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[1] Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology is a graphic novel written by Jim Ottaviani and illustrated by the company Big Time Attic. The book tells a slightly fictionalized account of the Bone Wars, a period of intense excavation, speculation, and rivalry which led to a greater understanding of dinosaurs in the western United States. This novel is the first semi-fictional work written by Ottaviani; previously, he had taken no creative license with the characters he depicted, portraying them strictly according to historical sources. Bone Sharps follows the two scientists Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Marsh as they engage in an intense rivalry for prestige. Ottaviani has Cope and Marsh interact and meet many important figures of the Gilded Age, from P. T. Barnum to U.S. Grant, as the two scientists pursue their hotheaded and sometimes illegal acquisitions of fossils. Unlike in his previous books, "the scientists are the bad guys this time". Upon release, the novel received praise from critics for its exceptional historical content, although some reviewers wished more fiction had been woven into the story.

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• February 25: Detective Comics #27, the first appearance of Batman, breaks the record of the most expensice comic book ever sold with $1.075 million.[4]
• February 23: Action Comics 1, the first appearance of Superman, becomes the first comic to be sold for $1 million.[5]
• January 21: Jacques Martin, French classic author of bandes dessinées like The Adventures of Alix, dies. [6]
• January 13: Amazing Spiderman #583, Spidey Meets the President!, is the top selling comic book of 2009, with over 500,000 copies sold. [7]
• January 2: French comics artist Tibet, best known for Chick Bill and Ric Hochet, dies. [8]
• January: Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book is the top selling comic album of 2009, with 1.2 million copies sold in the French language version alone. [9]

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A Felix the Cat comic strip.

The Felix the Cat comic strip debuted in England's Daily Sketch on August 1, 1923 and entered syndication in the United States on August 19, 1923.
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