page_title: Glossary of comics terminology
section_title: Comic strip
hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of comics terminology / Formats / Comic strip
caption_attribution_description: Mutt and Jeff comic strip. "Five-frame comic strip. Mutt reads that the police department needs motorcycle cops, and heads over to the station for an interview. He passes every test but one, he cannot drive a motorcycle."
context_page_description: Comics has developed specialized terminology. Several attempts have been made to formalise and define the terminology of comics by authors such as Will Eisner, Scott McCloud, R. C. Harvey and Dylan Horrocks. Much of the terminology in English is under dispute, so this page will list and describe the most common terms used in comics.
context_section_description: A comic strip is a short work of comics which has its origins in the world of newspapers, but may also appear in magazines or other periodicals, as well as in books and elsewhere.  In comic strips, generally the only unit of encapsulation is the panel.
caption: Mutt and Jeff daily comic strip (1913)
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