comicana

English

Etymology

From comic +‎ -ana.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

Noun

comicana pl (plural only)

1. Things, ideas, or practices associated with or distinctive of comic books.
   • 1975, Mort Walker, Backstage at the Strips, Mason/Charter, →ISBN, page 30:

     Charlie Rice, of This Week magazine, is one of the few serious students of comicana around.

   • 1985, Esquire, volume 103, page 246:

     The guide, available at comic-book stores and by subscription, is where everybody advertises to buy, sell, or swap comicana.

   • 1996 June 9, Barbara Shea, “On The Go”, in Newsday:

     The new International Museum of Cartoon Art in Boca Raton, Fla., claims to have the world's largest and most comprehensive collection of "comicana."

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:comicana.