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Presents court proceedings in which comic book publisher, William M. Gaines, defends the content of his comic books in front of senators who question his depiction of a severed head on the front of one of his books.

States that the public's reading tastes are changing as a result of newspaper coverage of the ongoing crisis. Some comic book publishers and distributors are choosing to self-censor, but this effort is not enough to protect children.

Announces a meeting of the Hartford County Council, where they will discuss the development of a campaign to combat obscene comic books.

Comic cover depicting a shipwrecked man about to be saved by a boat full of skeletons.

Comic cover featuring two giant hands attacking a man in a rowboat.

Comic cover depicting a man falling from a window, and a policeman looking on in shock.

Comic cover featuring a man on a floating staircase in a surreal landscape, frightened by an unseen figure before him.

Comic cover featuring a young couple outside a haunted house.

Comic cover depicting a man being terrified by a skeleton.

Comic cover depicting two skeletons flying a plane.