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American comic book facts for kids

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An American comic book is a thin book in the United States that has comics usually of superheroes. While it was created in 1933, American comic books first became popular after the 1938 publication of Action Comics, which included the debut of the superhero Superman.

This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were well known, the comic book industry later made comics of horror, crime, science fiction and romance.

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  • YellowKidMcFadden2

    The Yellow Kid in McFadden's Flats (1897)

  • Comic-Monthly-1

    Comic Monthly #1 (Jan. 1922)

  • FamousFunnies1933

    Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics (Eastern Color Printing, 1933).

  • Action Comics 1

    Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1 (June 1938). Cover art by Joe Shuster.

  • Showcase4

    Showcase #4 (Oct. 1956), the launch of comics' Silver Age. Cover art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Kubert.

  • Fantastic Four vol.1-1 (Nov. 1961)

    The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961). Cover art by Jack Kirby.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Historieta en los Estados Unidos para niños

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