Marvel Database:Comic Template

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==Usage==
===Optional Fields===
<nowiki>
| Title = COMIC SERIES TITLE (ie. Uncanny X-Men )
| Image = FILENAME
| Volume = VOLUME
| Issue = ISSUE
| Month = MONTH (LISTED ON COVER)
| Season = SEASON (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER) (For older comics)
| Year = YEAR (LISTED ON COVER)
| Publisher = PUBLISHER (Other than Marvel) ex) Epic
| Event = EVENT (HOUSE OF M, SECRET INVASION, ETC)
| Event2 = SECOND EVENT
| StoryArc = MAIN TITLE'S STORY ARC (Story arc name)
| StoryArc2 = SECOND STORY ARC NAME
| Image2 = ALTERNATE/VARIANT COVER IMAGE FILENAME
| Image2Text = ALTERNATE/VARIANT COVER IMAGE INFO (Artist or Cover types)
| ReleaseDate = FUTURE DATED RELEASES (filled out in "Month-Day-Year" format)
| PreviousIssue = TITLE (ISSUE -1)
| NextIssue = TITLE (ISSUE +1)
| CustomRole1_1 = CUSTOM ROLE 1 HEADER FOR STORY 1
| CustomMembers1_1 = CUSTOM ROLE 1 TEXT FOR STORY 1
| CustomRole1_2 = CUSTOM ROLE 2 HEADER FOR STORY 1
| CustomMembers1_2 = CUSTOM ROLE 2 TEXT FOR STORY 1
| CustomRole2_1 = CUSTOM ROLE 1 HEADER FOR STORY 2
| CustomMembers2_1 = CUSTOM ROLE 1 TEXT FOR STORY 2
| Quotation = QUOTATION
| Speaker = SPEAKER
| StoryTitle1 = STORY 1, TITLE
| StoryTitle2 = STORY 2, TITLE
| ReprintOf1 = REPRINT OF STORY #1
| ReprintOf2 = REPRINT OF STORY #2
| Synopsis1 = STORY 1, SYNOPSIS
| Synopsis2 = STORY 2, SYNOPSIS
| Appearing1 = STORY 1, APPEARANCES
| Appearing1_1 = STORY 1, APPEARANCES (IF NOT ALL APPEARANCES CATEGORIZE - Use before the first appearance not shown)
| Appearing2 = STORY 2, APPEARANCES
| Editor-in-Chief = EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
| CoverArtist1 = COVER ARTIST #1
| CoverArtist2 = COVER ARTIST #2
| Editor1_1 = STORY 1, EDITOR #1
| Writer1_1 = STORY 1, WRITER #1
| Writer1_2 = STORY 1, WRITER #2
| Writer2_1 = STORY 2, WRITER #1
| Writer2_2 = STORY 2, WRITER #2
| Penciler1_1 = STORY 1, PENCILER #1
| Inker1_1 = STORY 1, INKER #1
| Colourist1_1 = STORY 1, COLOURIST #1
| Letterer1_1 = STORY 1, LETTERER #1
| CustomSection1 = CUSTOM SECTION HEADER
| CustomText1 = CUSTOM SECTION TEXT
| CustomSection2 = CUSTOM SECTION HEADER
| CustomText2 = CUSTOM SECTION TEXT
</nowiki>
===Appearing Format===
<nowiki>
| Appearing1 = 
Featured Characters:
* 
Supporting Characters:
* 
Villains:
* 
Other Characters:
* 
Locations:
* 
Items:
* 
Vehicles:
* 
</nowiki> 
===Manual Overrides===
<nowiki>
| Canceled = Causes the template to forever show as a solicitation. Add anything to use it.
| Title = DEFAULT : PAGENAME
| ImageSize = DEFAULT : 250
| ImageText = DEFAULT : PAGENAME
| Gallery = DEFAULT : {{{Title|{{#explode:{{PAGENAME}}|Vol|0}}}}}/Covers
| HeadTitle = DEFAULT : StoryTitle1 (Use iff there 
is a title for the volume different than the title for the first story).
| BlockQuote = MULTIPLE QUOTATION : (Use 
{{Quote|$QUOTE|$SPEAKER}} for each quote. This is an override of
Quotation for instances where multiple quotes are necessary).
| Synopsis1Header = DEFAULT : Synopsis for {{{StoryTitle1}}}
| Contributors1Header = DEFAULT : Contributors to {{{StoryTitle1}}}
| Appearing1Header = DEFAULT : Appearing in {{{StoryTitle1}}}
| AppearingCategories = *If 'No', no categories will be made from the Appearances section*
</nowiki>
===Empty Syntax (Standard Options)===
<nowiki>
{{Marvel Database:Comic Template
| Title = 
| Image = 
| Volume = 
| Issue = 
| Month = 
| Year = 
| Editor-in-Chief = 
| CoverArtist1 = 
| Editor1_1 = 
| Writer1_1 = 
| Penciler1_1 = 
| Inker1_1 = 
| Colourist1_1 = 
| Letterer1_1 = 
| Quotation = 
| Speaker = 
| StoryTitle1 = 
| Synopsis1 = 
| Appearing1 = 
Featured Characters:
* 
Supporting Characters:
* 
Villains:
* 
Other Characters:
* 
Locations:
* 
Items:
* 
Vehicles:
* 
| Notes = 
| Trivia = 
| Recommended = 
| Links = 
}}
</nowiki>
==Category Magic== 
This template automatically categorizes articles that use it. The following is a list of categories handled:
* Always:
** Category:Comics
* If Defined:
** Category:{{{Year}}}
** Category:{{{Year}}}, {{{Month}}}
** Category:{{{Year}}}, {{{Season}}}
** Category:{{{Title|{{#explode:{{PAGENAME}}|Vol|0}}}}} Vol {{{Volume|{{#explode:{{#explode:{{PAGENAME}}|Vol|1}}| |0}}}}}| {{{Issue|{{#explode:{{#explode:{{PAGENAME}}|Vol|1}}| |1}}}}}
** Category:{{{Location1}}}/Appearances
** Category:{{{Item1}}}/Appearances
** Category:{{{Vehicle1}}}/Appearances
** Category:{{{Editor-in-Chief}}}/Editor-in-Chief
** Category:{{{CoverArtist1}}}/Cover Artist
** Category:{{{Editor1_1}}}/Editor
** Category:{{{Writer1_1}}}/Writer
** Category:{{{Penciler1_1}}}/Penciler
** Category:{{{Inker1_1}}}/Inker
** Category:{{{Colourist1_1}}}/Colourist
** Category:{{{Letterer1_1}}}/Letterer
** Category:{{{Event}}}
** Category:{{{Event2}}}
** Category:{{{Publisher}}}
* If Not Defined:
** Category:Cover Image Needed (if {{{Image}}} is undefined) 
** Category:Synopsis Needed (if {{{Synopsis1}}} is undefined)
* Special Cases:
** If {{{Year}}} is defined, Category:Golden/Silver/Bronze/Copper/Modern-Age will be set
==Note== 
<nowiki>
* To specify data for additional stories, add the new section and 
increment the number at the end, up to 4 total sub-stories. 
(eg. Writer1_1 -> Writers2_1 )
* Limit of 300 cast appearances and 30 each for locations, items and vehicles, total.
* Limit of 40 contributors per role for storyline 1 -- Limit of 5 contributors per role, per storyline above storyline 1. (Only 5 editors can be listed for the 3rd story, for example.)
* If {{{Volume|{{#explode:{{#explode:{{PAGENAME}}|Vol|1}}| |0}}}}} is undefined, Volume 1 is assumed.
* Limit of 9 variant/alternate comic cover images.
* TODO: Think of a better way of handling Comic Title categorization. 
(see bottom of source code)
* TODO: Should it be {{{Title}}}/Covers or {{{Title|{{#explode:{{PAGENAME}}|Vol|0}}}}} Vol {{{Volume|{{#explode:{{#explode:{{PAGENAME}}|Vol|1}}| |0}}}}}/Covers?
* TODO: Fix remaining stories 21-30 fixes for uncredited in the next few days.
* TODO: Add 'conversation' support. (eg. Iron Man (Vol 4) 15)
* TODO: Leading-Zero numerical sequencing for not just 'comics' category... also for 'date' and 'age' categories as well.
* Story Arcs will be Ongoing stories (with parts) not seen in other books/titles. Usually remain under one ongoing series title and will last approx 3 issues.
</nowiki>
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