Comic art is an art form itself

The Flash Gordon, Vol 3 -- 1936-38 stories came in with a great quote-

"I decided honestly that comic art is an art form itself. It reflects the life and times more accurately and actually is more artistic than magazine illustration- since it is entirely creative. An illustrator works with camera and models; a comic artist begins with a white sheet of paper and dreams up his own business-- he is playwright, director, editor and artist all at once"
-Alex Raymond 1909-1956