comic book

noun

: a magazine containing sequences of comic strips
usually hyphenated in attributive use

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With about 100 vendors, there is a little bit of everything here, from jewelry to pickles and hot sauce to collectible items like coins and comic books. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025 Diehard fans of George Lucas' enduring sci-fi fantasy universe are keeping tabs on the Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 this weekend, looking for hot news on movies, TV shows, comic books, novels, and more. Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Apr. 2025 After Affleck’s take on the Marvel hero, Netflix adapted the comic book about a blind lawyer turned crime fighter into a TV show. Jack Dunn, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025 The film, which stars Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn as the titular foursome, is set in 1960s Manhattan during the time of when the first comic book of the characters was released. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comic book

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of comic book was in 1904

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“Comic book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20book. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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comic book

noun
: a magazine made up of a series of comic strips
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