Talk:Chris Kent (comics)

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[edit] First Appearance

Wasn't Chris's first appearance in 52? 66.109.248.114 23:10, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Nope, 52 Week Thirty-Seven was cover dated January 2007 while Chris' first appearance was in Action Comics #844, December 2006. SamSim 20:54, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Primary references tag

After exploring the Wikipedia pages that apply to references and sources, I am puzzled why Terraxos added a "primary references" tag. An article about a (supporting) comic book character is bound to cite comic books in the main. I just can't see how only citing comic book issues in which this character appears violates Wikipedia policies, provided one sticks to factual content in the text of the article and doesn't add his/her own interpretations. There simply are no third-party references to Chris Kent, a character barely 15 months old. Terraxos (or anyone else), would you like to offer an explanation? Spiderboy12 (talk) 01:47, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

In order to show the notability of this character, there needs to be information (reviews, creator comments, impact, etc.) about him published in reliable third party sources and that info needs to be incorporated into the article. The comic books themselves are considered Wikipedia:Primary sources, hence the tag. It should have a Notability tag also, but I think that's implied in the Primary Sources one. Pairadox (talk) 02:21, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

My apologies. I should have resurrected the "primary sources" tag after your comment. This is a page I'd like to devote some time to improving (if possible), though my preference is to wait until the long-delayed Action Comics Annual #11 comes out. I'm not exactly certain where I'd get the reliable third-party references for such a relatively recent supporting character. The notability issue might end up being paramount; Chris might be better left to listings on Superman's "supporting characters" pages, at least for now.Spiderboy12 (talk) 03:02, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Speculation?

The Action Comics Annual paragraph seems to be pure speculation. Very confusing. Lots42 (talk) 07:20, 20 May 2008 (UTC)