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Discusses the popularity of the song "Yakety Yak" among teenagers, as it expresses their dissatisfaction with their parents and house life.

Written by a highschool senior, this editorial looks at the way that new technologies negatively influence children.

Cited by Dr. Wertham in Seduction of the Innocent, Beware #6 features a story about gypsies taking the life of a doctor for killing their son with tainted blood. The child is depicted in a rather innocent fashion within the story.

William Gaines is interviewed about whether or not he feels as though his horror comics are influencing children to become violent criminals.

Kinneman discusses the results of a questionnaire she asked students to fill out. Some of the recorded student responses echo ideas held by anti-comic journalists and psychiatrists.

Comic cover depicting a boy in a trance, making contact with the dead.

Comic cover depicting a monster that a woman believes to be her son.

Discusses a reporter's investigation of comic books in local drugstores and why they are unsuitable for young readers. Kravsow describes some of stories distributed in crime and horror comics.

Kravsow discusses comic book publishers' response to the controversy. Many of these publishers insist that it is the responsibility of the parents to mediate their child's reading habits.

Several educators and civic leaders voice their concerns regarding the violent and sexual content in comic books.