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Are Comic Books a Menace?
Details the results of a comics questionnaire given to over 1800 children, 235 of which having been classified as delinquents.
The Wolf Children of Bengal - Out of the Night #6
The story of children who can transform into wolves. The wolves take advantage of adults' sympathy when they are in their human form, and become killers in their wolf form.
An Experiment in the use of Comics as Instructional Material
Presents the results of an experiment to test whether comics could significantly contribute to the teaching of reading and writing skills. This article also provides suggestions of specific comics that can be studied at different grade levels.
Violence on Our Newstands
Written by a highschool senior, this editorial looks at the way that new technologies negatively influence children.
No Harm In Horror, Comics Issuer Says
William Gaines is interviewed about whether or not he feels as though his horror comics are influencing children to become violent criminals.
Crime, Horror Comic Book Cleanup Demanded by Delinquency Probers: Senators Hit Comic Books
Discusses the Senate Juvenile Delinquency Subcommitee's worries about post-war crime comic books.
Identification and Observational Learning From Films
Explores the possibility of passive learning through films. the authors consider to what extent films influence one's behaviour and self-identification.
Childhood and The Printed Word: One Father's Recipe for the Guidance of Young Minds in the World of Books
Discusses the function of reading in the lives of children who are becoming literate. The image accompanying this text features a young girl looking stereotypically innocent while reading.
Junior Has a Craving
A mother investigates the reading habits of her eight year-old son.
The Much Discussed Comics
Provides a survey of over 8000 elementary and high school students to determine their reading habits and the appeal of comics.