Volume

• Required
• If there is no Volume Number listed in the issue, check the No volume checkbox and leave the Volume field blank. Do not put a 0 in the volume field.
• If there is a Volume Number or "Vol" listed in the indicia with an issue number, include it here.
• If the Volume Number is the only indication of where the issue at hand lies in the series, the volume number is used as the issue number and in this field.
• If the issue numbers are reset at the beginning of each volume number, place the volume number in this field and check the Show volume with number checkbox.

• Examples
  • No volume anywhere on the issue / book:
    • Volume: leave blank
    • No volume: checked
  • Bone (tradepaperback) Volume 1 -- Volume number used as issue number and volume number:
    • Volume: 1
    • Issue number: 1
    • Show volume with number: not checked
  • Supersnipe v2#1 -- Issue number reset at each volume number, volume number used as part of issue number:
    • Volume: 2
    • Issue number: 1
    • Show volume with number: checked
  • Action Comics Volume 23 Issue 265 -- Volume number listed in indicia with an issue number:
    • Volume: 23
    • Issue number: 265
    • Show volume with number: not checked

See the Display Volume with Issue Number examples for many more examples of the volume fields in combination with various issue number situations.

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