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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.
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.
Today's Children Revel in Comic Book Clambake
Explores the growing popularity of comic books among children. Emphasis is placed on the swapping of comic books, as well as their affordability, making them the number one form of children's literature in 1948.
Horror in the Nursery
Presents the first publication of Fredric Wertham's findings on comics.
You Know Too Much! - Strange Suspense Stories #19
A serial killer ends up being killed by his psychiatrist. The psychiatrist determines that the man's desire to kill developed when he was a boy.
WHIP, KNIFE SHOWN AS 'COMICS' LURES: Books No Better Under Code, Psychiatrist Tells State Investigating Committee
Recalls a court case in which Dr. Fredric Wertham explains how he was able to purchase a whip from a comic book. He claims that teen-aged murderers were directly influenced by comic books.
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.
Review: Crime Comics and Juvenile Delinquency
A review of Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent. Reference is made to the comic book trade being "evil."
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.
Seducing the Innocent: Fredric Wertham and the Falsifications That Helped Condemn Comics
A comprehensive outline of Dr. Fredric Wertham's work.