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Sold Crime Comics Fine Winnipegger $5
Discusses the start of the actual war on comics, in which a Winnipeger named Abe Roher was convicted of selling crime comics and fined $5.
So Young So Bad Movie Poster
Movie poster for the 1950 film So Young So Bad.
Sleeping Beauty - Fairy Tale Parade #5
Comic version of the well-known Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.
Skeleton Hand
Page with advertisements for bubblegum and a horror comic book.
Sinbad the Sailor
Children's tale of Sinbad the Sailor.
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.
Shoe-Button Eyes
A cruel stepfather accidentally kills his stepson, and the boy's teddy bear kills him in revenge.
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.
Sex and Crime Featured in 'Comic' Books Sold in City: Syracuse Tour Reveals Variety of Spicy Tales: State Committee Issues Threat of Censorship
Explores the New York State Joint Legislative Committee's attempts to censor crime and love comics in 1951. The image features a number of the popular comics of the time laid out on a table.
Senate Passes Crime Comics Bill After Wrangle
Explains the numerous issues that are present in trying to ban crime comics in Canada.