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 In the movie’s only overt nod to the comic books, in which Dent becomes Batman enemy Two-Face, the character is seen crumpled and dazed following the explosion with the left side of his face severely burned. Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024 That's the premise of the 2016 comic book series The Beauty, as well as Ryan Murphy's new TV endeavor. Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2024 The ball was eventually sold to comic book creator and producer Todd McFarlane who paid $450,000 for it. Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024 Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Bane, the super-steroid injecting antagonist who was previously seen in the 2012 Christopher Nolan movie The Dark Knight Rises, and Deathstroke, another popular arch-nemesis in the comic book company’s fold, are being lassoed together and for a movie. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for comic book 

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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 14 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

comic book

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