Ray's Comic Book Classification Codes Pt 1

This is a system I created not long after I finished my Library Technician course in college. This may be hard for some people to understand but it works for me.

A=1000, B=2000, C=3000, D=4000, E=5000, F=6000...W=23000, X=24000, Y=25000, Z=26000

The zero's are place holders that represent the issue of each comic. 3 Zeros because the majority of comic book titles are still in the 100s. To be altered when Action Comics hits 1000. Exceptions are -1 issues (ie Marvel), Zero issues (DC Zero Hour etc.), 1000000 issues (DC One Million).

Formats and Tags:
Standard:ST
Deluxe :DE
New:NE
Prestige:PR
Graphic Novel:GN
80 Page Giant:80
Movie Special:MS
One Shot :OS
3D Special:3D
Annual:AN
Special:SP
Series:S#
Title:T#
Mini/Maxi Series:M#

Optional:
c:collector's edition
n:newsstand edition

Comic Book Company Tags:
DC :DC
Marvel:MA
image:im
Impact:IM
Tangent:TA
etc.
*since the majority of my collection is DC, I only use tags for comics from other companies

Samples:

Series such as Superboy, Firestorm, JLA, Legion Of Super Heroes, Action Comics have undergone several title changes but retained the same issue #s.

Legion Of Super Heroes Series 1 #3 Standard Format
LSH .12003.S1ST

Superboy Series 1 #100 Standard Format
SUPB.19100.S1T1ST

Superboy & The Legion Of Super-Heroes #246 Standard Format
SLSH.19246.S1T2ST

Legion Of Super Heroes Series 2 #303 Standard Format
LSH .12303.S2T3ST

Tales Of The Legion Of Super Heroes Series 2 #326 Standard Format
TLSH.20326.S1T4ST

Legion Of Super Heroes Series 3 #38 Deluxe Format
LSH .12038.S3DE

Legion Of Super Heroes Series 4 #100 New Format
LSH .12100.S4NE

Legion Of Super Heroes Series 5 #1 New Format
LSH .12001.S5T1NE

Supergirl & The Legion Of Super Heroes Series 5 Title 2 #16 New Format
SGLE.12026.S5T2NE

Superman Series 1 #423 Standard Format
SUPM.19423.S1T1NE

Adventures Of Superman Series 1 Title 2 #500 Standard Format
ADSU.1500.S1T2ST

Superman Series 2 #75 Standard Format
SUPM.19075.S2ST

Adventures Of Superman as of March 2006 has gone back to the original Title and has kept it's numbering
SUPM.19650.S1T1ST

Super Powers Mini-Series 1-3:
SUPO.19001.M1ST
SUPO.19001.M2ST
SUPO.19001.M3ST

Legion Lost Maxi-Series:
LEGL.12001.M1NE

Legion World Mini-Series:
LEGW.12001.M1NE

Action Comics Annual #10:
ACTI.1010.ANS1T1ST

52 Mini-Series:
52 .50042.M1ST

Shazam:Monster Society Of Evil Mini-Series:
SHMS.19001.M1PR

Trials Of Shazam Maxi-Series:
TRSH.20005.M1ST

Superman Secret Files:
SUPM.19001.SFS2NE

Chances are that only a few people will understand one iota of my system but that's okay, this is still something I'm very proud of! Enjoy!
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...more later...

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