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Study Being Organized: Good Comics Said Helpful
Deals primarily with newspaper comics, and makes reference to the fact that comic book reading can be greatly beneficial for the young reader.
Subject Well Covered: Proposed Alton Ordinance on Comic Books Really Leaves No Objections Undefined
Outlining a new ordinance in Alton in which the town is attempting to get rid of comic books that could be harming the children living there.
This Is Your Page: What's On Your Mind?
Published letters to the editor with short responses. Includes a letter from someone serving time in a juvenile correctional facility.
Bargains in Modern Books for Boys and Girls
Advertisement and order form for novels directed at boys and girls.
Bargains in Modern Books for Boys and Girls
Advertisement and order form for novels directed at boys and girls.
Horror in the Nursery
Presents the first publication of Fredric Wertham's findings on comics.
The Case Against Comics
Reprints John Mason Brown and Al Capp's opening statements from their "America's Town Meeting of the Air" radio session, in which they debate why comics are a problem.
What Parents Don't Know About Comic Books
A magazine article written by Wertham. He argues that juvenile delinquency is becoming more prevalent and violent due to the popularity of comics with children.
The Case Against Comics: A Review of The Seduction of the Innocent
Muhlen's review of The Seduction of the Innocent. He criticizes the effectiveness of Wertham's book as being a catalyst for change.
Cause of Delinquency
Utilizes the research of two leading psychologists to disprove much of Wertham's arguments about the impact of horror and crime comics on children.