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Controversy Widens Over Comic Book Issues
States that the public's reading tastes are changing as a result of newspaper coverage of the ongoing crisis. Some comic book publishers and distributors are choosing to self-censor, but this effort is not enough to protect children.
Contradictory Testimony: Publisher Defends Comic Book Horror
Presents court proceedings in which comic book publisher, William M. Gaines, defends the content of his comic books in front of senators who question his depiction of a severed head on the front of one of his books.
Comic' Books Indicted by Economist as Menace to Millions of Children
Explores the effect that crime comic books have on young children. Article states that although good often triumphs over evil, the depictions of evil tend to more prevalent in the illustrations.
Comic' Books - Who Are Their Readers: Nine Children of Every 10 are Subjected to Effect of Crime-Story Thrillers: Surveys Show Vast Audience of Impressionable Youngsters Under Influence of Publications
A number of statistics are given about how many children read comic books.
Comic Criminals to Burn
Reports a New Jersey comic book burning, for which local Cub Scouts collected horror comics to be burned. A portable incinerator will be brought in to do the burning.
Comic Books Found Breed Juv. Crime
A review of an article published by Wertham. Looks to crime comics as the primary cause of juvenile delinquency in the United States.
Comic Books Banned
Short piece announcing the banning of 34 American comic books containing horror stories of war themes. Further imports of such magazines will be prohibited.
Comic Books - The Stories They Offer Children: Words, Like Pictures, are Based on Crime, Superbeing Philosophy: Economist Survey Discloses Low Value of Typical Stories to Children
Features a table that explores questionable content that was present in the twenty comic magazines procured by the Economist. It also includes reader reactions to their campaign.
Children to Net Good Books From Fire of Crime Comics
Discusses a book burning that took place in Vancouver, in which the children received classic books in return for burning up their crime and horror comics.
Campaign Against Horror Comics Begins to Snowball
Explores the public's growing support of taking horror comics off the shelves. The image accompanying the article features the wide eyes of a child reader mirroring the eyes of the victim on the cover of the horror comic, highlighting the boy's…