comic book
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of comic book
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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As long as there are novels and movies, poems and comic books, there will be critics.
A new take on the Dark Knight comic book hero that faces off against conquistador Hernán Cortés.
From Los Angeles Times
Text-to-image and video apps mined copyrighted film, television and comic book characters such as Darth Vader and Iron Man, leaving studios with a choice: take the tech companies to court or try to forge deals.
A pristine copy of “Superman” No. 1 sold for $9.12 million at Heritage Auctions on Thursday, making it the most expensive comic book ever sold at auction.
From Los Angeles Times
The brothers found six comic books, including Superman #1, in the attic underneath a stack of newspapers inside a cardboard box and surrounded by cobwebs in 2024, Heritage said in a press release.
From BBC
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