Indicia (publishing)
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Indicia, from the plural of the Latin word indicium meaning distinguishing marks,[1] is a piece of text traditionally appearing on the first recto page after the cover of a magazine or comic book, which usually contains the official name of the publication, its publication date, information regarding editorial governance of the publication, and a disclaimer regarding disposition of unsolicited submissions.[2] Placement of indicia has moved away from being exclusively on the inside first recto page. Since 2006, American comic books commonly have indicia on the inside last verso page,[citation needed] while magazines may place their indicia almost anywhere within the publication (often on whichever page has the table of contents).[citation needed]
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References
- ^ Room, Adrian., ed. The Cassell Dictionary of Word Histories. London: Cassell & Co., 1999, p.306.
- ^ Overstreet, Robert M. (2010). The Official Overstreet Comic Book Companion (11th ed.). Gemstone Publishing Inc. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-375-72308-7.
