history: My boyfriend wants some comic books for his birthday and I don't know much about them!  I need help!!
knowledge: The first modern comic book, ''Famous Funnies'', was released in the United States in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips, which had established many of the story-telling devices used in comics.
response: How about "Famous Funnies"? It was the first modern comic book and was released in the U.S. in 1933.
history: My boyfriend wants some comic books for his birthday and I don't know much about them!  I need help!!
How about "Famous Funnies"? It was the first modern comic book and was released in the U.S. in 1933.
Comic books have been around that long??  I had no idea!
knowledge: While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of ''Action Comics'', which included the debut of the superhero Superman.
response: Yep, they gained more popularity after 1938 when ''Action Comics'' debuted which included Superman.
history: My boyfriend wants some comic books for his birthday and I don't know much about them!  I need help!!
How about "Famous Funnies"? It was the first modern comic book and was released in the U.S. in 1933.
Comic books have been around that long??  I had no idea!
Yep, they gained more popularity after 1938 when ''Action Comics'' debuted which included Superman.
Really??  That's amazing!  I've seen the Superman movie, and didn't know there were comic books too!
knowledge: Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues.
response: You better believe it! Action Comics ran from 1938 to 2011, one of the longest-running comic books.
history: My boyfriend wants some comic books for his birthday and I don't know much about them!  I need help!!
How about "Famous Funnies"? It was the first modern comic book and was released in the U.S. in 1933.
Comic books have been around that long??  I had no idea!
Yep, they gained more popularity after 1938 when ''Action Comics'' debuted which included Superman.
Really??  That's amazing!  I've seen the Superman movie, and didn't know there were comic books too!
You better believe it! Action Comics ran from 1938 to 2011, one of the longest-running comic books.
That's incredible!  And that's a lot of comic books!  I'm sure out of that many I'll be able to find something my boyfriend will like!
knowledge: ''Action Comics'' returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957 (Aug. 2016).
response: I see, well another thing to know is that in 2016, it came back to its first numbering.