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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 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.
Comics and Crime
The journalist speaks with children about why they read comic books, and what they think about the proposed ban on crime comics. Many of the children agree that banning the books would only make them more desirable.
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.
Crawling Evil
A young girl is told that all men are evil by her grandmother, who teaches her to hate them. She later learns witchcraft and begins to murder men.
Eight Provinces Back Opposition to Crime Comics
Outlines the fact that eight provinces backed a proposal made by Canadian Justice Minister Garson, which made it a criminal offence to produce or distribute crime comics.
Encourage Better Reading Habits: Are Comic Books Harmful to Youth? Portagers Have Interesting Answers Concensus is Comic Ban of No Use
Interview with a teacher, a deaconess, a child welfare expert and a youth regarding comic books. The general consensus is that better reading habits should be taught by teachers and parents.