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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2007) An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States has been the leading producer with only the British comic books (during the inter-war period and up until the 1970s) and the Japanese manga as close competitors in terms of quantity. Comic book sales began to decline after World War II, when the medium was competing with the spread of television and mass market paperback books. In the 1960s, comic books' audience expanded to include college students who favored the naturalistic, "superheroes in the real world" trend initiated by Stan Lee at Marvel Comics. The 1960s also saw the advent of the underground comics. Later, the influence of Japanese manga and the recognition of the comic book format in the 1930s, the United States and containing a narrative in the comics form. The standard dimensions are 6 ⅝" × 10 ¼". Since the invention of the comic book format in the 1930s, the United States and containing a narrative in the comics form. The standard dimensions are 6 ⅝" × 10 ¼". Since the invention of the comic as the writer, penciler, inker, or colorist.

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When Words Collide - Comic Book Resources

19 Nov 2008 at 4:37pm 

When Words Collide
Comic Book Resources, Ca - 16 hours ago
"Twilight," as a three-issue prestige format series, was probably a difficult comic book to market to readers. On the one hand, it featured characters that ...


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This is a job for... Superslackers! - Comixtalk

18 Nov 2008 at 10:26am 

This is a job for... Superslackers!
Comixtalk, AZ - Nov 18, 2008
I'll say Bugs Bunny cartoons and Keith Giffen's old Ambush Bug comic books for DC. Metal Men and Metamorpho comics. Douglas Adams maybe? ...


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Comics, Pop Culture, and General Geekery - LubbockOnline.com

18 Nov 2008 at 8:09am 

LubbockOnline.com

Comics, Pop Culture, and General Geekery
LubbockOnline.com, TX - Nov 18, 2008
Okay, for Lubbockites, especially Lubbockites who aren?t so familiar with comics, Alex Ross is a comic book illustrator and painter. He was born in Oregon, ...


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Comic Books Attractive For Alternative Investors - NewsNet5.com

12 Nov 2008 at 11:37am 

Comic Books Attractive For Alternative Investors
NewsNet5.com, OH - Nov 12, 2008
Only in the Silver Age of comics perhaps, but some investors are looking at comics and other collectibles as alternative investments, NewsChannel5 sister ...


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To CGC or Not to CGC - The Fourth Down

11 Nov 2008 at 10:49pm 

The Fourth Down

To CGC or Not to CGC
The Fourth Down - Nov 11, 2008
How the hell could a comic book over sixty years old be in that condition? During the Golden Age of Comics, comic books were read only by children. ...


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Skip The Movie, Read Its Muse - Evening Bulletin

7 Nov 2008 at 3:47am 

Skip The Movie, Read Its Muse
Evening Bulletin, PA - Nov 7, 2008
In the glory days of comic books, (Golden Age, Silver Age, and so forth) from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, you could buy thick, gorgeously drawn ...


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Grant Morrison explains his Man of Steel - Los Angeles Times

1 Nov 2008 at 10:16am 

Grant Morrison explains his Man of Steel
Los Angeles Times, CA - Nov 1, 2008
'All Star' isn?t written, drawn or colored to look or read like a Silver Age comic book. 'All Star Superman' is not intended as arch commentary on ...


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