Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.

  2. (not comparable)Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.

Origin

From ash + can.

From ash + can.

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