comic book

noun

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

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The Althea Gibson Marvel comic book giveaway comes a few days after Disney and Marvel Studios released The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie. Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 The new series revolves around Stuart Bloom, the comic book store owner played by Kevin Sussman. EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025 In the spinoff, Cartwright will play comic book nerd and regular customer of Stuart's store, Kyle, and Brener will play Trevor, per Deadline. Julia Moore, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Cartwright will be playing Kyle, believed to be a comic book nerd and a daily patron of Stuart’s book store; Walker will play Gary, said to be Denise’s handsome new boyfriend; while Brener plays Trevor in the series produced by Chuck Lorre Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic%20book. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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comic book

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