Concept » Detective appears in 3111 issues.
Wizard Magazine's 100 Best Single Issue Comics between the years 1979-2005.
An Anthropomorphic Comic is one in which one or more non-human characters display distinctly human characteristics.
The Bronze Age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 - 1985.
Collections of comic strips from newspapers syndication. Often published in half pages daily (in black and with one row panel) or on Sunday (in color with multiple row panels).
The act of wearing clothes commonly associated with the opposite gender.
The act of spying and espionage.
A common trope within the mystery genre in which the author "plays fair" with the readers, giving them all of the clues necessary to solve the mystery at the same time as, or even before, the fictional detective.
The first era in comic books. They became widespread and popular and many still popular comic book icons made their debut, beginning in the mid 1930s and ending around the mid-1950s.
Scary stories.
In 2009, Marvel came out with a good amount of comic books with the "Noir" theme, taking many of their superheroes and placing them in the 1930's. The Noir story-lines remained pretty similar to the character's originals, adding many of their already supporting cast, but there were often unforeseen twists and variants from the original.
An age of comics which has lasted from mid-1980's to the present days.
Also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is when you experience intense changes in your identity. You may feel like different aspects (states) of your identity are in control of your behavior and thoughts at different times. When a character has more than one personality. In real life this is a very serious condition. It is often used in fiction.
The crime of deliberately killing a person.
Comic books with a mystery to solve.
Modern creations intended as a throwback to the Pulp era but the context of the storytelling is entirely different benefitting from hindsight. Characters created after the rise of the superhero genre are not authentically historic Pulp Heroes.
A group of criminals working together to commit illegal acts.
Tezuka reused characters as if they were actors in what he called his Star System. These characters would appear in different manga as different roles.
Escapist fiction popularized in the first half of the 20th century.
Comic Books Stories that are set in the real world.
The Silver Age is often credited as starting with the first appearance of the new Flash, Barry Allen, in Showcase #4. Includes all comic books published during the period of 1956 to 1970.
As an industry which has traditionally been focused on a younger audience, certain social statements have occasionally been issued by the comic book companies through stories involving comic book characters. As such drug use is almost universally regarded as a dangerous activity that affects not only the individual but also facilitates a criminal industry.
DC Comics' controversial 2011 reboot of its entire line of ongoing comic books following the universe altering event, Flashpoint. After Doomsday Clock, it was redefined as Earth-52.
A settling of a dispute or claim in a court of law.
A genre typically depicting the American Western frontier set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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