Comic book
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A comic book is a kind of cartoon in the form of a small magazine that contains an extended series of sequential images that tell a story or part of a story. Some comic books even contain two or more full stories, or one complete story and one part of another unrelated one. The story content of comic books, in defiance of the term comic, is not invariably humorous.
[edit] A Brief History
The earliest comic books were published in the 1930's and included such titles as Flash Gordon, Superman, and Captain Marvel (Shazam). These early titles combined aspects of both comic strips and dime novels and dealt primarily with science fiction and fantasy. Alongside these appeared other more lighthearted titles featuring highly exaggerated human and funny animal characters. As the United States entered World War II, many comic books pitted superheroes against supervillains symbolizing the very real threat of the Axis powers. After the war, many titles were discontinued because they lost their sense of purpose. From the 1950's on, titles intended for younger readers or older readers seemed to become more polarized, often making one category almost completely unsuitable for the intended audience of the other. Titles such as Archie and its spin-offs, however, managed to buck that trend.
[edit] Comic Books and Furry Fandom
Large publishers, with their vested interest in existing titles, have historically been reluctant to publish new titles involving furries and funny animals, but there have been two major exceptions. One was DC Comics' Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew, and the other was Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham, published by Star Comics, subsidiary of Marvel. Both of these were parodies of existing genres and titles. Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog and Antarctic Press's Gold Digger perhaps come closest to being mainstream furry titles, though classifying them as 'furry' is debatable. Most other furry-friendly titles have been published independently with relatively small print runs. The furry fandom itself was established partly around the publication of titles such as Omaha the Cat Dancer, Albedo Anthropomorphics, and Equine the Uncivilized.
