The first modern comic book , Famous Funnies , was released in the U.S. in 1933 .
Was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips , which had established many of the story - telling devices used in comics .
The first modern comic book , Famous Funnies , was released in the U.S. in 1933 and was a reprinting of earlier newspaper humor comic strips , which had established many of the story - telling devices used in comics .