There are many sound effects that get used very frequently in comic books (like Blam!), but this is not a list of the most common ones. Instead, these are the most iconic sound effects, the sound ...

Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker created 'plewds,' those flying sweat droplets that appear around a character’s head to indicate they're working hard or stressed. Being a big fan of the comic strips ...

If they need to put the sound effect in there it is a pretty crappy comic book, IMO. The illustration should be sufficient to provide the 'sound' to the reader.

Next week, DC debuts The New Golden Age #1, which ushers in what DC has called a "new Golden Age" of its superhero universe. And the publisher recently retconned a bunch of new "Golden Age" heroes ...