Definition of Comic book

1. Noun. A magazine devoted to comic strips.

Generic synonyms: Mag, Magazine
Terms within: Cartoon Strip, Comic Strip, Funnies, Strip

Definition of Comic book

1. Noun. (comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to tell a story or series of stories, primarily in serialized form, usually fiction. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Comic Book

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Literary usage of Comic book

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hidden Power: A Secret History of the Indian Ring, Its Operations, Intrigues by Thomas Henry Tibbles (1881)
"(A comic book) $1 50 Home Harmonies i 50 The Life of Jesus. Translated. ... Hawk-eyes—a comic book by "The Burlington Hawkeye Man." Illustrated. ..."

2. Landmine Monitor Report 2000: Toward a Mine-Free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines, International Campaign to Ban Landmines (2000)
"Most attention, however, has been focused on the Superman comic book, ... The comic book has apparently been used to advantage as one of a number of media ..."

3. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"But, come to think of it, I know some comic book characters in business who don't worry about anything, either. I don't know if I should emulate or pity ..."

4. Papers and Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Conference on Agricultural edited by Melvin L. Myers (1994)
"They have what they call novelas—novels written in a comic book format. ... This is similar to the comic book idea, where you have got photos of people ..."

5. Inventing a Classroom: Life in a Bilingual, Whole Language Learning Community by Kathryn F. Whitmore, Caryl G. Crowell (1994)
"Jason's piece, an elaborate comic book about characters called Griffins, ... He has written the text and separately drawn illustrations in comic-book style. ..."

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