goofball vs comic

goofball and comic both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
goofball	Yes	No	No	No
comic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, comic is a hypernym of goofball; that is, comic is a word with a broader meaning than goofball:

Other hypernyms of goofball include comedian.

goofball (noun)	comic (noun)
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool	a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

goofball (adjective)	comic (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
	arousing or provoking laughter