comic book

noun

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

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The comic book adventure, starring Tom Holland as Marvel’s web-slinging hero, ignited to $360 million domestically and a mind-blowing $932 million globally, the biggest domestic and second-largest global debut in history. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 Tom Holland’s run as the comic book webslinger has been a mighty one. — Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026 Brazil has always been known as a DC market given how audiences grew up on that comic book there. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2026 That’s because in Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez’s Marvel comic book series All-New Venom, MJ is revealed as Venom’s new host. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026 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

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