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comic

noun [C] (MAGAZINE)
 
 
/ˈkɒm.ɪk/ US  /ˈkɑː.mɪk/ (US also comic book)

Definition

A2 a magazine, especially for children, which contains a set of stories told in pictures with a small amount of writingNewspapers and magazines
(Definition of comic noun (MAGAZINE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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