A Crisis of Innocence

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Dec 5th, 1949 - Senate Debates.pdf
First reading of Bill No. 10, to amend the Criminal Code.

SeductionOfTheInnocent.jpg
U.K. dust jacket of Dr. Frederic Wertham's highly influential study linking juvenile delinquency and comic book reading.

AmericanJournalOfPsychotherapy1948.pdf
A comprehensive outline of Dr. Fredric Wertham's work.

Security Through Book Burning.pdf
Discusses the anxiety that brings about book burnings. Bolte concludes that book burnings are not helpful, and prevent initiating conversation about complex topics.

School News Digest - Taylor and Francis.pdf
Covers some small, education-related news items, and similar matters of interest. Comics receive considerable attention.

Berkeley Daily Gazette October 2 1947 crop.jpg
Outlines a study that was done by graduate students. When asked, children reveal they are not as negatively impacted by comic book reading as was initially believed.

Crime and Punishment #5, pg. 24.jpg
Reader's forum page wherein the editors highlight the wide distribution of their comic and suggest it may have had some impact in the decrease in juvenile crime.

Spectacular Feature 011   Samson and Delilah   Fox #32 (1950) - Page 1.pdf
Comic adaptation of the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah.
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