I’ve just come across a solid Comics resource called the Comic Book DB. The comprehensive database rocks an IMDB and wikipedia vibe and has over 50,000 Comics cataloged right now. Created in September 2005, the content is all submitted by users with free registered accounts and is browseable based on different content types such as by title, creators, publishers, story arcs, and more. This is truly a modern day library of Comics with the potential to be the de facto resource for Comics clue.

The search engine is extensive and the results allow you to dig deep with some granularity. As an example I quickly kicked off a search on the Black Panther and the database returned a decent amount of Comics clue on my favorite Wakandan warrior king:

Titles:
Black Panther (1977) (Marvel Comics)
Black Panther (1988) (Marvel Comics)
Black Panther (1998) (Marvel Comics)
Black Panther (2005) (Marvel Comics)
Black Panther 2099 (2004) (Marvel Comics)
Black Panther By Jack Kirby (2005) (Marvel Comics)
Black Panther: Panther’s Prey (1991) (Marvel Comics)
World’s Greatest Comics: Fantastic Four #52 (2006) (Marvel Comics)

Characters:
Black Panther
Falcon
Huntsman, The
Madam Slay
Venomm

Issue Names:
A-Next (1998) #4 - “Who Shall Be Worthy?”
Black Panther (1998) #14 - “Turbulence”
Black Panther (1998) #15 - “Smash”
Black Panther (1998) #2 - “Invasion”
Black Panther (1998) #3 - “Original Sin”
Black Panther (2005) #2 - “Who is the Black Panther? Part Two”
Black Panther (2005) #1B - “Who Is The Black Panther? Part One”
Black Panther (2005) #3 - “Who is the Black Panther? Part Three”
Black Panther (2005) #1C - “Who Is The Black Panther? Part One”
Black Panther (2005) #4 - “Who is the Black Panther? Part Four”
Black Panther (2005) #5 - “Who is the Black Panther? Part Five”
Black Panther (2005) #12 - “Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos”
Black Panther (2005) #1 - “Who is the Black Panther? Part One”
Black Panther (2005) #13 - “White Light, Black Heat”
Black Panther (2005) #6 - “Who is the Black Panther? Part Six”
Defenders (1972) #85 - “Like a Proud Black Panther…”
Excalibur (1988) #59 - “Enter… The Panther”
Fantastic Four (1961) #52 - “The Black Panther!”
Fantastic Four (1961) #119 - “Three Stood Together!”
Marvel Team-Up (1972) #87 - “The Razor’s Edge!”
Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #41 - “Voodoo and Valor”
Marvel Zombies (2006) #2 - “Marvel Zombies, Part 2″
Marvel Zombies (2006) #4 - “Marvel Zombies, Part 4″
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004 (2004) #1
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Marvel Knights 2005 (2005) #1
Solo Avengers (1987) #19 - “Desert Doom”
World’s Greatest Comics: Fantastic Four #52 (2006) N/A - “The Black Panther!”
X-Men (1991) #60 - “Night”

Story Names:
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #29 - “Lost Promises”
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #36 - “Panther’s Quest Part 14: Opponents”
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #37 - “Panther’s Quest Part 25: Dawn Reunion”
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #148 - “Triumph of the Hunter”
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #14 - “Forgotten Corpses”
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #21 - “Panther’s Quest Part 9 Justifiable Action”
Solo Avengers (1987) #19 - “The Vanities of Philip Whitehead”
What If? (1976) #34 - “”

Story Arcs:
The Death of the Black Panther
Enemy of the State (Black Panther)
Gorilla Warfare (Black Panther)
Prelude to the Wedding of the Century

Groups:
Avengers, The (Marvel)

Additional features include tracking your Comics wishlist, documenting your existing collection, and visibility into your contributions as well. According to the Comic Book DB blog, the number of issues is quickly nearing 54,000 (NOTE: this is closer to 58,000 Comics cataloged now) which is impressive and solidifies the site as a valuable Comics resource. Get down with this knowledgebase, browse the content, and submit your Comics-FU to the Comic Book DB.

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