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12,000 Boys and Girls are now Enjoying this Fascinating Library
Advertisement directed at children for a volume of books in "The What-Every-Child-Should-Know Library."
A List of Thrillers That Offset Comics
The Southtown Economist, as part of their war on comics, publishes a list of books that offer the same thrills as comics but without the corruptive influence.
A Study of Leisure Time Reading of Pupils in Junior High School
Discusses a questionnaire given to nearly 700 junior high school students to determine how they liked to spend their leisure time. The results of the survey determined that comic books were the most popular reading choice overall, though fiction was…
An Experiment in the use of Comics as Instructional Material
Presents the results of an experiment to test whether comics could significantly contribute to the teaching of reading and writing skills. This article also provides suggestions of specific comics that can be studied at different grade levels.
As a Child Redeath so Isn't He: Or, the Perils of Censorship
A high school teacher contests the idea that reading material influences a child's development.
Australian Obscene Publications - April 28th, 1954
Continued discussion of the amendment to the Police Offences Bill. Particular focus is paid to the meaning of the word "obscene."
Bobby Lobby: Comic Books Get Academic Okay
Asserts that comic books are not actually linked to juvenile delinquency at all. Additionally discusses the reading habits of boys and girls, as well as young men.
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…
Childhood and The Printed Word: One Father's Recipe for the Guidance of Young Minds in the World of Books
Discusses the function of reading in the lives of children who are becoming literate. The image accompanying this text features a young girl looking stereotypically innocent while reading.