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UN Group Urges World Ban on Sex and Crime Comics
This article discusses the UN's considerations for banning the sale of crime and sex comics worldwide.
Juvenile Delinquency Charged to Parent Neglect, Not Comics
Claims crime comics are not actually the main cause of juvenile delinquency. Chadwick states the family must instill a moral compass in the mind of the child so that he will not be influenced by these comics.
The Delinquents: Censorship and Youth Culture in Recent U.S. History
A contemporary analysis of censorship and the fears of youth rebellion in the 1950s.
Horror in the Nursery
Presents the first publication of Fredric Wertham's findings on comics.
Sale of Crime Comics to be Criminal Offense
Following the approval of a ban on crime comics in Canada, this article looks at the way the ban has been received by different provinces.
Horror Comics Vanish From Library of Lords
Discusses how horror comics have gone missing in the Library of Lords in Britain.
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.
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.
Juvenile Delinquency: Letter To the Editor
A letter from a child to the editor of The Washington Post. The child condemns adults for being delinquents themselves.
The Fight Against Horror Comics
A look at the way that other parts of the world were also trying to ban horror comics.