Adult comics

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Adult comics
House ad, Wings #61, 1945, Fiction House (defunct magazine and comics publisher)
Publishers	Vertigo Comics Marvel Comics' Max line Metal Mammoth NBM Publishing Fantagraphics Books

The catch-all term adult comics typically denotes comic books, comic magazines, comic strips or graphic novels that are marketed either mainly or strictly towards adult (or mature) readers. This can be because they contain material that could be considered thematically inappropriate for children, including vulgarity, morally questionable actions, disturbing imagery, and sexually explicit material.

Adult comics can be defined as intended for audience of 16 years or older.^[1]