Other forms: comics
Comic means meant to be funny. Comic timing, comic effect, a comic novel.
The distinction from comical is worth keeping: comic means intended to amuse and comical means unintentionally funny. As a noun it is both a comedian and a magazine of drawn strips. The Greek behind it names the revel a comedy grew out of.
1adjectivecomicMeant to be funny.
“The play is serious, but there are a few comic moments to lighten it.”
2nounmagazineA magazine of drawn strips.
“He spent his pocket money on a new comic every Saturday.”
comic is a quality of humour.
Also accepted in games: humorous
Greek komikos comes from komos, a revel or carousal, which is what early comedy grew out of.
Ancient Greek
κωμικός — relating to comedy
Latin
comicus
English, today
comic
Built from
From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (“relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (“carousal”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA