noun
comic
A2
Comic: masculine noun meaning 'comic' or 'comic book', an illustrated story or strip. Article: der. Plural: Comics (adds -s, no umlaut). Declension follows regular patterns. Used for both single comic strips and collected comic books; equivalent Spanish 'comic' or 'comic book'.
Examples
Er liest gerne Marvel-Comics.
He likes to read Marvel comics.
Der Junge schenkte seiner Schwester den Comic, weil sie früher gern Comics las.
The boy gave his sister the comic because she used to like reading comics.
Er sammelt alte Comics aus den 80er Jahren.
He collects old comics from the 80s.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a colorful comic book cover with the word 'Comic' across the top.
Same as English 'comic' — a comic book or strip.
Der Comic — picture a masculine 'hero' character on the cover.
Notes
Masculine in German; plural 'Comics'.