scientificomic

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Etymology[edit]

Blend of scientifiction +‎ comic.

Noun[edit]

scientificomic (plural scientificomics)

  1. (dated, fandom slang) A comic book in the genre of science fiction.
    • 1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II[1], Numerical Fandoms:
      Eofandom, from about 1930 to 1933, existed before fandom became an entity; generally comprised of folk with no sense of group existence whose interests were in collecting stf and scientificomics, and who eagerly hunted down any items with any sort of stfnal significance.

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