| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; colors: Scott McCloud | |
| 1 | Acknowledgements | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud | |
| 2 | Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud | |
| 3 | Introduction | comic story | 1 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 4 | Chapter One: Setting the Record Straight | comic story | 22 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 5 | Chapter Two: The Vocabulary of Comics | comic story | 36 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 6 | Chapter Three: Blood in the Gutter | comic story | 34 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 7 | Chapter Four: Time Frames | comic story | 24 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 8 | Chapter Five: Living in Line | comic story | 20 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 9 | Chapter Six: Show and Tell | comic story | 24 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 10 | Chapter Seven: The Six Steps | comic story | 23 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 11 | Chapter Eight: A Word about Color | comic story | 8 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; colors: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |
| 12 | Chapter Nine: Putting It All Together | comic story | 23 | script: Scott McCloud; pencils: Scott McCloud; inks: Scott McCloud; letters: Bob Lappan | |