F 565 Comic Books

Procedures:

1. Class comic books, as defined below, in the appropriate numbers in PN6700-PN6790. Do not class comic books in numbers for individual literary authors.

For purposes of this instruction, the term comic books refers only to comic strips that are published in book or magazine format and that have all of the following characteristics:

$image\POINT_BL.gif$ The characters and action are portrayed in a succession of panel drawings.

$image\POINT_BL.gif$ A series of panels advances a fictional narrative line.

$image\POINT_BL.gif$ The dialogue is generally presented in "balloons," or their equivalent.

In some cases the narrative is advanced with no dialogue or written material at all, or with written material at the bottom of the panels (e.g. Prince Valiant).

A comic book may be one of the following types:

$image\POINT_BL.gif$ A single continuous narrative from beginning to end, created specifically for the publication in hand or compiled for the publication in hand after having been previously published elsewhere.

This category includes comic strip adaptations from other media, such as motion pictures, dramas, or novels, even those that use the exact words of the original.

$image\POINT_BL.gif$ A collection of several separate narratives usually compiled for the publication in hand after having been previously published elsewhere.

The collection may consist of a large number of short (e.g. four panels) narratives, or a small number of more extended narratives.

2. Other materials