American comics emerged as a mass medium in the early 20th century with the advent of newspaper comic strips; magazine-style comic books followed in the 1930s, in which the superhero genre became prominent after Superman appeared in 1938.
Komik Amerika muncul sebagai media massa di awal abad ke-20 dengan munculnya komik strip; Buku komik bergaya majalah mengikuti pada 1930-an, di mana genre pahlawan super menjadi menonjol setelah Superman muncul pada 1938.