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Book Marks: Problem of Harmful Comic Books Should Be Concern of Parents and Teachers
A review of Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent. Provides a brief synopsis of what Wertham was trying to accomplish in his writing.
Breed Juvenile Crime
A review of Wertham's article "The Comics...Very Funny!" Some of Wertham's main points are restated, and the reviewer mentions a recent comic book burning in Chicago.
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.
Comic Book Fan Gets 14 Years
Discusses story of 14 year-old Roy Adams who suffocated and performed an "unnatural sex act" on an 8-year-old girl. The altercation allegedly took place following an argument about ownership of a comic book.
Comic Books
Explains that the campaign against comic books taking place in 1948 is similar to the campaigns that were being waged against dime novels in prior years. Reference is made to the fact that juvenile delinquency is linked more readily to larger issues…
Comic Books and Juvenile Delinquency: Interim Report of Committee on Judiciary - March 14th, 1955
Deals with the findings of the Subcommittee To Investigate Juvenile Delinquency's exploration into the impact of mass media on youth and their behaviour.
Comic Books Found Breed Juv. Crime
A review of an article published by Wertham. Looks to crime comics as the primary cause of juvenile delinquency in the United States.
Comic Books Held No Factor in Delinquency by the United Press
Utilizes surveys in order to determine that comic books were not actually linked to juvenile delinquency. Rather, poor home life is truly the root cause for delinquency.
Comic Books Help Curb Delinquency: State School Adopts Idea to Allay Inmates' Fears -- Judge Backs Use
Discusses how the State Training School for Boys at Warwick N.Y decided to use comic books as a means of curbing delinquency. The comics utilized were written for the specific purpose of curbing youth violence.
Comic Books vs. Libraries
Psychiatrists cannot agree as to whether or not comic books are causing children to become violent. A majority agree children could be reading better literature, and as such they should visit the library in order to find new, better books to read.