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Cover - Adventures Into Darkness #14
Comic cover depicting a shipwrecked man about to be saved by a boat full of skeletons.
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.
Action By an Aroused Public Helping to Stamp Out Crime, Horror 'Comic' Books
Presents a number of initiatives that were being taken to keep crime and horror comics out of the hands of children.
Boiling Anger Is Usual Reaction Of City Father In Reading Children
Looks at how crime and horror comic books are effecting youth. It focuses on parents' anger towards the medium, as well as increased levels of juvenile delinquency from children who read comic books weekly.
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…
Nation Stirred Against "Love" and "Horror" Comics
Full page of small articles that all deal with the problem of horror comics and children.
Sales of Books Said Down: Youth Crime Rise Sparks Anti-Horror Comic Drive
One of many articles that were written by Sigrid Arne on the topic of the backlash against comic books. Looks at how the war on comics was having a profound effect on the popularity of comics.
Cover - Mister Mystery #13
Comic cover depicting someone dunking a head into a vat of acid. Referenced in the senate hearing on juvenile delinquency.
Cover - Mister Mystery #18
Comic cover depicting a head hunter and a number of severed heads. Referenced in the senate hearing on juvenile delinquency.
Cover - Out of the Night #6
Comic cover portraying a ghostly spirit turning a woman into a skeleton.