comic strip

noun

1. a sequence of drawings, either in color or black and white, relating a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story, etc., often serialized, typically having dialogue printed in balloons, and usually printed as a horizontal strip in daily newspapers and in an uninterrupted block or longer sequence of such strips in Sunday newspapers and in comic books.

comic strip

noun

1. a sequence of drawings in a newspaper, magazine, etc, relating a humorous story or an adventure Also calledstrip cartoon

Word History and Origins

Origin of comic strip¹

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20

Example Sentences

For Suarez Frimkess, comic strip characters are more than mere avatars, they are teachers.

From Los Angeles Times

Her favorite is Condorito, a Chilean comic strip based on the exploits of a somewhat lazy but ingenious condor.

From Los Angeles Times

But in the first year of the comic strip alone, Gray puts Annie through the wringer.

From Slate

This week, host Ronald Young Jr. talks to Darrin Bell, creator of the syndicated newspaper comic strip Candorville.

From Slate

Darrin Bell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip “Candorville," and author of the graphic novel “The Talk."

From Salon

Related Words

• cartoon
• comic