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Glossary of Common Abbreviations
Characters A
B C D E
F G H I
J K L M
N O P Q
R S T U
V W X Y
Z
| Characters |
|
| # , No. |
Number |
| 1st, 2nd |
First, Second (etc.) |
| A |
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| Am Exp, V/MC, DISC |
Credit card abbreviations |
| An, ANN |
Annual |
| AOL, HBO |
Amer.On Line, Home Box Office |
| APP |
Appears, Appearance |
| Arch., Archv |
Archive |
| ARR. DT |
Arrival Date |
| ART, ILLUS |
Artist, Illustrator |
| Atl(GA) Jax(FL) Char(NC) |
Atlanta, Jacksonville, Charlotte |
| Auth |
Author (Writer) |
| Auto, Autogr |
Autograph |
| B |
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| B/W |
Black & White |
| BC |
Back Cover |
| BLC, BRC |
Bottom Left, Right Corner |
| Blk, BLK |
Black |
| BR |
Bright (vivid) |
| BR., Brnz |
Bronze Age |
| C |
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| C, CRNs |
Corner(s) |
| CCA |
Comics Code Auth. |
| Chi, CHI |
Chicago |
| COL, COLs |
Color, Colors |
| Cr. Ed, CRZ Ed |
"Crazy Ed" |
| CRS |
Crease |
| CT |
Color Touch |
| CVR |
Cover |
| CVRLS |
Coverless |
| D |
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| DC |
DC Publication(s) |
| E |
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| Ed. |
Edition |
| EW |
Entertainment Weekly |
| EX, e.g. |
Example |
| F |
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| F, FN |
Fine |
| F/VF |
Fine to Very Fine |
| FC |
Front Cover |
| Fed Ex, FED EXP. |
Federal Express |
| FR |
Fair |
| G |
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| G, GD |
Good |
| G, GT |
Giant |
| GA, Gold. |
Golden Age |
| Gall., GALL |
Gallery |
| GK |
Gold Key Publications |
| GL |
Green Lantern |
| H |
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| I |
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| "I" |
"Eye" (appeal) |
| IBC, IFC |
Inside Back, Front Cover |
| IND |
Independent (Publisher) |
| Ink |
Inked, Inker (Artist) |
| Iss, ISS |
Issue |
| J |
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| JFK |
John F Kennedy (President) |
| K |
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| K & S |
Kirby & Simon (team of comic creators) |
| L |
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| L, R |
Left, Right |
| LA, SF |
Los Angeles, San Francisco |
| LBJ |
Lyndon B Johnson (Pres) |
| Lgt, LT |
Light |
| M |
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| M, MT |
MINT |
| MAG, Mag |
Magazine |
| Minn., BUFF, Cin, Baltim |
more cities |
| MISC, misc. |
Miscellaneous |
| Mo., MO |
Month |
| Mod., MOD |
Modern |
| MRV |
Marvel Publication(s) |
| MS, MS 60-63-65 |
Mint State (Coins, Medals) |
| N |
|
| N,S,E,W;NE,SE,NW,SW |
North, South, East, West, etc. |
| NFS |
Not For Sale |
| Nk(d) |
Nick(ed) |
| NM |
Near Mint |
| NR, Nr |
Near, Nearly |
| NYJ, NYY, NYM |
New York Jets, Yankees, Mets |
| O |
|
| O/C, OFFC |
Off Center, Offcut |
| OS, O/S |
Overstreet Guide to Comics |
| P |
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| P, PR |
Poor |
| Pg, Pgs |
Page, Pages |
| Pitt, Phil. |
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia |
| PO GM, Gm No. |
Play-Off Game, Game No. |
| Pol., POL |
Political, Politics |
| Pr. |
Print |
| Pres, PREZ |
President |
| Q |
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| R |
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| Rest, RSTD |
Restored |
| S |
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| SA, Silv. |
Silver Age |
| SB 1, 2, 3 etc. |
Superbowl No. 1, 2, 3 etc. |
| Sh, SH |
Sharp (looking, corner, etc) |
| SI |
Sports Illustrated |
| SLT |
Slight |
| Sm |
Small |
| SP |
Spine |
| SPEC |
Special (edition or issue) |
| STN |
Stain |
| SZ |
Size (EX: Gt SZ # 8) |
| T |
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| T, B |
Top, Bottom |
| TRC, TLC |
Top Right, Left Corner |
| Treas. |
Treasury (size, EX Life Mag.) |
| TWX, WB |
Time Warner, Warner Brothers |
| U |
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| UNDRGR |
Underground (Publisher) |
| Univ. |
Universe, Universal |
| UPS |
United Parcel Service |
| USPS |
US Postal Service |
| V |
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| VF |
Very Fine |
| VG |
Very Good |
| VG/F |
Very Good to Fine |
| VOL, Vol. |
Volume |
| W |
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| Wh, Wht |
White |
| Wr, Wrn |
Wear, Worn |
| WS 1999 etc. |
World Series (year) |
| Wtr, WTR |
Water |
| WW I, WW II |
World War I, II |
| X |
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| Y |
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| Yr, YR |
Year |
| Z |
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