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The Witch's Apprentice - Forbidden Worlds #3
A teenage boy writes from within a jail cell that he was taught the black arts by a witch, and admits he killed a man while under her control.
Invasion - Mister Mystery #3
A group of children work together to make way for a monster's invasion.
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.
My Daddy Should Have Listened - Beware #12
This story is about a young boy who is the son of an acclaimed horror comics author. Young Johnnie befriends a rather odd looking boy who goes by the name of Willie. Johnnie's father is in a slump in with his work and feels that he is unable to…
Britain Plans Law to Curb Horror Comics
Outlines the British bill to ban the sale of horror comics to children. Claims that children are highly impressionable, and that in reading comic books children can be corrupted.
Tag...You're It - Tomb of Terror #16
A town is terrorized by a vampire, and a husband and wife begin to suspect that the other has been turned. It is revealed that their young son is the vampire.
Little Dinky
Animal Comics was the sort of child-friendly title adults tended to assume was representative of the medium. A typical story from the series, 'Little Dinky' is included here to demonstrate the extent to which such comics coincided with the visual…
Favorite Nursery Rhymes
Cover and illustrations of a book featuring stylized portrayals of childhood innocence typical of the period.
Horrible Herman! - Black Magic #22
A deformed child develops an advanced intellect and psychic powers, and comes to view other humans as "animals."
"Comic Book Confidential" Documentary Clip
A clip from the 1988 film "Comic Book Confidential." The video features an interview with Dr. Fredric Wertham in which he condemns comics for corrupting children