▁com ics . ▁Trans l ations ▁became ▁extremely ▁popular ▁in ▁foreign ▁mark ets — in ▁some ▁cases ▁equal ing ▁or ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁domestic ▁com ics . ▁ ▁Form s ▁and ▁formats ▁ ▁Com ic ▁stri ps ▁are ▁generally ▁short , ▁multip anel ▁com ics ▁that ▁tradition ally ▁most ▁commonly ▁appeared ▁in ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁daily ▁stri ps ▁have ▁normally ▁occupied ▁a ▁single ▁tier , ▁while ▁Sunday ▁stri ps ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁multiple ▁t iers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁daily ▁stri ps ▁were ▁typically ▁in ▁black - and - white ▁and ▁Sund ays ▁were ▁usually ▁in ▁colour ▁and ▁often ▁occupied ▁a ▁full ▁page . ▁ ▁Special ized ▁com ics ▁period ical s ▁formats ▁vary ▁greatly ▁in ▁different ▁cult ures . ▁ ▁Com ic ▁books , ▁primarily ▁an ▁American ▁format , ▁are ▁thin ▁period ical s ▁usually ▁published ▁in ▁colour . ▁ ▁European ▁and ▁Japanese ▁com ics ▁are ▁frequently ▁serial ized ▁in ▁mag az ines — month ly ▁or ▁week ly ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁usually ▁black - and - white ▁and ▁week ly ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁com ics ▁magazine ▁typically ▁run ▁to ▁hundreds ▁of ▁pages . ▁ ▁Book - length ▁com ics ▁take ▁different ▁forms ▁in ▁different ▁cult ures . ▁European ▁com ic ▁albums ▁are ▁most ▁commonly ▁printed ▁in ▁A 4 - size ▁colour ▁volumes . ▁In ▁English - spe aking ▁countries , ▁the ▁trade ▁paper back ▁format ▁origin ating ▁from ▁collected ▁com ic ▁books ▁have