the funnies
noun/ðə ˈfʌniz/
/ðə ˈfʌniz/
(also the funny papers
[plural] (North American English, informal)/ðə ˈfʌni peɪpəz/
/ðə ˈfʌni peɪpərz/
, the funny pages /ðə ˈfʌni peɪdʒɪz/
/ðə ˈfʌni peɪdʒɪz/
, the comics /ðə ˈkɒmɪks/
/ðə ˈkɑːmɪks/
)- the part of a newspaper where there are several comic strips (= series of drawings that tell a funny story)
报纸上有几幅漫画的部分（=讲述有趣故事的一系列图画） CultureUS Sunday newspapers print colour sections with longer comic strips. Most are funny, like Peanuts, but some tell adventure or crime stories, like Dick Tracy. The funnies have been a US tradition since the early 20th century.