the comics

plural noun

: the comic strips in a newspaper : the part of a newspaper that has comic strips
Did you read the comics today?

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In the comics and his origin story movie, Johnny sells his soul to the devil Mephisto in order to cure his father’s cancer. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026 Wolverine works for Team X, a black-ops group (inspired by the team from the comics) fighting for mutant survival. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 In the comics, Victor von Doom hails from the fictional southeastern European country of Latveria. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 The Blue Beetle film focused on the third character to play the titular superhero in the comics, Jaime Reyes, a popular El Paso teen. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the comics

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