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A Force for Good in the Community!
Reader's forum page with a running theme that Crime and Punishment has been a positive educational force in the life of children.
All Burnt Up! - Strange Suspense Stories #19
A gangster needs to lie low until heat from the police dies down. In the meantime, he stays with a woman and her son.
Assessing Menace Values: A 9th Grade Panel Considers Radio, TV, Comics
A 9th Grade panel discusses the merits and shortfalls of comic books. They list 10 points about comics, tv, and radio that could be helpful because they were conceived by young people.
Australian Obscene Publications - April 14th, 1954
Discussions of morality and distribution. Comic books and other obscene periodicals are consistently viewed as serious threats to the morals of young people.
Australian Obscene Publications - April 21st, 1954
Continued debate over altering the Police Offences Bill. The House discusses specific clauses, and questions arise over what can be considered "artistic."
Australian Obscene Publications - April 6th, 1954
Discusses how to tackle the publication and distribution of obscene periodicals using examples set by other countries, such as Canada and the United States.
Australian Obscene Publications - May 4th, 1954
Continued discussion of different clauses for the Bill, as well as penalties.
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.
Children and Young Persons (Harmful Publications) Act - 1955
Outlines the British Act meant to prevent the distribution and sale of offensive material to young people.