comic book

noun

: a magazine containing sequences of comic strips

—usually hyphenated in attributive use

Examples of comic book in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If our characters on their adventure, on their journey, could be trapped into a comic book, they could certainly be trapped into a sitcom. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Build or start your comic book collection, enter a golf tournament, go on a spooky field trip, see a classic horror-comedy, or get some exercise at a fundraiser. — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026

Along with sizable paintings from iconic American artists such as Norman Rockwell and Frida Kahlo, the museum features galleries with comic books, manga, and other illustrations that have historically been viewed only between paper pages. — Nava Rawls, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026

To Dickinson, concerns about artificial intelligence constitute a moral panic, like earlier concerns about (among his examples) comic books. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comic book

• kinderhook
• meadowbrook
• overlook
• overtook
• pocketbook
• storybook
• tillamook
• undertook
• betook
• casebook
• chapbook
• checkbook

Kids Definition

comic book

noun

: a magazine made up of a series of comic strips