Steven L. Dasinger
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Delete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Amazing Spider-Man, The (Fireside)
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Amazing Spider-Man, The (Fireside)Delete or Move Bk 1.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Incredible Hulk, The (Fireside)
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Incredible Hulk, The (Fireside)Delete or Rename 1.jpg to DVD 1.jpg then Move
From: Pictures\M\Marvel\F\Fantastic Four-Silver Surfer- The Complete Collection
To: Pictures\G\GIT\Fantastic Four-Silver Surfer- The Complete CollectionDelete or Move 1-D.jpg and 1-E.jpg
From: Pictures\I\Image\A\Author Immortal
To: Pictures\I\Image\A\Author Immortal, TheDelete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\D\DC\D\DC W.I.P. Absolute Batman #1
To: Pictures\D\DC\D\DC W.I.P. Absolute BatmanDelete or Rename SP 1-2.jpg to SP 1-Give.jpg
From: Pictures\D\DC\S\Superboy (1st Series) -
I wish I could say CB was consistent in how they handle things but over the years, with user submitted data, 'things happen'.
Sometimes it is worth making the correction and other times it isn't. When I find 'stuff', I try to gather information and pass it on to the editors then let them make the call of what to do.
If you have/can get scans and information on books, I am sure the editors would appreciate that.
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To change the Title information, the easiest way is to edit the issue, then click on the 'Edit Title Information' in the top right corner.
Then, when you submit an Issue correction, that Title change should go with it (although sometimes Title changes can be a little difficult to actually get changed, sometimes).
I had submitted the same changes (ISBN, Title Date, etc.) but they got 'lost' when the Title changed from 'Fireside Book' to 'Fireside'.
As for Fireside vs Simon & Schuster, the first is an Imprint (I believe) while the second is the actual publisher.
To make it more complicate, they Published TPB with the Fireside Imprint, but the HC issues have Simon & Schuster on the spine/cover.
Personally, it could have been handled with either name but there were already some of the 'Fireside Books' with Simon & Schuster as Publisher.
The main reason it even came up is Fantastic Four (Fireside Book)' had Publisher 'Marvel' which was completely incorrect. When I say the Fireside/Simon & Schuster issue, I checke all of the titles with Fireside listed in CB as Publisher and also found the ones with Publisher Simon & Schuster which were also Fireside Book imprints.
I passed all this information to the editors to decide which way to handle it.
(if you are interested, in the details have how they came to be changed...).
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Or you could do both. Create a new database and enter the items AND enter the items in you normal database.
When you want to examine changes, look at the New database.
But at the same time they are in your normal database where they would reside as normal. (just have to remember to delete from the New database if you ever get rid of an issue).
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I can think of two different ways that may work.
A) Create another database that only contains those issues.
B) Add to your existing database and mark them (Custom Check Box if you have them would work).
For A, when you do a Content Update, you can use the Collection Value Graph to get a graphical representation of the changes over time for all issues at one time.
For B, the information would be there but you may need to export out the data (Mark the issues then Export just Marked) and put it into a spreadsheet (as an example) to store information to keep historical changes over Content Updates. Or you could compare your Cost (enter the Current Price into Cost or another Field so you can compare starting Price with current price to see how it has changed.
There may be other ways depending what you what information to look like for viewing.
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There was some confusion on the Amazing Spider-Man and Incredible Hulk titles. I notified the editors and they should (hopefully) be corrected next week.
If you still have those other ones with Fireside as the publisher, you probably have others in the database with the same title name with publisher 'Simon & Schuster' as they should have been added/changed with the update.
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Correct. The Publisher is Simon & Schuster.
2 books were missed 'Amazing Spider-Man, The (Fireside)' and 'Incredible Hulk, The (Fireside)'.
Those are the only two in my database (after the Update).
If those are 2 of the 3 you have, what is the third one?
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Does Sidekick need to be running when you generate a report in CB and save to Web?
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Delete or Move ALL (HC.jpg - TPB.jpg)
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Excelsior!- The Amazing Life of Stan Lee
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Excelsior!- The Amazing Life of Stan LeeDelete or Move TPB.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Learn to Read Music
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Learn to Read MusicDelete or Move TPB.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Mighty World of Marvel Pin-Up Book, The (Stan Lee presents)
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Mighty World of Marvel Pin-Up Book, The (Stan Lee presents)Delete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Best of Pogo, The
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Best of Pogo, TheDelete or Move Bk 1.jpg and Bk 1-HC.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Captain America- Sentinel of Liberty (Fireside)
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Captain America- Sentinel of Liberty (Fireside)Delete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Heart Throbs (Fireside)
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Heart Throbs (Fireside)Delete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Little Sister, The
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Little Sister, TheDelete or Move Bk 1.jpg and Bk 1-HC.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Marvel's Greatest Superhero BattlesDelete or Move ALL (Bk 1.jpg - Bk 5.jpg)
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Mighty Marvel Superheroes Fun Book
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Mighty Marvel Superheroes Fun BookDelete or Move ALL (Bk 1.jpg - Bk 1-HC.jpg)
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Origins of Marvel Comics
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Origins of Marvel ComicsDelete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 1-4.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Outrageously Pogo
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Outrageously PogoDelete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 1-HC.jpg)
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Silver Surfer (Fireside)
To: Pictures\S\Simon & Schuster\Silver Surfer (Fireside)Delete or Move TPB.jpg
From: Pictures\W\Whitman\Amazing Spider-Man, the Coloring Book
To: Pictures\W\Whitman\Amazing Spider-Man Coloring Book, The- The Oyster MysteryDelete or Move TPB.jpg
From: Pictures\B\Bendon\Captain Marvel Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book
To: Pictures\B\Bendon\Marvel Captain Marvel Jumbo Coloring and Activity BookDelete or Move TPB 3.jpg
From: Pictures\V\Vertical\Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World (Light Novel)
To: Pictures\V\Vertical\Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement (Light Novel)Delete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\E\Eclipse\Tailspin Tommy and the Air Mail Bandits
To: Pictures\K\Ken Pierce\Tailspin Tommy and the Air Mail BanditsDelete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\F\Fireside\Amazing Spider-Man, The (Fireside Book)
To: Pictures\F\Fireside\Amazing Spider-Man, The (Fireside)Delete or Move 2.jpg
From: Pictures\D\Dark Horse\G\Guy in the Chair
To: Pictures\D\Dark Horse\G\Guy in the Chair, TheDelete or Move Bk 1-HC.jpg
From: Pictures\I\Image\P\Private Eye, The
To: Pictures\I\Image\P\Private Eye, The (Image)Delete 3-E.jpg
From: Pictures\M\Marvel\C\Carnage (Marvel, 3rd Series)
(duplicate of 3-C.jpg)Delete 5-G.jpg
From: Pictures\D\DC\S\Supergirl (7th Series)
(duplicate of 5-F.jpg)Delete 1-G.jpg
From: Pictures\D\DC\U\Unstoppable Doom Patrol
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There is a dedicated 'Wanted' column in CB (came into being a few releases back).
I you use this instead of Marked, the Wanted Lists report, with 'Exclude Owned Items' should get you what you want.
PS to change your 'Marked' to 'Wanted', Find where Marked is Checked, then select all, right-click and select Quick Change in pop-up menu, and change Wanted to Checked (and Marked to Uncheck if you no longer need it). -
Alan, since this title have been change a few times, I am not sure which title 'Amazing Spider-Man Coloring Book (intentionally left out the 'THE') are you referring to?
Is it this one:
https://atomicavenue.com/atomic/series/11708/0/Amazing-SpiderMan-the-Coloring-Book
If it is, the title page can be seen here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/132406509061============================
The (Marvel) Captain Marvel Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book can be seen here (with title page):
=========================Marvel Captain America The First 80 Years can be viewed here (with title page and indicia):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115242320569?_skw=MARVEL+CAPTAIN+AMERICA+THE+FIRST+80+YEARS+tpb&itmmeta=01K70THMKVHBWE7FMEESXTR66F&hash=item1ad4fa42b9:g:ByEAAOSwMiliAt64&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA8FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1fsEeNrdbo2RoGkNM99etZPWwonzaISDq1ciXuK3H%2FtFmNLWkX0vMWSLSMe5FBOROaHTURVVJshXH1Rdd5BQa5GzKXU4lPwSuSQ%2BBWZF7XqLT5t2dwWq7Suuxk5Sp60whAnRmLS5kq5P%2Bqo8qQIuz%2Bx0Q7y4BAKiJJnRI3XlsQdTwqt0%2Fn172NVNRIicyEEpbLAHxkN9nf2hWgopCIlVKC7B3gXqxfj0zt4CYQecgQoOxF4ynZnUQKsZu0pt0JbQWEWKERDfDjuwk2KktdmitB2sJ0cykjcsSeJvH4v5jp5Cw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR47Kxpq4ZgNOTE: The start of the title in the 'indicia' can be seen on the title page (3rd image) at the very bottom. It is a little hard to see but can be seen to start with 'Captain America: The First 80 (then it breaks for a new line which is not displayed. But it clearly does NOT have 'Marvel' in from of it.
NOTE: I am not sure where this fits in (Same title, Publisher and Publication date, different UPC (although both the HC and TPB in CB has the same UPC which (normally) cannot happen)).
This one (which may be the HC version (with or without a dust jacket?) has a clearer scan of the 'indicia' and 'Captain America: The First 80 Years published June 2021 by Titan Magazines, a division of Titan Publishing Group, Limited.
(Personally, I think the 'Marvel' is just branding but it can be argued either way.)
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Not sure if this will help but...
When I scan the Battery Level barcode, I also just get 'Battery:'.
(I 'think' it showed a value when I first got it but I can't be sure.)
I have noticed when I scan comic barcodes, sometimes it doesn't get the supplemental (last 5).
By moving the scanner from right to left while scanning, it would get the supplement.
Even though the green dot appeared to be centered when it missed the supplemental, moving from right to left until it beeps then picks up the supplemental for the same UPC. I have also had success getting the supplemental (for those that didn't get picked up normally by turning the scanner upside down while scanning.
Since the setup barcodes don't appear to have supplement values, this may not make any different. Just passing on my experiences.
PS I just plugged my scanner in and when I test Battery Level, I get 'Battery Level: 100%' (I was doing this as a test and not because it needed it which is why it has 100%'.
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After playing with this a bit, I think I see your problem.
If you do a Find, select rows, Right-Click for the pop-up menu, there is no option to allow Divider Labels to be generated.
The only options are for Issue level reports or Overall collections reports.
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Can you describe the steps in a little more detail?
I get that you have a Custom Field for 'Box Location'.
At that point I am not sure what you are doing.
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Two points.
1) Technically, if you have covers downloaded for each Content Update (with replacing smaller covers), you should have all the covers.
2) Downloaded covers are larger (less compressed) than the Picture files you would download. To fit on disk (the download picture files are what is on disk), they have to be compressed (sometimes, quite a bit). The ones downloaded with the Content Update (or manually from inside CB) are full size (not compressed, I believe).
Having said all that, it wouldn't hurt to add some sort of 'updated' date to indicate when they are changed.
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Delete or Rename 1.jpg to SE 1.jpg then Move
From: Pictures\D\DC\B\Batman- Knightswatch Batman day Special Edition
To: Pictures\D\DC\B\Batman-KnightwatchDelete or Move 1-C.jpg
From: Pictures\M\Mike Wolfer\Gallery of Chills (Mike Wolfers-)
To: Pictures\M\Mike Wolfer\Gallery of Chills (Mike Wolfer's-)Delete or Rename 1.jpg to TPB.jpg
From: Pictures\J\Joe Pekar\Joe Pekar Art BookDelete or Rename 0.jpg to 0-11.jpg then Move
From: Pictures\I\Image\L\Lady Mechanika (Image)
To: Pictures\A\Aspen\Lady MechanikaDelete or Move 1.jpg
From: Pictures\O\Outland Entertainment\Long Pig & Azrael One-Shot
To: Pictures\O\Outland\Long Pig & AzraelDelete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 12.jpg
From: Pictures\N\NBM\Terry And The PiratesTerry And The Pirates(Flying Buttress)
To: Pictures\N\NBM\Terry And The Pirates (NBM, 1st Series)Delete or Move ALL (1.jpg - 25.jpg)
From: Pictures\N\NBM\Terry and the Pirates (NBM)
To: Pictures\N\NBM\Terry and the Pirates (NBM, 2nd Series)Delete 13-2.jpg
From: Pictures\M\Marvel\S\Star Wars
(Duplicate of 13-A.jpg)Delete or Rename HC -A.jpg to HC-A.jpg
From: Pictures\G\Golden\Amazing Spider-Man, The- Little Golden BookDelete or Rename HC -A.jpg to HC-A.jpg
From: Pictures\G\Golden\Amazing Spider-Man, The- Trapped by the Green Goblin!Delete or Rename TPB -2.jpg to TPB-2.jpg
From: Pictures\M\Mark Puette\Batman Technical ManualDelete or Rename TPB -2.jpg to TPB-2.jpg
From: Pictures\S\Stone Arch\Batman- Harley Quinn's Shocking SurpriseDelete or Rename HC -2.jpg to HC-2.jpg
From: Pictures\T\The Institue of Applied Art\Eye Opener Bob The Story of Bob EdwardsDelete or Rename HC -A.jpg to HC-A.jpg
From: Pictures\G\Golden\Marvel Super Heroes- The Big Freeze (Golden)Delete or Rename HC -2.jpg to HC-2.jpg
From: Pictures\H\Harry N. Abrams\Marvel Universe, The (Abrams)Delete or Rename HC -A.jpg to HC-A.jpg
From: Pictures\R\Random House\Spider-Man- High Voltage! Little Golden BookDelete or Rename HC -A.jpg to HC-A.jpg
From: Pictures\G\Golden\Spider-Man- Night of the Vulture!Delete or Rename MMPB -5.jpg to MMPB-5.jpg
From: Pictures\H\HarperCollins\Superheroes Anonymous -
Also, you can try holding down the CTRL key while you start CB (sometimes it works better to right-click on the shortcut and select Open, as opposed to the usual double-click).
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What release of CB do you have?
The newest version is v26.0.0.1836 (ComicBase 2026) is now available.
If you don't have it installed, you might try that.
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Do you have Sidekick running? If so, it may be doing the updates in the background on a scheduled basis.
You can check in C \ComicBase\Logs to see if there is a log of the Updates.
Note: This is the new default location. The old location was C \Users\<login-id>\Documents\Human Computing\Logs
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Is this the one you are asking about?
https://atomicavenue.com/atomic/item/15276/2/Amazing-Heroes-Swimsuit-Special-4
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Yes. When the Direct market started, they first used the diagonal line through the UPC box to be able to tell the difference between those sold to Direct Market (non-returnable) and Newsstand (returnable) shops.
Later, they changed to the character image in the UPC box to indicate a Direct edtion.
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One thing you can try is using File->File Tools and Rebuild Lists.
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Each time I scan in an issue with Add by Barcode, the large image changes to the one just scanned.
What it doesn't do is let you look at all the added item and see what they are. You have to click on each one to see the larger image.
I can see where you may want the ability to have larger images in the list.
(And it would be nice, if possible, to allow using the arrow keys to move up and down the list to display the larger image without having to click on each issue.)
So, to answer you original question, there is no way to increase the cover size in the list so they are all a larger size at the same time. You could use the Feature Suggestion topic to explain what you want and why.
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#6 (right) and #6/A (left) do (mostly) line up.
The only minor (major?) flaw is the circular thing on the middle right of #6 doesn't have the missing part on #6A.
Looks like a small 'gap' is involved and you have to shift #6/A a little higher
So, yes but not a good (seamless) one.See:
https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/dreamwave-generation-1-read-along-begins-8-5-2022.1235503/page-15
(have to scroll a bit)As for #1, #1/E and 1/A they were part of a larger image and were chopped up to make the 3 covers. I say chopped because it wasn't a clean (gap-less) cut. But the are all part of the larger image. See:
https://tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/
https://tformers.com/2113
(have to scroll a bit)(have to scroll down about half-way)
Finding issues with a media file attached
in Tech Support
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I just asked Pete and the answer is No.
The little 'play' arrow is just a display which CB knows to add if it finds the item in the Media folder. (There is nothing stored in the database to base a Find on).
The only way to search is to use Windows to search the Media folder which, by default, is located here C \Users\Public\Documents\Human Computing\Media
(But using File->File Tools Manage Pictures and Movies you can create it wherever you want).