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First appearance

First piece of media featuring a fictional character

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24-hour comic

24-page comic book challenge

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Illustrated fiction

Narrative medium

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Swipe (comics)

Uncredited copy of part of a comic book

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Kirby Krackle

Stylistic device commonly used in sci-fi, superhero and fantasy comics

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Variant cover

Comic book issue printed with multiple covers, each with unique cover art

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Script (comics)

Narrative and dialogue of a comic book

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Tarzanesque

Term used to describe Tarzan-like characters

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Decompression (comics)

Stylistic storytelling choice

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Panel (comics)

Individual frame of a comic

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Ongoing series

Comic series that runs indefinitely

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Fifth-week event

Novelty comic book promotion

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