Template:Cite comic/doc

This template is the parent template for all comic citations. It calls Cite publication which is based on Wikipedia cite journal template. Use this template to create sub-templates for specific comic stories so that you and others may reference them in articles on this wiki, but first look through Category:Comic citation templates to make sure someone hasn't already made a template for the work you want to reference. You can view all the various citation templates, including books, magazines, video games, trading cards, and web-sourced citations here. For help citing sources with pre-made templates, see Help:Citing sources.

Usage
The template is invoked with: These entries are defined and used as follows:
 * author: Optional. The author or authors of this issue or story of the comic. Write their names as links to link to articles on the authors.
 * series: Optional. The overall comic series of which the issue or story being referenced is a part. If left blank, it will default to Forgotten Realms.
 * issue: Required. The issue number of the issue or story being referenced, as an integer without the octothorpe (the # symbol).
 * title: Optional. The specific title of the issue or story being referenced. If the story in this issue is a part of a longer story stretching over several issues, then the titles of both may be included here. Note that titles may vary between cover and inside page, and from issue to issue. Use the most consistent.
 * year: Optional. The year of publication. You may also include the month here.
 * publisher: Optional. The publisher of the comic, such as DC Comics or IDW Publishing. If left blank, it will default to DC Comics.
 * ISBN: Optional. The ISBN of the comic, if one exists.
 * pages: Optional. The number of pages in the comic. This is not essential, as comics stories are short and information may be spread through the story.

Example
For example, the Cite comic template may be filled out as follows: This produces: This pre-made template may be accessed at Template:Cite comic/DC FR comic 01. Invoking:

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