Wikidata:WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/San Diego State University/Comic Arts Project Application Profiles Corporate Creators

Bolded properties are considered core. All others are optional according to cataloger's judgment. Note there are more properties available than listed here, these are just considered the most common/necessary for SDSU's comic book collection.

Corporate Creators

Property Value Qualifiers if applicable Usage Note
Label Corporate creator name as it appears Wildstorm FX, Sno Cone, Hi-Fi Colour Design, etc.
Drop "Inc." from the name.
Description Generally in form of nationality and function Wildstorm FX: an in-house comics coloring group for Wildstorm Comics
Also known as Variant names in direct order DC, DC Comics, Inc., Sno-Cone
Statements Include at least one reference for most statements. References should not come from Wikipedia, use the linked source.
on focus list of Wikimedia Project (P5008) Q100363299 = Wikidata:WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/San Diego State University Only for PCC Pilot project.
instance of (P31) business Q4830453 No reference required
industry (P452) comics Q1004
inception (P571) If known if date is approximate:
include qualifier sourcing circumstances (P1480), which used for qualification of the truth or accuracy of a source. Values can include: circa (Q5727902), near (Q21818619), presumably (Q18122778), etc.
Include reference
dissolved, abolished or demolished (P576) If known. if date is approximate:
include qualifier sourcing circumstances (P1480), which used for qualification of the truth or accuracy of a source. Values can include: circa (Q5727902), near (Q21818619), presumably (Q18122778), etc.
Include reference
country (P17)
parent organization (P749) Next level up in hierarchy; also add the reciprocal subsidiary (P355) to the item for the parent An example, DC Comics has a parent organization of DC Entertainment
subsidiary (P355) Next level down in hierarchy; also add the reciprocal parent organization (P749) to the item for the subsidiary An example, DC Comics has multiple subsidiaries (also known as imprints) including WildStorm and Vertigo
official name (P1448) Must include the language when entering Include reference and date when retrieved
official website (P856) language of work or name (P407)
retrieved (P813)
street address (P6375) As found on the body's website; may just be a box number, city, state, zip code
postal code (P281)
founded by (P112) If known may need to create an entry for the founder Include reference(s)
follows (P155) Used for predecessor of the body. Wikidata description: "immediately prior item in a series of which the subject is a part"
replaces (P1365) Used for predecessor of the body. Wikidata description: "person or item replaced. Use structure replaces (P1398) for buildings. Use follows (P155) if the previous item was not replaced or predecessor and successor are identical"
Identifiers Identifiers do not need references; they are self-referencing. However, qualifiers may be included if useful, such as to justify variant names. If you encounter an incorrect identifier, follow the instructions here.
Library of Congress Authority ID (LCCN) (P244) optionally:
named as (P1810)
alternate names (P4970)
VIAF ID (P214)
ISNI (P213)
Union List of Artist Names ID (P245)
Comic Vine ID (P5905)
Twitter username (P2002) Twitter user numeric ID (P6552) - obtain from https://codeofaninja.com/tools/find-twitter-id
start time (P580) - obtain from https://codeofaninja.com/tools/find-twitter-id
Goodreads author ID (P2963)
Comicbook DB ID (P1392) Website went down in December 2019; however, it is planned to be revised at some point; might have references to numbers in NARs or other sources
ComiXology creator ID (P5951)
Marvel comics creators ID (P7950)
DC comics talent ID (P7951)
BoardGameGeek game artist ID (P####) Propose new property for artist ID???
Any other IDs for corporate bodies.