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This template creates a link to a comic for inline citations. It supports citing a single issue, a range of issues, or multiple different comics at once.

Single Issue Citation

This is the basic usage for citing a single comic book issue.

{{comics|starbuck|1}} will produce: (Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1)
{{comics|origins|5}} will produce: (Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Origins #5)

You can also link to just the main series page by omitting the issue number:

{{comics|vol3}} will produce: (Comics: Battlestar Galactica (Volume 3))

Issue Range Citation

To cite a range of issues from the same comic series, use three unnamed parameters in the format (Comics: series #start_issue — end_issue). This format links the series title and both the start and end issue numbers.

{{comics|starbuck|1|4}} will produce: (Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1 — 4)

Multiple Comic Citation

To cite issues from different comic series in one reference, use numbered parameters like comic1, issue1, comic2, issue2, etc. You can cite up to 5 different comics this way.

{{comics|comic1=starbuck|issue1=1|comic2=origins|issue2=5}} will produce: (Comics: Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck #1, Battlestar Galactica: Origins #5)

Other Parameters

nolink=y: Prints the comic title without linking. Note: This currently only works for single issue citations using the first and second unnamed parameters.
nocat=y: Prevents the template from adding a category to the page.

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    |{{#if:{{{comic1|}}}|{{#if:{{{issue1|}}}|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic1}}}}}&nbsp;{{{issue1}}}|{{comics/switch|{{{comic1}}}}}&nbsp;#{{{issue1}}}]]''|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic1}}}}}]]''}}}}{{#if:{{{comic2|}}}|, {{#if:{{{issue2|}}}|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic2}}}}}&nbsp;{{{issue2}}}|{{comics/switch|{{{comic2}}}}}&nbsp;#{{{issue2}}}]]''|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic2}}}}}]]''}}}}{{#if:{{{comic3|}}}|, {{#if:{{{issue3|}}}|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic3}}}}}&nbsp;{{{issue3}}}|{{comics/switch|{{{comic3}}}}}&nbsp;#{{{issue3}}}]]''|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic3}}}}}]]''}}}}{{#if:{{{comic4|}}}|, {{#if:{{{issue4|}}}|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic4}}}}}&nbsp;{{{issue4}}}|{{comics/switch|{{{comic4}}}}}&nbsp;#{{{issue4}}}]]''|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic4}}}}}]]''}}}}{{#if:{{{comic5|}}}|, {{#if:{{{issue5|}}}|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic5}}}}}&nbsp;{{{issue5}}}|{{comics/switch|{{{comic5}}}}}&nbsp;#{{{issue5}}}]]''|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{comic5}}}}}]]''}}}}
    |{{#if:{{{3|}}}
-     |''{{comics/switch|{{{1}}}}}'' #{{{2}}} &mdash; {{{3}}}
+     |''[[{{comics/switch|{{{1}}}}}]]'' #[[{{comics/switch|{{{1}}}}}&nbsp;{{{2}}}|{{{2}}}]] &mdash; [[{{comics/switch|{{{1}}}}}&nbsp;{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]]
      |{{#if:{{{1|}}}|{{#if:{{{2|}}}|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{1}}}}}&nbsp;{{{2}}}|{{comics/switch|{{{1}}}}}&nbsp;#{{{2}}}]]''|''[[{{comics/switch|{{{1}}}}}]]''}}}}
     }}
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 == Issue Range Citation ==
-To cite a range of issues from the same comic series, use three unnamed parameters in the format <code>{{comics|series|start_issue|end_issue}}</code>. This format does not link the comic title.
+To cite a range of issues from the same comic series, use three unnamed parameters in the format <code>{{comics|series|start_issue|end_issue}}</code>. This format links the series title and both the start and end issue numbers.
-* <code><nowiki>{{comics|starbuck|1|4}}</nowiki></code> will produce: ([[List of comics|Comics]]: ''Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck'' #1 &mdash; 4)
+* <code><nowiki>{{comics|starbuck|1|4}}</nowiki></code> will produce: ([[List of comics|Comics]]: ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck]]'' #[[Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 1|1]] &mdash; [[Battlestar Galactica: Starbuck 4|4]])
 == Multiple Comic Citation ==