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Aggression and Violence in Fantasy and Fact
Freudian analysis of violence in reality and comic books by Fredric Wertham's research collaborator. Agrees with the idea that comics inspire children to violence.
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.
The Man Who Owned the Earth - Strange Worlds #6
Science fiction comic about a cruel dictator. It is revealed the villain's violent tendencies began when he was a boy.
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.
The Case of the Giggling Killer - Exposed #2
Crime comic that features a young psychopathic killer.
Horrible Herman! - Black Magic #22
A deformed child develops an advanced intellect and psychic powers, and comes to view other humans as "animals."
Sharing Between the Shears
Utilizes statistics to argue that children are becoming more violent. Saunders claims that: when a parent hands their child a crime comic, they are allowing them to do as they see in the story.
Cover - Speed Comics #35
Comic cover indicted by the Southtown Economist as too violent and sexualized.
Should Comic Books be Banned? Magazine Distributor says 'No,' Child Welfare Officer...Yes
Provides a number of statistics about the sale of comic books in Canada and Medicine Hat. Morever, Shiels speaks with individuals who are both for and against the sale of comic books.
War on the Streets - Crime and Punishment #66
Portrait of a juvenile delinquent. Locates the problem of juvenile delinquency in physical environment, poverty, and family life.