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Comic Tales

Comic Tales is a folktale type distinguished by its use of humor, exaggeration, and absurd situations to entertain and often subvert social norms within traditional narrative structures.

44

Publications

1.8K

Citations

48

Authors

21

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Humorous TalesSchwänke

Parents

Publications

44

Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics

Henry D. Smith, Frederik L. Schodt · Journal of Japanese Studies · 1984 · 426 citations

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Heroes, Villains and Fools, as Agents of Social Control

Orrin E. Klapp · American Sociological Review · 1954 · 126 citations

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Demanding respect: the evolution of the American comic book

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 117 citations

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Men of tomorrow: geeks, gangsters, and the birth of the comic book

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 100 citations

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X-Men Ethics: Using Comic Books to Teach Business Ethics

Virginia W. Gerde, R. Spencer Foster · Journal of Business Ethics · 2007 · 99 citations

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Authors

48

  1. BM
    Bruce Michelson

    2 publications · 30 citations

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  2. AF
    Anastasiya Fiadotava

    Estonian Literary Museum, Estonia

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

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  3. FL
    Frederik L. Schodt

    1 publications · 426 citations

    1

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  4. VB
    Vibiana Bowman Cvetkovic

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

    1

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  5. GA
    Guy A. Cardwell

    1 publications · 17 citations

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Institutions

21

  1. State Street (United States)

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  2. Massey University

    Palmerston North, New Zealand

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  3. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. Hess (United States)

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  6. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  7. Estonian Literary Museum

    Tartu, Estonia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. Curtin University

    Perth, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 13 publications · 485 citations

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  2. The Journal of Popular Culture

    JPC · 3 publications · 102 citations

    3

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  3. The New England Quarterly

    2 publications · 47 citations

    2

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  4. Cinema Journal

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  5. The Modern Language Review

    2 publications · 26 citations

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