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

The other Zhang leaned into was incorporating the essence of Jean Grey and the character’s comic book ties to the Phoenix. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Burbank has an independent video game store, a board game store, a vintage toy store, a year-round Halloween store, the Horror Boodega convenience store and two comic book stores, Reifenberg said. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Be careful though, because the studio will hire them away and give them a hundred-million-dollar budget to make a comic book movie. — Julian Le Ballister, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Bert shields Stuart from Wil’s deadly fireball, which leads to a magic fight to the death between the two that destroys most of the comic book shop and ends with Wil’s demise. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Aug. 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