Wie gesagt, ein historischer Überblick zur Begriffsgeschichte wäre interessant und auch nicht kontrovers.

Frank F. Greene (1941)
The Comic Strip is a skilled though simplified narration, by means of caricatured drawings, of events in progressive dramatic action – or of revelations – that culminate in a comical climax. … is usually presented in a series of daily episodes … The strip artist … plots his ideas in progressive action, develops his characters, and draws a comedy skit of several scenes every day.