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The {{t|cite comic}} template generates a citation for a comic book, web comic, or comic strip in a consistent and legible manner.<ref>{{cite web  | author=Ellis, Allen  | year=1999  | url=https://comics.english.ufl.edu/comic-art-in-scholarly-writing-a-citation-guide/  | title=Comic Art in Scholarly Writing: A Citation Guide  | format=html  | accessdate=23 June 2023 }}</ref> As with other citation templates, this template can be used either in a footnote (between <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline><ref>...</ref></syntaxhighlight> tags) or in a section that lists sources.<ref>When using this template to create full citations for shortened footnotes, set the <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|ref=</syntaxhighlight> parameter using the {{t|sfnref}} or {{t|harvid}} template. See [[Help:Shortened footnotes]] for more information.</ref>

== Usage ==

This section covers the most commonly used parameters. You can copy an example below and then add in extra parameters from the full list. Use the "|" (pipe) character between each parameter. Unused parameters may be deleted to avoid clutter in the edit window. Spacing and ordering of the parameters within the template is irrelevant and does not affect the final, rendered text. Piped wikilinks are acceptable. Only one of <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|title=</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|strip=</syntaxhighlight> can be used, and will affect how the template renders; see below for examples.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|+ Most commonly used parameters
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| '''Comic book'''
:<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">
{{ cite comic | creator = | writer = | artist = | penciller = | inker = | colorist = | letterer = | editor = | story = | title = REQUIRED | volume = | issue = | date = REQUIRED | publisher = | page = | panel = }}
</syntaxhighlight>

'''Comic strip'''
:<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">
{{cite comic | cartoonist = | writer = | artist = | strip = REQUIRED | paper = | location = | date = REQUIRED | supplement = | syndicate = REQUIRED | page = | panel = }}
</syntaxhighlight>
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|+ Commonly used parameters in vertical format
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| '''Comic book'''
:<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">
{{ cite comic
 | cartoonist =
 | writer = 
 | artist =
 | penciller = 
 | inker = 
 | colorist = 
 | letterer = 
 | editor = 
 | story = 
 | title = REQUIRED
 | volume = 
 | issue = 
 | date = REQUIRED
 | publisher = 
 | page = 
 | panel = 
}}
</syntaxhighlight>


'''Comic strip'''
:<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="1">
{{cite comic
  | cartoonist = 
  | writer = 
  | artist = 
  | strip = REQUIRED 
  | paper = 
  | location = 
  | date = REQUIRED 
  | supplement = 
  | syndicate = REQUIRED 
  | page = 
  | panel = 
}}
</syntaxhighlight>
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
|+ Full parameter set in horizontal format 
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
|
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{cite comic | cartoonist = | creator = | artist = | coartists = | writer = | cowriters = | penciller = | copencillers = | inker = | coinkers = | colorist = | letterer = | others = | title = | strip = | format = | story =  | paper = | location = | date = | year = | supplement = | syndicate = | volume = | issue = | page = | panel = | id = | publisher = | url = | access-date = | archive-url = | archive-date = | url-status = |language = | ref =}}
</syntaxhighlight>
|}

== Examples ==

This template allows for the full citation of comics. When given only the required information, it will not look much different from the typical {{cite xxx}} templates:

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ cite comic
 | title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]
 | date=July 1991
 | publisher=[[Cartoon Books]]
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ cite comic
 | title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]
 | date=July 1991
 | publisher=[[Cartoon Books]]
 }}

Comics have more complex authorship than most written works. This template allows credits to be assigned based on role. These roles are typically listed in the [[Indicia (publishing)|indicia]] inside the front cover. See below for examples:

===Work with one author===

For example, the first issue of ''[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]'':

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ 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]]
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ 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]]
 }}

===Comic book with multiple authors===

For example, citing the second panel of the third page of ''[[The Fantastic Four]]'' issue 1:

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]
 | penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]
 | inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]]
 | colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]]
 | letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]]
 | editor=Lee, Stan
 | 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
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]
 | penciller=[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]
 | inker=[[Christopher Rule|Rule, Christopher]]
 | colorist=[[Stan Goldberg|Goldberg, Stan]]
 | letterer=[[Art Simek|Simek, Art]]
 | editor=Lee, Stan
 | 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
 }}

===Story in a multi story issue===

For example, the first chapter of ''[[Zenith (comics)|Zenith]]'':

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ 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
 |pages=1–5
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ 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
 | pages=1–5
 }}

===Story arc in a series===

For example, ''The Death of [[Gwen Stacy]]'' from ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'':

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ 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]]
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ 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]]
}}

===Collection of a story arc===

In some instances, where storylines span separate titles it is usually better to cite the collection if one exists, for example "[[The Death of Superman]]":

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ 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}}
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ 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}}
 }}

===Column in a comic book===

For example, to cite one of [[Mark Gruenwald|Mark Gruenwald's]] Mark's Remarks columns:

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Mark Gruenwald|Gruenwald, Mark]]
 | story=Mark's Remarks [column]
 | title=[[West Coast Avengers]]
 | issue=32
 | date=May 1988
 | page=24
 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
 | location=[[New York, NY]]
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ cite comic
 | writer=[[Mark Gruenwald|Gruenwald, Mark]]
 | story=Mark's Remarks [column]
 | title=[[West Coast Avengers]]
 | issue=32
 | date=May 1988 | page=24
 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
 | location=[[New York, NY]]
 }}

===Graphic novel or trade paperback===

For example, the [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]] collection of ''[[Watchmen]]'':

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ 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}}
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
*{{ 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}}
 }}

===Comic strip===

* <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>
{{cite comic
 | cartoonist=[[Milton Caniff|Caniff, Milton]]
 | strip=[[Steve Canyon]]
 | paper=Journal Herald
 | location=Dayton, OH
 | date=July 15, 1967
 | supplement=Color Comics Supplement
 | syndicate=Newspaper Syndicate
 | page=1
 }}
</syntaxhighlight> 
* {{cite comic
 | cartoonist=[[Milton Caniff|Caniff, Milton]]
 | strip=[[Steve Canyon]]
 | paper=Journal Herald
 | location=Dayton, OH
 | date=July 15, 1967
 | supplement=Color Comics Supplement
 | syndicate=Newspaper Syndicate
 | page=1
 }}

==Parameters==
===Syntax===
{{csdoc|syntax}}

===Description===

====Authors====
* '''cartoonist''': Use this field for a work with only one creator, for example, ''[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]'' by [[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Jeff Smith]].  Use a piped link to display the author in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>.  Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]]</syntaxhighlight>.
* '''writer''': On a collaborative work, use this field to enter the writer's name, again in piped form so that it displays the author in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>.  Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Stan Lee|Lee, Stan]]</syntaxhighlight>.
** '''cowriters''': When citing a story arc that has multiple creators, perhaps due to crossing over into other titles, or being a collection of such a story arc, use this tag to identify up to two more writers.  They should be entered in normal style, <code>First name Last name</code> rather than citation style, for example <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Roy Thomas]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]]</syntaxhighlight>.  If more than three writers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the writer tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase ''et al'', as follows: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Roy Thomas]], [[Grant Morrison]] ''et al''</syntaxhighlight>.
* '''artist''': On a collaborative work, use this field to enter the artist's name, where the artist has provided both the pencilling and the inking, again in piped form so that it displays the author in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>.  Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[John Byrne|Byrne, John]]</syntaxhighlight>.
** '''coartists''': When citing a story arc that has multiple creators, perhaps due to crossing over into other titles, or being a collection of such a story arc, use this tag to identify up to two more artists.  They should be entered in normal style, <code>First name Last name</code> rather than citation style, for example <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Frank Miller]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Frank Miller|Miller, Frank]]</syntaxhighlight>.  If more than three artists in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the artist tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase ''et al'', as follows: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Frank Miller]], [[Sergio Aragonés]] ''et al''</syntaxhighlight>.
** OR: '''penciller''': On a collaborative work, use this field to enter the penciller's name, again in piped form so that it displays the author in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>. (This field is ignored if the {{para|artist}} field is used.)  Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]</syntaxhighlight>. 
*** '''copencillers''': When citing a story arc that has multiple creators, perhaps due to crossing over into other titles, or being a collection of such a story arc, use this tag to identify up to two more pencillers.  They should be entered in normal style, <code>First name Last name</code> rather than citation style, for example <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[John Byrne]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[John Byrne|Byrne, John]]</syntaxhighlight>.  If more than three pencillers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the penciller tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase ''et al'', as follows: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[John Byrne]], [[Walt Simonson]] ''et al''</syntaxhighlight>.
** OR: '''inker''': On a collaborative work, use this field to enter the inker's name, again in piped form so that it displays the author in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>. (This field is ignored if the {{para|artist}} field is used.) Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Joe Sinnott|Sinnott, Joe]]</syntaxhighlight>
*** '''coinkers''': When citing a story arc that has multiple creators, perhaps due to crossing over into other titles, or being a collection of such a story arc, use this tag to identify up to two more inkers.  They should be entered in normal style, <code>First name Last name</code> rather than citation style, for example <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Joe Sinnott]]</syntaxhighlight>, not <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Joe Sinnott|Sinnott, Joe]]</syntaxhighlight>.  If more than three inkers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the inker tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase ''et al'', as follows: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Joe Sinnot]], [[Terry Austin]] ''et al''</syntaxhighlight>.
* '''colorist''': On a color work, use this field to enter the colorists's name, again in piped form so that it displays the colorist in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>.  Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Tatjana Wood|Wood, Tatjana]]</syntaxhighlight>. If the colorist is a company enter their name, using piped form as required. Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Olyoptics]]</syntaxhighlight>
* '''letterer''': Use this field to enter the letterer name, again in piped form so that it displays the letterer in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>.  Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[John Constanza|Constanza, John]]</syntaxhighlight>. If the letterer is a company enter their name, using piped form as required. Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Comicraft]]</syntaxhighlight>
* '''editor''': Use this field to enter the editor's name, again in piped form so that it displays the editor in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>.  Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[[Julius Schwartz|Schwartz, Julius]]</syntaxhighlight>.
* '''others''': Use this field for other credits, again in piped form so that it displays the contributor in citation style, <code>Last, First</code>. Optionally add roles within parentheses. Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>Gaudiano, Stefano (translator)</syntaxhighlight>

====Title====
* '''story''': The title of the individual story within the comic; analogous to the title parameter in {{t|cite news}} or {{t|cite web}}.  Example: <code>|story=Fall of the Mutants</code>. Pipe '''only''' if we have an article, and do not pipe if the url field is used. Displays in quotation marks.
* '''title''': Title of the comic. '''''Title or strip is required.''''' Either 'strip' or 'title' must be filled out but not both; this will affect how other parameters are displayed. This may be linked in piped form unless a url is entered and the story field is not used. For example: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>| title=[[The Fantastic Four]]</syntaxhighlight>.
* '''strip''': The title of a comic strip. This will override the <code>|title=</code> parameter. Either 'strip' or 'title' must be filled out but not both; this will affect how other parameters are displayed. The paper and supplement parameters are only used if this parameter is set.  Example: <code>|strip=Peanuts</code>. '''''This is a required parameter for comic strips.'''''
** '''paper''': Title of the newspaper, magazine, or periodical; for example <code>|paper=The Times</code>. (Only used if the strip parameter is set.) In the case of a webcomic the website where the strip was published, also giving the url, for example <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>[http://www.keenspot.com/ Keenspot]</syntaxhighlight>. Alias: '''newspaper'''
** '''supplement''': If a comic strip was published in a supplement to a newspaper, the name or nature of the supplement should be given. (Only used if the strip paramter is set.)
** '''syndicate''': The syndicator of a comic strip. (If the strip parameter is not used, this will be treated as an alias of <code>|publisher=</code>.)  Use name of company at time of publication. '''''This is a required parameter for comic strips.'''''
* '''language''': Use a valid [[ISO-639]] language code (e.g. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|language=ja</syntaxhighlight>) or a valid [[IETF language tag]]. English (<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>en</syntaxhighlight>) is not rendered. Refer to the [[List of ISO 639-2 codes]].

====Date====
* '''date''': <code>January 1, 2006</code> (US), <code>1 January 2006</code> (non-US). Full date of publication, found in the [[Indicia (publishing)|indicia]]. Also known as the "cover date". '''''This is a required parameter.'''''

====Publisher====
* '''publisher''': Name of publisher; may be wikilinked if relevant. The publisher is the company, organization or other legal entity that publishes the work being cited. Use name of company at time of publication. (Use <code>|syndicate=</code> for syndicated comic strips.)
* '''location''': Geographical place of publication; generally not wikilinked; omit when the name of the newspaper, magazine, or periodical includes the publication place, for example, The Boston Globe, The Times of India. For example: <code>|location=London, England</code>

====URL====
* '''url''': the url of any web-based comic.  Note this field will turn either the story field or the title field into an external link, so it is important not to wikilink those fields using piping when using the url field. '''Note''': Wikipedia does not link to sites which violate the copyrights of others. Linking to websites that display copyrighted works is acceptable as long as the website has licensed the work. See [[WP:ELNEVER|guidance]] for more details.
** '''access-date''': Full date when the content pointed to by url was last verified to support the text in the article; do not wikilink; requires url; use the same format as other access and archive dates in the citations.<ref>Access-date and archive-date in references should all have the same format – either the format used for publication dates, or YYYY-MM-DD. See [[MOS:DATEUNIFY]].</ref> Not required for linked documents that do not change. For example, access-date is required for online sources, such as personal websites, that do not have a publication date; see [[WP:CITEWEB]]. Access dates are not required for links to published research papers or published books. Note that access-date is the date that the URL was found to be working and to support the text being cited. 
** '''archive-url''': The URL of an archived snapshot of a web page. Typically used to refer to services such as Internet Archive (see [[Wikipedia:Using the Wayback Machine]]) and archive.today (see [[Help:Using archive.today]]); requires archive-date and url. By default (overridden by <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|url-status=live</syntaxhighlight>) the archived link is displayed first, with the original link at the end.
*** '''archive-date''': Archive-service snapshot-date; preceded in display by default text "archived from the original on". 
*** '''url-status''': the <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|url-status=</syntaxhighlight> parameter should only be included if an |archive-url= is set (dead links without an archive URL can be marked with {{t|dead link}}). If <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|url-status=</syntaxhighlight> is omitted, or is specified with a null value, the default value is <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|url-status=dead</syntaxhighlight>. When the URL is still live, but pre-emptively archived, then set <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|url-status=live</syntaxhighlight>; this changes the display order, with the title retaining the original link and the archive linked at the end.
** '''format''': the format of the url.  Do not enter HTML as this is the default. Example, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>PDF</syntaxhighlight>.

====Volume, issue====
* '''volume''': Volume number of a comic book series if given.
* '''issue''': Issue number of a comic book.

====In-source locations====
* '''page''': First page, and optional last page.  If pages are not identified, count from first page, ignoring covers and adverts, and place the number in square brackets. Examples: <code>|page=45</code>, <code>|page=45&amp;ndash;751</code>, <code>|pages=45{{t|ndash}}751</code>, <code>|at=p. 45</code>, <code>|at=front cover</code>, <code>|page=[4–8]</code>  
** OR: '''pages''': A range of pages in the source that supports the content. Use either <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|page=</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|pages=</syntaxhighlight>, but not both. When both are used, the template will only display the <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|page=</syntaxhighlight> value. A page range will use the "pp." prefix and convert hypens to en dashes. To preserve a hyphen in a page range, use the {{t|hyphen}} template.
** OR: '''at''': For sources where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient. Overridden by <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|page=</syntaxhighlight> or <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|pages=</syntaxhighlight>. Use only one of <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|page=</syntaxhighlight>, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|pages=</syntaxhighlight>, or <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>|at=</syntaxhighlight>. Examples: page (p.) or pages (pp.); section (sec.), column (col.), paragraph (para.); front cover, indicia, dust jacket; fold-out.
* '''panel''': Panel number, if referencing a specific panel. Panels should be identified by counting left to right, top to bottom for American and European works, and right to left, top to bottom for Japanese and other foreign language works where appropriate.

====Anchors====
* '''ref''': ID for anchor. The value for this field will usually be an {{t|sfnref}} or {{t|harvid}} template. By default, no anchor is generated. The ordinary nonempty value {{para|ref|<var>ID</var>}} generates an anchor with the given <var>ID</var>; such a linkable reference can be made the target of [[Wikipedia:Citing sources/Further considerations#Wikilinks to full references|wikilinks to full references]], especially useful in short citations like [[Wikipedia:Citing sources#Shortened footnotes|shortened notes]] and [[Wikipedia:Parenthetical referencing|parenthetical referencing]].

====Identifiers====
* '''id''': Use this field to enter an [[ISBN]] or [[ISSN]] if known, in the form <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ISBN|0123456789}}</syntaxhighlight> (don't link it &ndash; the MediaWiki software will do that for you) or <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{ISSN|0123-4567}}</syntaxhighlight>.

====Quote====
* '''quote''': Relevant text quoted from the source. Displays enclosed in quotes. When supplied, the citation terminator (a period by default) is suppressed, so the quote must include terminating punctuation.

==Notes==
<references/>

==What's new==
{{collapse top|title=Recently added or changed parameters}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Parameter
!Description
!Date
|-
|<code>&vert;ref=</code>
|Optional link targets for shortened footnotes.
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;archive-url=</code>
|A second url for dead links in agreement with other templates.
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;url-status=</code>
|Allows preemptive archiving of links.
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;archive-date=</code>
|For use with archived links; same syntax as other templates.
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;quote=</code>
|An optional quote at the end of the template according to citation styles.
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;newspaper=</code>
|Alias for <code>&vert;paper=</code> from [[template:comic strip reference]], using the same parameter name as other templates.
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;pages=</code>
|Alternative to <code>&vert;page=</code> will use the "pp." prefix and convert hyphens to dashes. The <code>&vert;page=</code> parameter now uses the "p." prefix, <code>&vert;issue=</code> "no.", and <code>&vert;volume=</code> "vol.", all in line with the Manual of Style and other citation templates.
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;at=</code>
|Optional parameter to use instead of <code>&vert;page=</code> or <code>&vert;pages=</code>
|June 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;strip=</code>
|Alternative to title that triggers comic strip formatting
|July 2023
|-
|<code>&vert;year=</code>
|Alias for <code>&vert;date=</code>
|January 2024
|-
|<code>&vert;creator=</code>
|Alias for <code>&vert;cartoonist=</code>
|January 2024
|-
|<code>&vert;others=</code>
|Final group for author(s), credited without a parenthetical role.
|January 2024
|}
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==Error messages==
{{tl|Cite comic}} will generate a preview warning if it used without a title, without a date, or with unknown parameters.
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{| class="wikitable"
|+
!citation
!preview warning 
!saved page
!solution
|-
|{{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]]}}
|none
|none
|none needed
|-
|{{cite comic|title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]|date=July 1991}}
|none
|none
|none required
|-
|{{cite comic|title=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]|issue=1}}
|<span style="color:red"><code>{{{|date=}}}</code> is required. Use the publication date, also known as the "cover date". ([[Template:cite comic#Date|help]])</span>
|Added to maintenance category ([[:Category:Pages using cite comic with no date]])
|Add the publication date, also known as the cover date, in the {{para|date}} parameter.
|-
|{{cite comic|story=Bone #1|date=July 1991}}
|none
|none
|none required; move title and issue to their parameters
|-
|{{cite comic|cartoonist=[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]]|volume=1|issue=1|date=July 1991|publisher=[[Cartoon Books]]|location=[[Columbus, OH]]}}
|<span style="color:red">Either <code>{{{|title=}}}</code> or <code>{{{|strip=}}}</code> is required. Use <code>{{{|title=}}}</code> for the title of a comic book series or graphic novel; use <code>{{{|strip=}}}</code> for a comic strip. ([[Template:cite comic#Title|help]])</span>
|Added to maintenance category ([[:Category:Pages using cite comic with no title]]); displays "Untitled" on saved page.
|Fill out the {{para|title}} or {{para|strip}} parameter; filling the {{para|story}} parameter will also resolve formatting errors and suppress this message.
|-
|{{cite comic|cartoonist=[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]]|story=|volume=1|issue=1|date=|publisher=[[Cartoon Books]]|location=[[Columbus, OH]]}}
|see above
|Added to maintenance categories ([[:Category:Pages using cite comic with no date]]) & ([[:Category:Pages using cite comic with no title]]); displays "Untitled" on saved page.
|Fill out the {{para|title}} or {{para|strip}} parameter; filling the{{para|story}} parameter will also resolve formatting errors and suppress the message. Add the publication date, also known as the cover date, into the {{para|date}} parameter.
|-
|{{cite comic|author=[[Jeff Smith (cartoonist)|Smith, Jeff]]|title=The Map|work=[[Bone (comics)|Bone]]|vol=1|number=1|date=July 1991}}
|<span style="color:red">Page using [[Template:cite comic]] with unknown parameter "example"</span>
|Added to maintenance category ([[:Category:Pages using cite comic with unknown parameters]]). Unknown parameters are not displayed in any way.
|Check the parameter names in the warnings. Replace unknown parameters with the parameters from the [[Template:Cite comic#Usage|full parameter list]]. {{tl|Cite comic}} is not a [[Help:Citation Style 1|Citation Style 1]] template and does not support the full range of parameters and aliases used in {{Cite xxx}} templates.
|}
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=== Tracking categories ===
* [[:Category:Pages using cite comic with unknown parameters]]
* [[:Category:Pages using cite comic with no date]]
* [[:Category:Pages using cite comic with no title]]

== Template data ==
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<templatedata>
{
	"description": "This template generates a citation for a comic book, web comic, or comic strip.",
	"params": {
		"date": {
			"label": "Date",
			"description": "Full date of publication, also known as the 'cover date'.",
			"example": "January 1, 2006",
			"type": "date",
			"required": true,
			"aliases": [
				"Date",
				"year"
			]
		},
		"title": {
			"label": "Series title",
			"description": "Title of the comic series; will display in italics. Use 'story' for the titles of individual releases. Either 'strip' or 'title' must be filled out but not both; this will affect how other parameters are displayed.",
			"suggested": true,
			"aliases": [
				"Title"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"story": {
			"label": "Story title",
			"description": "The title of the story within the comic book; will display in quotation marks. Pipe only if we have an article, and do not pipe if the url field is used.",
			"example": "Fall of the Mutants",
			"aliases": [
				"Story"
			],
			"suggested": true,
			"type": "string"
		},
		"strip": {
			"label": "Strip",
			"description": "Title of a comic strip. Either 'strip' or 'title' must be filled out but not both; this will affect how other parameters are displayed.",
			"example": "Peanuts",
			"aliases": [
				"Strip"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"url": {
			"label": "URL",
			"description": "The URL of any web-based comic.",
			"type": "url"
		},
		"access-date": {
			"label": "Access date",
			"description": "Used with URL, the full date when the original URL was accessed; do not wikilink.",
			"aliases": [
				"accessdate"
			],
			"type": "date"
		},
		"format": {
			"label": "Format",
			"description": "The format of the URL.",
			"example": "PDF",
			"default": "HTML",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"publisher": {
			"label": "Publisher or Syndicate",
			"description": "Name of the publisher, or for a comic strip, the syndicator; may be wikilinked. Use name of company at time of publication.",
			"suggested": true,
			"aliases": [
				"Publisher",
				"Syndicate",
				"syndicate"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"location": {
			"label": "Location",
			"description": "Place of publication; generally not wikilinked.",
			"example": "London, England",
			"aliases": [
				"Location"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"paper": {
			"label": "Newspaper",
			"description": "Title of the newspaper or magazine where a comic strip was published. In the case of a webcomic use the website where the strip was published, also giving the url, for example [http://www.keenspot.com/ Keenspot].",
			"example": "[http://www.keenspot.com/ Keenspot]",
			"type": "content",
			"aliases": [
				"Paper",
				"newspaper"
			]
		},
		"supplement": {
			"label": "Supplement",
			"description": "If a comic strip was published in a supplement to the newspaper, the name or nature of the supplement",
			"aliases": [
				"Supplement"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"writer": {
			"label": "Writer",
			"description": "Writer's name; used for a work with separate writer(s) and artist(s). Enter in piped form so that it displays the author in citation style, Last, First",
			"example": "[[Lee Falk |Falk, Lee]]",
			"type": "string",
			"aliases": [
				"Writer"
			],
			"suggested": true
		},
		"cowriters": {
			"label": "Cowriters",
			"description": "When citing a comic with multiple writers, or when citing an entire run that includes multiple writers, use this tag to identify up to two more writers. They should be entered in normal style, First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[Mark Schultz]], not [[Mark Schultz|Schultz, Mark]]. If more than three writers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the writer tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase 'et al'.",
			"example": "[[Mark Schultz]], [[Cullen Murphy]] ''et al''",
			"type": "content",
			"aliases": [
				"Cowriters"
			]
		},
		"artist": {
			"label": "Artist",
			"description": "Artist's name; used for a work with separate writer(s) and artist(s). Enter in piped form so that it displays the artist in citation style, Last, First",
			"example": "[[Ray Moore|Moore, Ray]]",
			"type": "string",
			"aliases": [
				"Artist"
			],
			"suggested": true
		},
		"coartists": {
			"label": "Coartists",
			"description": "When citing a comic with multiple artists, or when citing an entire run that includes multiple artists, use this tag to identify up to two more artists. They should be entered in normal style, First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[Brant Parker]], not [[Brant Parker|Parker, Brant]]. If more than three pencillers contributed to the work, identify one using the penciller tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase 'et al'.",
			"example": "[[Brant Parker]], [[Johnny Hart]] ''et al''",
			"type": "content",
			"aliases": [
				"Coartists"
			]
		},
		"penciller": {
			"label": "Penciller",
			"description": "Penciller's name; used for a work with separate artists for inking, penciling, or coloring. Enter in piped form so that it displays the artist in citation style, Last, First",
			"example": "[[Jack Kirby|Kirby, Jack]]",
			"aliases": [
				"Penciller"
			],
			"type": "string",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"copencillers": {
			"label": "Copencillers",
			"description": "On a collaborative work, that has multiple creators, use this tag to identify up to two more pencillers. They should be entered in normal style, First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[John Byrne]], not [[John Byrne|Byrne, John]]. If more than three pencillers in total contributed to the work, identify one using the penciller tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase 'et al'.",
			"example": "[[John Byrne]], [[Walt Simonson]] ''et al''",
			"aliases": [
				"Copencillers"
			],
			"type": "content"
		},
		"inker": {
			"label": "Inker",
			"description": "Inker's name; used for a work with separate artists for inking, penciling, or coloring. Enter in piped form so that it displays the artist in citation style, Last, First",
			"example": "[[Joe Sinnott|Sinnott, Joe]]",
			"aliases": [
				"Inker"
			],
			"type": "string",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"coinkers": {
			"label": "Coinkers",
			"description": "When citing a work that has multiple creators, use this tag to identify up to two more inkers. They should be entered in normal style, First name Last name rather than citation style, for example [[Joe Sinnott]], not [[Joe Sinnott|Sinnott, Joe]]. If more than three inkers in total contributed to the work, identify three, one using the inker tag, two using this tag, and follow with the phrase 'et al'.",
			"example": "[[Joe Sinnot]], [[Terry Austin]] ''et al''",
			"aliases": [
				"Coinkers"
			],
			"type": "content"
		},
		"colorist": {
			"label": "Colorist",
			"description": "Colorist's name or colorist company's name; used for a work with separate artists for inking, penciling, or coloring. Enter in piped form so that it displays the artist in citation style, Last, First",
			"example": "[[Tatjana Wood|Wood, Tatjana]]",
			"aliases": [
				"Colorist"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"letterer": {
			"label": "Letterer",
			"description": "Letterer's name or letterer company's name. Enter in piped form so that it displays the artist in citation style, Last, First",
			"example": "[[John Constanza|Constanza, John]]",
			"aliases": [
				"Letterer"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"editor": {
			"label": "Editor",
			"description": "Use this field to enter the editor's name, again in piped form so that it displays the editor in citation style",
			"example": "[[Julius Schwartz|Schwartz, Julius]]",
			"aliases": [
				"Editor"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"volume": {
			"label": "Volume",
			"description": "Volume number of the comic book series if given.",
			"aliases": [
				"Volume"
			],
			"type": "number"
		},
		"issue": {
			"label": "Issue",
			"description": "Issue number of the comic book.",
			"aliases": [
				"Issue"
			],
			"suggested": true,
			"type": "number"
		},
		"page": {
			"label": "Page",
			"description": "Page in the source that supports the content; displays after 'p.' If pages are not identified, count from first page, ignoring covers, and place the number in square brackets",
			"example": "45",
			"aliases": [
				"Page"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"pages": {
			"label": "Pages",
			"description": "Pages in the source that support the content (not an indication of the number of pages in the source); displays after 'pp.'",
			"aliases": [
				"Pages"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"at": {
			"label": "At",
			"description": "May be used instead of 'page' or 'pages' where a page number is inappropriate or insufficient",
			"type": "string"
		},
		"panel": {
			"label": "Panel",
			"description": "Panel number, if referencing a specific panel. Panels should be identified by counting left to right, and top to bottom where necessary.",
			"aliases": [
				"Panel"
			],
			"type": "number"
		},
		"id": {
			"label": "ID",
			"description": "Use this field to enter an ISBN if known",
			"example": "{{ISBN|0198749872}}",
			"aliases": [
				"ID"
			]
		},
		"archive-url": {
			"label": "Archive URL",
			"description": "The URL of an archived copy, if or in case the URL becomes unavailable; requires 'archive-date'",
			"type": "url"
		},
		"archive-date": {
			"label": "Archive date",
			"description": "Date when the original URL was archived; do not wikilink",
			"type": "date"
		},
		"url-status": {
			"label": "URL status",
			"description": "If set to 'live', the title/strip display is adjusted; useful for when the URL is archived preemptively but still live. Set to \"dead\" for broken links.",
			"example": "'dead' or 'live'",
			"default": "'dead' if an Archive URL is entered",
			"suggestedvalues": [
				"dead",
				"live"
			]
		},
		"quote": {
			"label": "Quote",
			"description": "Relevant text quoted from the source; displays last, enclosed in quotes; must include terminating punctuation",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"ref": {
			"label": "Ref",
			"description": "ID for anchor; used with shortened footnotes",
			"example": "{{sfnref|Lee|1961}}",
			"type": "string",
			"suggestedvalues": [
				"{{sfnref|Name|YYYY}}"
			]
		},
		"language": {
			"label": "Language",
			"description": "The language in which the source is written, if not English. Use a 2-letter ISO-639 language code, or if necessary, a 3-letter ISO 639-3 code. Do not use icons or templates; use only one language code.",
			"aliases": [
				"Language"
			],
			"type": "string"
		},
		"creator": {
			"aliases": [
				"Cartoonist",
				"cartoonist"
			],
			"label": "Cartoonist (creator)",
			"description": "Used for a work with only one creator. Enter in piped form so that it displays the author in citation style, Last, First",
			"example": "[[Charles Schulz|Schulz, Charles]]",
			"type": "string",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"others": {
			"label": "Other credits",
			"description": "Use this field to enter the other credits, again in piped form so that it displays the editor in citation style. Optionally add roles within parentheses.",
			"example": "Gaudiano, Stefano (translator)",
			"type": "string"
		}
	},
	"paramOrder": [
		"date",
		"title",
		"strip",
		"story",
		"issue",
		"volume",
		"publisher",
		"location",
		"paper",
		"supplement",
		"url",
		"access-date",
		"format",
		"creator",
		"writer",
		"cowriters",
		"artist",
		"coartists",
		"penciller",
		"copencillers",
		"inker",
		"coinkers",
		"colorist",
		"letterer",
		"editor",
		"others",
		"page",
		"pages",
		"at",
		"panel",
		"id",
		"archive-url",
		"archive-date",
		"url-status",
		"quote",
		"ref",
		"language"
	],
	"maps": {
		"citoid": {
			"title": "story",
			"url": "url",
			"publisher": "publisher",
			"date": "date",
			"accessDate": "access-date",
			"location": "location",
			"ISSN": "id",
			"ISBN": "id",
			"pages": "pages",
			"volume": "volume",
			"series": "title",
			"websiteTitle": "title",
            "publicationTitle": "title",
            "bookTitle": "title",
            "seriesTitle":  "title",
            "accessDate": "access-date",
			"issue": "issue",	
            "author": "creator",
            "contributor": "others",
			"editor": "editor"	
		}	
	},
	"format": "{{_ |_=_}}"
}
</templatedata>
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