Steven L. Dasinger

I will only mention this in case you don't know or if it might help in some cases. As you state, Item # is a composite of the 4 fields Type, Number, Variant, Print. Each of those fields are also in their individual fields which give you 5 fields: Item # (a composite), Type, Number, Variant, Print. This probably won't help much for regular Finds but they can using Advanced Find (if available).

Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - Bk 1-LE.jpg From: Pictures\C\Comico\Grendel- The Devil Inside To: Pictures\D\Dark Horse\G\Grendel- The Devil Inside Delete or Rename 1.jpg to 1-DM.jpg then Move From: Pictures\D\DC\M\Many Deaths of the Batman To: Pictures\D\DC\B\Batman- The Many Deaths of the Batman Delete or Rename 1-HC.jpg to HC.jpg and 1-HC-2.jpg to HC-2.jpg then Move From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel Universe, The (Abrams) To: Pictures\H\Harry N. Abrams\Marvel Universe, The (Abrams) Delete or Move ALL (1-2.jpg - 4-A.jpg) From: Pictures\I\Image\U\Universal Monsters- The Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! To: Pictures\I\Image\U\Universal Monsters- Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Delete or Rename 1-A.jpg to 8-2.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\C\Captain America (5th Series) Delete or Rename Bk 1-2.jpg to Bk 1.jpg then move From: Captain Britain (2nd Series) To: X-Men Archives Featuring Captain Britain Delete or rename Bk 1-A.jpg to Bk 1-2.jpg (or possibly Bk 1-3.jpg as they have the same cover) From: Captain Britain (2nd Series) Delete or Rename 44-B.jpg to 44-NS.jpg 51-B.jpg to 51-NS.jpg 52-A.jpg to 51-NS.jpg From: Pictures\D\DC\J\Justice League (2nd Series) Delete or Rename 11-B.jpg to 11-NS.jpg 13-B.jpg to 13-NS.jpg 14-B.jpg to 14-NS.jpg 15-B.jpg to 15-NS.jpg 17-B.jpg to 17-NS.jpg 19-B.jpg to 19-NS.jpg 20-B.jpg to 20-NS.jpg 21-B.jpg to 21-NS.jpg 22-B.jpg to 22-NS.jpg 23-B.jpg to 23-NS.jpg 24-B.jpg to 24-NS.jpg 25-B.jpg to 25-NS.jpg 26-B.jpg to 26-NS.jpg From: Justice League (3rd Series)

Could you be a little more specific than 'the latest'? In my database and on AA there is a Star Wars #1/E listed as a 2025 Facsimile Edition. https://atomicavenue.com/atomic/item/1506203/1/Star-Wars-1-Variation-E-2025-Facsimile-Edition (also an #1/F Foil Facsimile Edition, #1/G 1:25 Incentive 2025 Facsimile Edition Cover by Jerry Ordway.) Is one of these what you are referring to?

Try using menu item File->File Tools and one or more of the following: A) Optimize Database (using Full database integrity). B) Rebuild Lists (checking all but the last one (unless you want to process Picture files then check it, also). C) Recover Database. Those are about the only options available to you. If the problem persists, you may need to contact support.

It wasn't so much a bug as a feature. Some people wanted the ability to do date/time searches. In setting this up, all date fields (except Cover Date and Street Date where time would make no sense) where changed to Date/Time. As you (and a few others) found out, this didn't work out so well for Custom Dates (since most would not use time) and they where changed back to just Date. Other columns where Time will work better are still Date/Time (i.e. Last Modified, Last Qty Change, etc.)

If you are referring to the larger cover in the top left corner, there is no way to set it. CB decides which cover to show. This is based on some sort order that I think it is text based as opposed to numeric. For example if you have cover for issue #2 and #10, then #10 will be the one chosen as text '1' comes before text '2'.

If you get the Express (or higher) edition, then the Weekly Content Update will add those (and other) titles/issues. Just to check, I created a New Database (which uses the default database that is part of the Install files). This New Database (before any Content Update) does NOT have the two titles you have mentioned, either (and I have the Archive Edition). Not sure at what point that 'default' database gets refreshed but it has not been for awhile. The Program part may be updated but the default database is older than that.

I think I might have the answer. ComicBase Free does not have weekly Content Updates. That means the database is 'frozen' at what ever state when the install file was created (which includes the database). At that time, these two Titles were probably not in the database. Did you just download/install the Free version or has it been installed for a while? CB Free does have the Writer, Artist fields (at least in the screen prints on the website). When you edit an issue, there are a 3 'tabs' you can click on the top center of the window: General, Credits, and Other. Clicking on Credits should get you to the 'tab' where you can access credits.

Unfortunately, that text above the grid is a bug. Even when an item is not found, it displays a 'Find' result with the Searched used and the number found is the number of issues you happened to be on when doing the find (in this case Batman and Robin which has 69 issues). So it isn't really finding it. Try this. next to the text box, click the Find drop-down box and select Publisher. Then type Image in the box to find all titles for Publisher Image. Assuming that returns a list, scroll through the list to see if either title is listed.

Yeah, I would delete the incorrectly named 'The Best of John Wagner’s Judge Dredd'. It 'may' be published but with a entered Street Date of August 2025, it will be awhile to be able to verify this possible book at which point it can be entered, if needed. All any searches will just find the 2022 book.

Delete or Move ALL (HC-A.jpg - HC-C.jpg) From: Pictures\A\American Fantasy\Collector's Book of Virgil Finlay, The To: Pictures\A\American Fantasy\Collectors' Book of Virgil Finlay, The Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 100.jpg) From: Pictures\M\Marvel UK\Avengers United To Pictures\P\Panini U.K\Avengers United Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 28.jpg) From: Pictures\P\Panini\Avengers Universe (Panini UK) To: Pictures\P\Panini U.K\Avengers Universe (Panini UK) Delete or Move ALL (Bk 1.jpg - Bk 1-A.jpg) From: Pictures\M\Marvel\B\Bring on the Bad Guys- Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Bring on the Bad Guys- Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains Delete or Move 1.jpg From: Pictures\D\David Crispo\Malediction of Maxwell Fitzsimmons, The To: Pictures\D\David Crispino\Malediction of Maxwell Fitzsimmons, The Delete or Move Bk 1.jpg and Bk 1-A.jpg From: Pictures\T\Twisted Comics\Trapped! (Twisted) To: Pictures\T\Twisted\Trapped! (Twisted) Delete or Move 1.jpg and 4.jpg From: Pictures\A\Antarctic\Deviant To: Pictures\A\Antarctic\Deviant (Antarctic) Delete or Move ALL (1-A.jpg - Bk 1.jpg) From: Pictures\Z\Zenescope\Grimm Fairy Tales Presents Tarot To: Pictures\Z\Zenescope\Grimm Fairy Tales Presents- Tarot Delete or Move Bk 1.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\B\Black Widow (Vol. 2) To: Pictures\M\Marvel\B\Black Widow (Vol. 1) Delete 3-C.jpg (duplicate of 3-B.jpg) then Rename 3-D.jpg to 3-C.jpg From: Pictures\I\IDW\Ghostbusters- Year One

What Edition (Archive, Pro, Express) and Version do you have? Do you have your database on a regular harddrive or an SSD or something else? The first thing I would try is menu item File->File Tools and use Rebuild Lists (checking all but the last one (unless you want the Picture files info updated). Next, I would try Optimize Database using the last option Full Database Integrity Check... If none of those work, you can try these tests: A) Go to another Title with many issues (like Commando) and try F3. If it works normally, there is probably something wrong with the data in Action Comics. If it is also slow, it might be your computer. B) Use menu item File->New Database to create a new database, Run a Content Update on it, then test the F3 on Action Comics. If F3 on Action Comics is still slow, it may be something with your computer. If F3 works normally, it is something in your database. Either way, if Rebuild List or Optimize database do not help, you may need to contact support directly (email and phone number are on CB's website).

Since they are both on Atomic Avenue and in my database, it probably has something to do with yours. 1) Have you run the most recent Update Content? (29 May 2025). 2) Using the View drop-down box (top left corner), Check to see what Items to Show is 'checked'. If Owned Items is checked, change to All Items. 3) Using the Find text box (top center of the window) paste in 70985304168900111 (the barcode/UPC for 'Rocketfellers, The' #1/A) or 70985304166500111 (the barcode/UPC for 'Hornsby & Halo' #1/A) and see if they are returned. (even if you have 'Owned Items' checked, the Find should still display the issue. NOTE: For The Rocketfellers, you would need leave 'The' off the beginning and use 'Rocketfellers, The' (but that would not be needed for 'Hornsby & Halo'.) Also, it couldn't hurt to update to the newest build of CB: v25.6.3.4502.

You say 'hardcovers'. How many volumes are involved?

If it helps, here are the indicia for each: DC All in 2025 FCBD Special Edition #1 DC All in Special 1 And I agree 'DC All In' and 'DC All In 2025' are the same title and one should be deleted. Which should be depends on interpretation of the indicia. is it 'DC All In' (2025 FCBD Special Edition)' or 'DC All in 2025' (FCBD Special Edition) You could even just leave 'DC All in Special' and add issues FCBD 1/A, FCBD 1/B, and FCBD 1/C (or FCBD 2025/A, FCBD 2025/B, and FCBD 2025/C) to it. (I am not advocating any of the above except at least getting rid of the duplicate of titles.) PS Both the regular and foil covers are flip-books.

Here is the information I can find on the 3 different Editions of Incredible Hulk Epic Collection #1 (Man or Monster?) Cover Date** Cover Price UPC Street Date ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st Jun 2016 34.99 978078519600653499 06/08/2016 2nd Jun 2021 39.99 978130292974953999 06/09/2021 3rd Sep 2024 44.99 978130296043854499 09/18/2024 Based on this information and what is in CB, I concur that 1-2 is actually the 2nd Edition (same UPC, Cover Price and Street Date). ** Cover Date is from MyComic Shop and may NOT be an actual cover Date. PS For most (if not all) UPC that start with 978 (bookland), the last 5 digits are '5' (for US) and the Price (as long as 99.99 or less). When you start getting 100.00 and up, then it can be a bit strange.

Not seeing any of this (other than <Ungraded> which is an official grade) in my database. (I am assuming by Condition you are referring to Grade.)

I can't recall exactly when it got put in but it has been a few months.

Delete or Move** All From: Pictures\B\Ballantine\Star Trek Log To: Pictures\B\Ballantine-Del Rey\Star Trek Log (Ballantine-Del Rey) ** If you move, I have no idea what printing these covers would match up with. The ones already there are the cover for the printings I have (and submitted). Delete or Move Bk 1.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\B\Best of Spider-Man To: Pictures\B\Ballantine\Best of Spider-Man Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 9-A.jpg) From: Pictures\W\Whitman\Tragg and the Sky Gods To: Pictures\G\Gold Key\Tragg and the Sky Gods Rename 1-HC.jpg to HC.jpg From: Pictures\D\Dark Horse\F\Frankenstein- Or the Modern Prometheus (Dark Horse) Rename 1.jpg to TPB.jpg and 1-HC.jpg to HC.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\F\Frankenstein- Or the Modern Prometheus (Marvel) Rename 1.jpg to TPB.jpg and 1-HC.jpg to HC.jpg From: Pictures\M\Miller\Frankenstein- Or the Modern Prometheus (Miller) Rename 1.jpg to TPB.jpg and 1-A.jpg to TPB-A.jpg From: Pictures\A\Apple Press\Lost Frankenstein Pages, The (there is something strange going on with TPB /A as there is an extra space that should not be there. Once this is resolved, the correctly named TPB-A.jpg should display (you could add a space between the B and - if you want to see it now). Delete or Rename 1.jpg to Bk 1.jpg then Move From: Pictures\M\Marvel\M\Marvel 1872 To: Pictures\M\Marvel\#\1872 Rename 1-HC.jpg to 1-Dig.jpg 2-HC.jpg to 2-Dig.jpg 3-HC.jpg to 3-Dig.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\A\Avengers vs. X-Men Companion Delete or Rename 1-A.jpg to 1-2.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\B\Black Panther (Vol. 3) Delete or Rename 1-A-2.jpg to 1-2.jpg From: Pictures\I\Image\B\Bug Wars (Image) Delete or Rename 16-B.jpg to 16-NS.jpg 17-B.jpg to 17-NS.jpg 18-B.jpg to 18-NS.jpg 20-B.jpg to 20-NS.jpg 21-B.jpg to 21-NS.jpg 22-B.jpg to 22-NS.jpg 23-B.jpg to 23-NS.jpg 27-B.jpg to 27-NS.jpg 28-B.jpg to 28-NS.jpg From: Pictures\D\DC\G\Green Arrow (6th Series) Delete or Rename 281-A.jpg to 281-NS.jpg 282-A.jpg to 282-NS.jpg 284-A.jpg to 284-NS.jpg 286-A.jpg to 286-NS.jpg 287-A.jpg to 287-NS.jpg 288-A.jpg to 288-NS.jpg 290-A.jpg to 290-NS.jpg 291-A.jpg to 291-NS.jpg From: Pictures\G\Gold Key\Uncle Scrooge (Walt Disney-) Delete or Rename 38-A.jpg to 38-D.jpg then Move From: Pictures\D\DC\W\Wonder Woman (6th Series) To: Pictures\D\DC\W\Wonder Woman (4th Series) Delete 1-F.jpg From: Pictures\M\Marvel\X\X-Force (duplicate of 1-2.jpg)

Clicking on menu item Internet to get the drop-down list, Press and Hold SHIFT, select Check for Updates (keeping SHIFT pressed until the box comes up asking if you want to redownload).

What is tripping you up is the double tick marks Excel puts around text base on something about the text. To get around this, in excel, select everything, copy, then Paste into Notepad (or other text editor). Then save the file. This will get around the double tick mark problem.

To not see NS issues try using the View drop-down (top left of window) and uncheck Items to Show->Include Newsstand Editions. That will not display them in the main display. I would think that would eliminate them from the reports but I have not tested.

Correct. The first line is high-lighted/selected and that title is the one with information at the bottom on the list. As opposed to yours where the bottom of the list has information about a title that is not displayed in the list (and this 'not displayed' title is high-lighted).

Ah, I see. That better displays the problem. Unfortunately, I can't recreate it in my database.

No. This is a new feature. The items that show up in the list are based on relevance that is aimed at showing the most recent and/or most accessed titles (they are other factors affecting the items listed). If you want a strict (CB) alphabetical order you can use the Title window (CTRL+T or click on the folder in the top right corner). And, no, there is no option to turn this feature off.