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A '''comic book''' or '''comicbook''', also called '''comic magazine''' or simply '''comic''', is a [[publication]] that consists of [[comic art]] in the form of sequential juxtaposed [[Panel (comics)|panels]] that represent individual scenes.

== Description ==

Panels are often accompanied by brief descriptive [[prose]] and written [[narrative]], usually [[dialog]] contained in [[Speech balloon|word balloons]] emblematic of the comics art form.

Although comics has some origins in 18th century [[Japan]] and 1830s [[Europe]], comic books were first popularized in the United States during the 1930s.

The first modern comic book, [[Famous Funnies]], was released in the United States in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips, which had established many of the [[Literary device|story-telling devices]] used in comics.

The term "comic book" derives from [[American comic books]] once being a compilation of comic strips of a humorous tone; however, this practice was replaced by featuring stories of all genres, usually not humorous in tone.

== See also ==

* [[Literature]]
* [[Panel (comics)]]
* [[Writing]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_book Comic book] @ Wikipedia


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