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House of Commons Debates - June 8th, 1948
A record of the discussions held by the House of Commons in 1948 regarding the distribution of comics in Canada. Fulton argues that there is a link between delinquent behavior in children and several comic titles.
Cover - Crime Does Not Pay #36
Cover of "Crime Does Not Pay" issue 36, depicting bloody, lawless mayhem.
Underworld Crime #7
Cover of "Underworld Crime" issue 7, depicting two criminals threatening a bound woman.
Confidential File: Horror Comic Books!
A report by Paul Coates for "Confidential File" in 1955, regarding the relationship between juvenile delinquency
and comics, and formation of the Comics Code.
and comics, and formation of the Comics Code.
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.
Juvenile Delinquency (Comic Books): Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency off the Committee of the Judiciary United States Senate - April 22nd to June 4th, 1954
Transcripts of the Senate Subcommittee Hearings on Juvenile delinquency, held between April 22 and June 4, 1954.
Statutes Chapter 13 - 1949
Outlines the 1949 amendment to the Canadian Criminal Code, addressing the publication and distribution of obscene and offensive material.
Martin's Criminal Code, Part IV Section 150 - 1955
Addresses the Canadian Criminal Code in regards to publication and distribution of crime comics, and other obscene materials.
Criminal Code, Part V 163-172 - 2014
Sections 163-172 of the Criminal Code of Canada, which covers the creation, publication, and distribution of crime comics, as well as materials which may present sexual or violent subjects to children.
Bill 10 (21-1) - September 28th, 1949
Known as the 'Fulton Bill,' after E.D. Fulton, member from Kamloops. Includes amendment to Subsection one of section two hundred and seven of the Criminal Code, to address printed materials that induce young people to act violently or immorally.