History of Comics Flashcard

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What is one of the earliest examples of humans using illustration for storytelling?

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Cave paintings

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Which ancient structure in Rome is an example of early sequential art?

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Trajan's Column

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What invention helped bring comics to a wide audience?

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Modern printing techniques

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Who was one of the first British creators of sequential series of satirical art?

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William Hogarth

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What did the speech balloon evolve from? Options: Scroll, Label, Phylacter

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All of the above

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Which publication is considered the first comic magazine?

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The Glasgow Looking Glass

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What term did the British magazine Punch use for its humorous pencilings?

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Cartoons

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Which character was featured in the first weekly comic to have a regular character? Options: Superman, The Yellow Kid, Tintin, Ally Sloper

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Ally Sloper

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What was the first modern American-style comic book?

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Famous Funnies: A Carnival of Comics

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Who is credited with establishing the form and conventions of the comic strip in the United States?

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R. F. Outcault