This practicum sought to improve reading vocabulary and comprehension in fourth-grade students by using comic books 30 minutes per day as a supplement to the regular basal reading program. High-interest comic books were used by a class section of 18 students in the experimental group, for a period of four months. Another class section of 20 students was selected as a control group. Instructional units and lesson plans using comic books were developed to teach specifically identified reading skills. The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test was used as a measure both before and after the program. Although not significant, differences in gains in vocabulary and comprehension favored the experimental group. (Author/AA)