What year was the first issue of comic released?

The first issue of a comic book is a bit of a tricky question to answer definitively, as the term "comic book" didn't exist in its modern sense until later.

However, some important milestones include:

* 1897: The first comic strip was published in a newspaper, "The Yellow Kid" by Richard Outcault.

* 1933: "Famous Funnies" is considered the first comic book in the modern sense, featuring reprints of newspaper comic strips.

So, depending on your definition of "comic book," the answer could be 1897 or 1933.