The typical size and page count of comics have varied over the decades, generally tending toward smaller formats and fewer pages.
Historically, the size was … See more

While comics can be the work of a single creator, the labor of creating them is frequently divided between a number of specialists. There may be a separate writer and artist, … See more

The growth of comic specialty stores helped permit several waves of independently-produced comics, beginning in the mid-1970s. Some early examples of these – generally referred to as "independent" or "alternative" comics – such as See more

Proto-comic books
The development of the modern American comic book happened in stages. Publishers had collected comic strips in hardcover book form as early as 1842, with The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck, a collection of … See more

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• All in Color for a Dime by Dick Lupoff & Don Thompson ISBN 0-87341-498-5
• The Comic Book Makers by Joe Simon with Jim Simon ISBN 1-887591-35-4
• DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes by Les Daniels ISBN 0-8212-2076-4 See more

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• "The Greatest Comics: New Fun #1". Archived from the original on November 9, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2006.{{ See more