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A common comic book genre where the main character(s) travel the globe seeking a discovery. Tintin is a good example of this genre.
Aliens are beings that are not native inhabitants of Earth and a mainstay in many forms of fiction and comics are no exception. This page lists aliens from various comic companies.
An Anthropomorphic Comic is one in which one or more non-human characters display distinctly human characteristics.
A loosely defined period in comics between 1946 and 1956 (roughly the end of the Golden Age of Comics) where science-fiction stories, many of them dealing with atomic power, dominated the medium of comics.
Comic books that continue from or expand on books or novels.
Comic book versions of classic and popular media.
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).
Cryptid is a term which is used in cryptozoology to refer to a creature whose existence has been suggested but that is unrecognized by a scientific consensus, and whose existence is moreover often regarded as highly unlikely. Some notable examples would be Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Thunderbird just to name a few.
Magical creatures bound magically to their masters.
Fantasy is a comic book genre often taking place in fairy tale realms.
Earth-1136 of Marvel, that features the Protectors, Ex-Mutants (second team) and Dinosaurs for Hire from Malibu.
Ghosts are souls/spirits of the deceased who appear in the land of the living.
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.
The world of Grimm Fairy Tales is divided into a number of different worlds, with Earth at the center
Scary stories.
Danish toy production company based in Billund known for making toys of interlocking plastic bricks. Established in 1932.
Comic book adaptations of classic literature produced by Marvel Comics.
The Next Issue Project was a short lived revival of Golden Age Comic Book superheroes who have fallen into Public Domain into the 21st century by Image Comics. Comic book creators at Image continued where the last issue left off in the late-1940s.
An Open Source Character is a concept where a creator or group of creators create a character for express use in comic books or other media without concern of payment or other compensation. An Open Source Character, slightly similar to the concept of Public Domain Character, is free to use by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose.
An artistic form were actors sing lines instead of speaking them.
Platinum Age is the term used to describe the time period of 1897-1938, during which early forms of the comic books were published. Platinum Age comics usually are reprint of newspaper strips of the time period, and were found in various larger book like formats with cloth or other types of hard covers.
Escapist fiction popularized in the first half of the 20th century.
A comic book, trade paperback, hardcover or other mediums that contains reprinted materials.
Futuristic genre of fiction.
An alternative term used for "Superhero" coined by writer and artist Alan Moore. It more generally implies a hero with a Science-Fiction origin within the America's Best Comics Universe.
The superhero costume is one of the oldest and most vital things any hero can have, it masks the secret identity and shows the world the real hero.
Superpowers are abilities uncommon to the average human. There are many different types of superpowers though most are physical, mental, technological, or mystical. Powers can be inherited from parents, bestowed by a higher power, acquired by exposure to an outside force or passed to them by others.
Series of hardcovers collecting vintage horror comics under the Yoe Books! imprint of IDW.
Possibly a fictitious war that happened during Ancient Greek times over the abduction of Helen.
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