comic book

noun

1. a magazine with one or more comic strips.

Word History and Origins

Origin of comic book¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Based on her comic book origin story, she’s destined to become the second Captain Marvel.

From Essence.com

A comic book aficionado, Rafner worked at a comic book store where dozens of customers became friends.

From Washington Post

While that happens, we're resurfacing some vintage Ars stories like this 2014 examination of a classic comic book claim, "The Battle of the Century."

From Ars Technica

Much of 2020’s best food writing is in novels, comic books, and middle-grade fiction

From Eater

When it comes to comic books and graphic novels, you can buy them directly from the Amazon Kindle Store.

From Popular-Science

Same goes for the comic book character “Captain America,” which Marvel announced in July would be now be portrayed as a black man.

From The Daily Beast

What do you think prompted the change in comic book representation of LGBTQ characters?

From The Daily Beast

Why is it important to have a bisexual character in a comic book?

From The Daily Beast

Comic book heroes are even hotter—Spiderman and Batman probably earn more money nowadays than Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

From The Daily Beast

Marvel and DC Plan 20 Movies for the Next Six Years: Will the Comic Book Movie Bubble Burst?

From The Daily Beast

This isn't a time machine in the comic book use of the term.

From Project Gutenberg

Even the French comic-book publisher responsible for Asterix.

From Project Gutenberg

He glanced at the tree behind which, he knew, doom sat reading a comic book.

From Project Gutenberg

The comic book convention was questioned as to its appropriateness for the tragic theme.

From Project Gutenberg

Anger spent, Kowalski probably just wanted to get back to her comic book.

From Project Gutenberg