Editing Comic book (section)

===Graphic novels===
[[File:The_Junior_Disease_Detectives_-_Operation_Outbreak.pdf|thumb|The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] published this instructional graphic novel in 2018 to teach youth to stop spreading infectious diseases.]]
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In 1964, Richard Kyle coined the term "[[graphic novel]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=In 1964, Richard Kyle Coined The Term Graphic Novel {{!}} Global Book Writers|url=https://globalbookwriters.co.uk/blog/graphic-novel|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=@globalbookwriters|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810223703/https://globalbookwriters.co.uk/blog/graphic-novel |archive-date=10 August 2021 }}</ref>

Precursors of the form existed by the 1920s, which saw a revival of the [[medieval]] [[woodcut]] tradition by Belgian [[Frans Masereel]],<ref>Sabin, Roger. ''Adult Comics: An Introduction''(Routledge New Accents Library Collection, 2005), p. 291 {{ISBN|978-0-415-29139-2}}, {{ISBN|978-0-415-29139-2}}</ref> American [[Lynd Ward]] and others, including Stan Lee.

In 1947, [[Fawcett Publications]] published "Comics Novel No. 1", as the first in an intended series of these "comics novels". The story in the first issue was "Anarcho, Dictator of Death", a five chapter spy genre tale written by [[Otto Binder]] and drawn by Al Carreno. It is readable online in the [[Digital Comic Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Digital Comic Museum - Comics Novel 001 (1 fiche)-c2c |url=https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=8272 |website=Digital Comic Museum - Free Public Domain Books |language=en}}</ref> The magazine never reached a second issue.

In 1950, [[St. John Publications]] produced the [[digest-sized]], adult-oriented "picture novel" ''[[It Rhymes with Lust]]'', a 128-page digest by [[pseudonym]]ous writer "Drake Waller" ([[Arnold Drake]] and [[Leslie Waller]]), penciler [[Matt Baker (artist)|Matt Baker]] and inker [[Ray Osrin]], touted as "an original full-length novel" on its cover. "It Rhymes with Lust" is also available to read online in the Digital Comic Museum.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digital Comic Museum - It Rhymes With Lust GN [original](Matt Baker) |url=https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=27911 |website=Digital Comic Museum - Free Public Domain Books |language=en}}</ref>

In 1971, writer-artist [[Gil Kane]] and collaborators applied a paperback format to their "comics novel" ''[[Blackmark]]''. [[Will Eisner]] popularized the term "graphic novel" when he used it on the cover of the paperback edition of his work ''[[A Contract with God|A Contract with God, and Other Tenement Stories]]'' in 1978 and, subsequently, the usage of the term began to increase.