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comic strip

a brief sequence of drawings usually with characters drawn only sketchily as in a cartoon with dialog written in ldquoballoonsrdquo over a characters head and depicting a fictional and usually comical incident also called a cartoon Each comic strip contains typically from four to six panels arranged horizontally but widely varying arrangements are published In modern newspapers weekly comic strips are in color and daily strips are usually in black and white In some the story depicted may be serialized and continuous carried over from day to day or week to week Stories of adventure drama mystery or an otherwise non comical nature depicted in the same style are also called comic strips...


Comicality

The quality of being comical something comical...


comics

The section of a newspaper containing mostly comic strips called also funnies and funny papers Many but not all newspapers have a comics section...


Serio comic

Having a mixture of seriousness and sport serious and comical...


funnies

The section of a newspaper containing comic strips called also funny papers and comics Rarely encountered in the singular...


Bouffe

Comic opera See Opera Bouffe...


Buffa

The comic actress in an opera...


buffo

The comic actor in an opera...


Burletta

A comic operetta a music farce...


Comic

Relating to comedy as distinct from tragedy...


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