Comics & Graphic Novels Crossword Puzzles: Free Printable and Online

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Superman Day

Medium · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 1. First name of a certain mild-mannered reporter
  2. 5. Kryptonian general who famously demands others to kneel before him
  3. 6. Joe who provided the original illustrations for the Man of Steel
  4. 9. Fictional urban center known as the City of Tomorrow
  5. 10. Surname of the megalomaniacal CEO portrayed by Nicholas Hoult
  6. 11. First name of the gruff newspaper editor known for yelling Great Caesar's Ghost

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  1. 2. Pulitzer-winning reporter who frequently covers the Man of Steel
  2. 3. What the S shield on the hero's chest translates to on his home world
  3. 4. David who donned the iconic red cape for James Gunn's 2025 cinematic revival
  4. 7. What the hero seeks in his Arctic sanctuary
  5. 8. Super-powered canine companion with a red collar
  6. 10. First name of the bald billionaire with a vendetta against aliens

Comics & Graphic Novels

Hard · 15×15 · 20 words
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  1. 3. An infernal soldier born from a deal with the devil
  2. 5. A golden kingdom accessible via a rainbow bridge
  3. 8. A line of books meant to modernize the icons
  4. 9. The identity passed from one hero to another
  5. 10. The heavy-shadowed creator of a red demon
  6. 12. A masked detective who sees the world in inkblots
  7. 15. A collected volume for those who cannot wait
  8. 17. A mechanical man with a human pulse
  9. 18. A noble gas home that was truly a gas
  10. 19. One who gives depth to another's pencil sketches
  11. 20. The one foe who will never stop trying

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  1. 1. The revolving door for the criminally insane
  2. 2. The same cover but with a different skin
  3. 4. A vertical scroll of sequential art
  4. 6. One who takes the law into their own spandex
  5. 7. A floating container for a character's thoughts
  6. 11. The annual pilgrimage of the masked and costumed
  7. 13. The identification text at the bottom of the frame
  8. 14. The tragic event that starts the first issue
  9. 16. A dark genre where the shadows tell the story

Comics & Graphic Novels

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 2. Artist who adds depth and definition over a penciler's layout
  2. 5. The doomed home planet of a certain Man of Steel
  3. 7. The brave protagonist at the center of the action
  4. 10. An alternative cover design for the same issue of a series
  5. 12. Published outside of the major mainstream companies
  6. 13. A single framed drawing in a sequence
  7. 14. Self-published work created by enthusiasts for a specific subculture

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  1. 1. The complex backstory and mythology of a fictional world
  2. 3. The act of restarting a fictional universe with a new continuity
  3. 4. Pseudonym of the legendary French artist Jean Giraud
  4. 6. Digital format optimized for vertical scrolling on mobile
  5. 8. The story explaining how a protagonist gained their powers
  6. 9. Narrative box providing context or interior monologue
  7. 11. A collective of ninjas or a family of mutants

Comics & Graphic Novels

Easy · 7×7 · 8 words
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  1. 4. A character who comes from another planet
  2. 5. The type of bubble used to show a character talking
  3. 7. A common word used in a bubble to show a hitting sound
  4. 8. A single magazine or numbered chapter of a series

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  1. 1. One single box on a page that contains a scene
  2. 2. The black liquid used to draw the lines in a comic book
  3. 3. Something worn over the face to hide a secret identity
  4. 6. The long piece of fabric that flows behind a flying character

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