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Cover - Scream Comics #1
Stories about young boys that get into different situations. The boys are often presented as getting into trouble, while also being depicted in an innocent fashion.
Crawling Evil
A young girl is told that all men are evil by her grandmother, who teaches her to hate them. She later learns witchcraft and begins to murder men.
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.
Seducing the Innocent: Fredric Wertham and the Falsifications That Helped Condemn Comics
A comprehensive outline of Dr. Fredric Wertham's work.
National P-TA Official Assails Horror Comics
Discuses comic censorship. Includes a statement from President Roosevelt insisting parents need to do all that they can in order to protect the innocence of children moving forward.
Heidi
Cover of the 1924 edition of Heidi featuring shepherd children in an idealized setting.
Wide Open Windows
Title page depicting a young boy and girl looking out of a window. There is a puppy sitting between the two children and an open book sitting next to them.
Bloody Mary
Comic book story that depicts an innocent-looking young girl murdering people.
Witch's Horror - Haunted Thrills #10
A landlord forces an old lady, her daughter, and granddaughter out into the cold night because they have failed to pay their rent.