Template:Cite comic/testcases

Format parameter

{{Cite comic|accessdate=June 6, 2023 |artist=Bengal |date=July 14, 2016 |format=PDF |issue=7 |publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]] |story=Legacy |title=[[Overwatch (digital comic series)|Overwatch]] |url=https://static.playoverwatch.com/media/comics/7/en-us/comic-overwatch-legacy.pdf |writer=Robinson, Andrew}}

{{Cite comic}}

Robinson, Andrew (w), Bengal (a). "Legacy" (PDF) Overwatch, no. 7 (). Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on .

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Robinson, Andrew (w), Bengal (a). "Legacy" (PDF) Overwatch, no. 7 (). Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved on .

Update Jan. 2024

Artist, with inker

{{Cite comic|
 |artist=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]] |colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]] |date=November 1961 |editor=Lee, Stan |inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]] |issue=1 |letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]] |location=[[New York, NY]] |page=3 |panel=2 |story=The Fantastic Four! |title=[[The Fantastic Four]] |volume=2 |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]}}

{{Cite comic}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (a), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 ().

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (a), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 ().

Creator alias

{{Cite comic|
 |creator=[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]] |date=July 1991 |issue=1 |location=[[Columbus, OH]] |publisher=[[Cartoon Books]] |story=The Map |title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]] |volume=1}}

{{Cite comic}}

Smith, Jeff (w, a). "The Map" Bone, vol. 1, no. 1 (). Columbus, OH: Cartoon Books.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Smith, Jeff (w, a). "The Map" Bone, vol. 1, no. 1 (). Columbus, OH: Cartoon Books.

Others

{{Cite comic|
|artist=Baldazzini, Roberto |date=1991 |issue=1 |others=Gaudiano, Stefano (translator) |publisher=Catalan |story=Hurricane |title=Stella Norris |writer=Canossa, Lorena}}

{{Cite comic}}

Canossa, Lorena (w), Baldazzini, Roberto (a), Gaudiano, Stefano (translator). "Hurricane" Stella Norris, no. 1 (). Catalan.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Canossa, Lorena (w), Baldazzini, Roberto (a), Gaudiano, Stefano (translator). "Hurricane" Stella Norris, no. 1 (). Catalan.

Demo

Live

1. Captain America: Sam Wilson, no. 8. Marvel Comics.
2. Captain America: Sam Wilson, vol. 1, no. 8. Marvel Comics.
3. Alan Davis (w, a), John Doe (p). "Crisis of Infinite Identities" Excalibur, vol. 1, no. 46 (). Marvel Comics.

Sandbox

1. Captain America: Sam Wilson, no. 8. Marvel Comics.
2. Captain America: Sam Wilson, vol. 1, no. 8. Marvel Comics.
3. Alan Davis (w, a), John Doe (p). "Crisis of Infinite Identities" Excalibur, vol. 1, no. 46 (). Marvel Comics.

Old examples for an update

From Special Executive, 25 July 2023:

Live

1. Alan Moore (w), Alan Davis (a). "Jaspers' Warp" The Daredevils, no. 5-11 (). Marvel UK.
2. Alan Davis (w, a), Mark Farmer (i). "Crisis of Infinite Identities" Excalibur, vol. 1, no. 46 (). Marvel Comics.

Sandbox

1. Alan Moore (w), Alan Davis (a). "Jaspers' Warp" The Daredevils, no. 5-11 (). Marvel UK.
2. Alan Davis (w, a), Mark Farmer (i). "Crisis of Infinite Identities" Excalibur, vol. 1, no. 46 (). Marvel Comics.

Comic book citations

For each test, the first bullet is the existing template and the second is the sandbox.

Minimum citation of a comic book

*{{ cite comic
 | title=[[Action Comics]]
 | issue=1
 | date= June 1938
 | publisher=[[DC Comics]]
 }}

• Action Comics, no. 1 (). DC Comics.
• Action Comics, no. 1 (). DC Comics.

Full citation of a comic book

*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]
 | penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]
 | inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]]
 | story=The Fantastic Four!
 | title=[[The Fantastic Four]]
 | volume=1
 | issue=1
 | date=November 1961 
 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
 | location=[[New York, NY]]
 | page=3
 | panel=2
 | language = ja
 }}

• Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 3/2 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics, (in Japanese).
• Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 3/2 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics, (in Japanese).

Citation of a story in a multi story issue

*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Grant Morrison|Morrison, Grant]]
 | artist=[[Steve Yeowell|Yeowell, Steve]]
 | story=Zenith - Prologue: Ground Zero
 | title=[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]
 | volume=1
 | issue=535
 | date=August 15, 1987
 | publisher=[[Fleetway Publications]]
 | location=[[London]], England
  |page=1–5
 }}

• Morrison, Grant (w), Yeowell, Steve (a). "Zenith - Prologue: Ground Zero" 2000 AD, vol. 1, no. 535, p. 1–5 (). London, England: Fleetway Publications.
• Morrison, Grant (w), Yeowell, Steve (a). "Zenith - Prologue: Ground Zero" 2000 AD, vol. 1, no. 535, p. 1–5 (). London, England: Fleetway Publications.

A citation of a work with one author

*{{ cite comic
 | cartoonist=[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]]
 | story=The Map
 | title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]
 | volume=1
 | issue=1
 | date=July 1991
 | publisher=[[Cartoon Books]]
 | location=[[Columbus, OH]]
 }}

• Smith, Jeff (w, a). "The Map" Bone, vol. 1, no. 1 (). Columbus, OH: Cartoon Books.
• Smith, Jeff (w, a). "The Map" Bone, vol. 1, no. 1 (). Columbus, OH: Cartoon Books.

Citation of a story arc within a series

*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Gerry Conway|Conway, Gerry]]
 | penciller=[[Gil Kane|Kane, Gil]]
 | inker=[[John Romita Sr.|Romita Sr., John]]
 | story=The Death of Gwen Stacy
 | title=[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]
 | volume=1
 | issue=121–122
 | date=June–July 1973 |
 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
 | location=[[New York, NY]]
 }}

• Conway, Gerry (w), Kane, Gil (p), Romita Sr., John (i). "The Death of Gwen Stacy" The Amazing Spider-Man, vol. 1, no. 121–122 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.
• Conway, Gerry (w), Kane, Gil (p), Romita Sr., John (i). "The Death of Gwen Stacy" The Amazing Spider-Man, vol. 1, no. 121–122 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

Citation of a collection of a story arc

*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Roger Stern|Stern, Roger]]
 | cowriters=[[Jerry Ordway]],  [[Louise Simonson]] ''et al''
 | penciller=[[Jon Bogdanove|Bogdanove, John]]
 | copencillers=[[Tom Grummett]], [[Jackson Guice]] ''et al''
 | inker=[[Rick Burchett|Burchett, Rick]]
 | coinkers=[[Brett Breeding]],  [[Dennis Janke]] ''et al''
 | title=[[The Death of Superman]]
 | date=January 1993 |
 | publisher=[[DC Comics]]
 | location=[[New York, NY]]
 | id={{ISBN|1563890976}}
 }}

• Stern, Roger, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson et al (w), Bogdanove, John, Tom Grummett, Jackson Guice et al (p), Burchett, Rick, Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke et al (i). The Death of Superman (). New York, NY: DC Comics, .
• Stern, Roger, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson et al (w), Bogdanove, John, Tom Grummett, Jackson Guice et al (p), Burchett, Rick, Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke et al (i). The Death of Superman (). New York, NY: DC Comics, .

Citation of an original graphic novel or trade paperback

*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Alan Moore|Moore, Alan]]
 | artist=[[Dave Gibbons|Gibbons, Dave]]
 | title=[[Watchmen]]
 | date=1987 |
 | publisher=[[DC Comics]]
 | location=[[New York, NY]]
 | id={{ISBN|0930289234}}
 }}

• Moore, Alan (w), Gibbons, Dave (a). Watchmen (). New York, NY: DC Comics, .
• Moore, Alan (w), Gibbons, Dave (a). Watchmen (). New York, NY: DC Comics, .

Citation of a column from within a comic book

*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Mark Gruenwald|Gruenwald, Mark]]
 | story=Mark's Remarks [column]
 | title=[[West Coast Avengers]]
 | issue=32
 | date=May 1988 |
 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
 | location=[[New York, NY]]
 }}

• Gruenwald, Mark (w). "Mark's Remarks [column]" West Coast Avengers, no. 32 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.
• Gruenwald, Mark (w). "Mark's Remarks [column]" West Coast Avengers, no. 32 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

Citation with url, no story

{{cite comic
 | cartoonist = John Doe
 | story = 
 | title = Super Hero Comic
 | volume = 10
 | issue = 4
 | date = January 1, 2008
 | publisher = Comic Press
 | location = 
 | page = 
 | panel = 
 | id =
 | url = http://www.google.com
 | accessdate=2008-01-01
 }}

• John Doe (w, a). Super Hero Comic, vol. 10, no. 4 (). Comic Press. Retrieved on .
• John Doe (w, a). Super Hero Comic, vol. 10, no. 4 (). Comic Press. Retrieved on .

Citation with url and story

{{cite comic
 | cartoonist = John Doe
 | story = Rise of the Hero
 | title = Super Hero Comic
 | volume = 10
 | issue = 4
 | date = January 1, 2008
 | publisher = Comic Press
 | location = 
 | page = 
 | panel = 
 | id =
 | url = http://www.google.com
 | accessdate=2008-01-01
 }}

• John Doe (w, a). "Rise of the Hero" Super Hero Comic, vol. 10, no. 4 (). Comic Press. Retrieved on .
• John Doe (w, a). "Rise of the Hero" Super Hero Comic, vol. 10, no. 4 (). Comic Press. Retrieved on .

Comic strip citations

Using the |strip= parameter generates comic strip formatting as below:

Specific strip

{{Cite comic|cartoonist=[[Milton Caniff|Caniff, Milton]] |date=July 15, 1967 |location=Dayton, OH |page=1 |paper=Journal Herald |strip=[[Steve Canyon]] |supplement=Color Comics Supplement |syndicate=Newspaper Syndicate}}

{{Cite comic}}

Caniff, Milton (w, a). Steve Canyon. Journal Herald (Dayton, OH). [Color Comics Supplement], Newspaper Syndicate, p. 1.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Caniff, Milton (w, a). Steve Canyon. Journal Herald (Dayton, OH). [Color Comics Supplement], Newspaper Syndicate, p. 1.

Strip's entire run

{{Cite comic|artist=[[Chic Young|Young, Chic]] |coartists=[[Mike Gersher]], [[Stan Drake]] |cowriters=[[Dean Young (cartoonist)|Dean Young]] |date=September 8, 1930 - present |paper=Various |strip=[[Blondie (comic strip)]] |syndicate=King Features Syndicate |writer=[[Chic Young|Young, Chic]]}}

{{Cite comic}}

Young, Chic, Dean Young (w), Young, Chic, Mike Gersher, Stan Drake (a). Blondie (comic strip). Various. , King Features Syndicate.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Young, Chic, Dean Young (w), Young, Chic, Mike Gersher, Stan Drake (a). Blondie (comic strip). Various. , King Features Syndicate.

Web comic

{{Cite comic|access-date=February 26, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213249/http://www.xkcd.com/220/ |cartoonist=Munroe, Randall |date=February 7, 2007 |story=Philosophy |strip=[[xkcd]] |url=https://xkcd.com/220/}}

{{Cite comic}}

Munroe, Randall (w, a). "Philosophy" xkcd. . Archived from the original on . Retrieved on .

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Munroe, Randall (w, a). "Philosophy" xkcd. . Archived from the original on . Retrieved on .

With quote

{{Cite comic|access-date=June 22, 2023 |cartoonist=[[Garry Trudeau]] |date=October 26, 1970 |quote=Of course, there are still a few bugs in the system. |strip=Doonesbury |syndicate=[[Universal Press Syndicate]] |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Db701026.gif}}

{{Cite comic}}

Garry Trudeau (w, a). Doonesbury. , Universal Press Syndicate. Retrieved on . "Of course, there are still a few bugs in the system."

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Garry Trudeau (w, a). Doonesbury. , Universal Press Syndicate. Retrieved on . "Of course, there are still a few bugs in the system."

Malformed citations

No title

{{Cite comic|
 |colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]] |date=November 1961 |editor=Lee, Stan |inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]] |issue=1 |letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]] |location=[[New York, NY]] |page=3 |panel=2 |penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]] |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |story=The Fantastic Four! |volume=2 |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]}}

{{Cite comic}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!", vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!", vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

Blank title

{{Cite comic|cite comic|cartoonist=[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]] |date=July 1991 |issue=1 |location=[[Columbus, OH]] |publisher=[[Cartoon Books]] |title= |volume=1}}

{{Cite comic}}

Smith, Jeff (w, a). , vol. 1, no. 1 (). Columbus, OH: Cartoon Books.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Smith, Jeff (w, a). , vol. 1, no. 1 (). Columbus, OH: Cartoon Books.

No title or story

{{Cite comic|
 |colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]] |date=November 1961 |editor=Lee, Stan |inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]] |issue=1 |letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]] |location=[[New York, NY]] |page=3 |panel=2 |penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]] |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |volume=2 |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]}}

{{Cite comic}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). Untitled, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). Untitled, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 (). New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

No date

{{Cite comic|
 |colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]] |editor=Lee, Stan |inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]] |issue=1 |letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]] |location=[[New York, NY]] |page=3 |panel=2 |penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]] |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |story=The Fantastic Four! |title=[[The Fantastic Four]] |volume=2 |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]}}

{{Cite comic}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2. New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2. New York, NY: Marvel Comics.

No publisher, with location

{{Cite comic|
 |colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]] |date=November 1961 |editor=Lee, Stan |inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]] |issue=1 |letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]] |location=[[New York, NY]] |page=3 |panel=2 |penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]] |story=The Fantastic Four! |title=[[The Fantastic Four]] |volume=2 |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]}}

{{Cite comic}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 ().

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 3/2 ().

Title and strip

{{Cite comic|
 |colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]] |date=November 1961 |editor=Lee, Stan |inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]] |issue=1 |letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]] |location=[[New York, NY]] |page=3 |panel=2 |penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]] |publisher=[[Marvel Comics]] |story=The Fantastic Four! |strip=[[The Fantastic Four]] [strip] |title=[[The Fantastic Four]] [title] |volume=2 |writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]}}

{{Cite comic}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four [title] (New York, NY). , vol. 2, no. 1, Marvel Comics, p. 3/2.

{{Cite comic/sandbox}}

Lee, Stan (w), Kirby, Jack (p), Rule, Christopher (i), Goldberg, Stan (col), Simek, Art (let), Lee, Stan (ed). "The Fantastic Four!" The Fantastic Four [title] (New York, NY). , vol. 2, no. 1, Marvel Comics, p. 3/2.