Tentative Categories for the 1st List:

Comic Art in North America from 1890's to the Present

Turn-Of-Century: Rise of Comics as an Art for the Masses

      From birth of Sunday funnies (late 19th Cent.) to the Great Depression (1929)

"Golden Age" Pre-WWII: Realism, Adventure, Super-Heroes, & the birth of the Modern Comic Book

      From the Great Depression (1929) to WWII (early 1940's)

"Golden Age" Post-WWII: Horror, Crime, Sci-Fi, Western & Romance

      From the late years of WWII (mid 1940's) to the Comics Code Authority (mid 1950's)

1960's to 1970's: Underground Comix and Super-Hero Revival

1980's to 2000's: Rise of Graphic Novels, Independents & Mega-Publishers, Mangas, and Niche-Markets (Queer, Women, etc.)