Advertisements for other comics should be indexed as Promo 
* Backcovers - Used only for wraparound covers. If artwork is not part of a wraparound cover, it should be indexed as Pinup 
* Bio - A special type of text article biography, either of the creators of the comic or someone else 
* Cover Reprint - An interior reprint of the cover to another book, such as in a cover gallery or chapter breaks in a reprint edition 
* Credits - Listing the creators of the work inside the comic 
* Filler - A comic strip, but NOT a regular feature of the periodical. Often only a page or less long. 
* Foreward/Introduction - A special type of text article introducing the content. Not for recaps of previous issue, use Recap for that. 
* Insert - A non-comic item inserted in, attached to or packaged with a book, such as 3-D glasses, poster, trading cards, buttons 
* Letters - Letters of Comment (or letter column) 
* PSA - Public Service Announcement (a widely used abbreviation for use in this field only) 
* Photo Story - A story in which photos replace most/all artwork (also known as fumetti throughout the world) 
* Pinup - Note: no hyphen. A page of art, where text is minimal, but not part of a story (a story splash page, for instance, does not count as a pinup 
* Profile - A feature describing the background or characters (such as in DC's Who's Who or Marvel's Official Handbooks) 
* Promo - Any house ad, subscription offer, or other material designed to boost interest in other magazines or books by the publisher. This could be used to designate a preview, introductory teaser strip, hero resume, editor's soapbox, etc. 'Promo' covers all of these. Relegate details to the NOTE field. 
* Recap - A feature such as a "The story so far..." page designed to summarize previous stories while being obviously distinct from the current story 
* Text Article - Some kind of written factual article, which may or may not have illustrations 
* Text Story - A prose story, which may or may not have illustrations 

• Note not all of these types of items need be indexed. In the past, the GCD has said that particular ads, promos and letter pages normally need not be included. These are usually included only if something noteworthy appears (for example, the Captain Tootsie ads by C. C. Beck).