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Looks at the British initiative to morally clean-up their country. There is also mention of the fact that there are attempts being made to ban the sale of horror comics in Britain.

Provides a survey of over 8000 elementary and high school students to determine their reading habits and the appeal of comics.

Illustration from one of the Homer Price books, which depicts a group of boys in a malt shop/convenience store, looking at comic books.

14-year-old Robert Merdian presents his counter-arguments to the claim that crime comics encourage delinquency.

A child fantasizes about burning things, and grows up to be a pyromaniac.

Claims that the blaming of juvenile delinquency on comic books is absurd. Miles notes that radio and film are far more likely to influence children to act violently.

A study of the reading comprehension skills of high school students. Participants were asked to complete reading and vocabulary tests to determine how well they actually understood the text-based content of comics.

Comic cover featuring a multi-panel story of four murders.

Comic cover depicting a man shooting a prison guard and helping a prisoner escape.

Group of kid vigilantes breaks up a drug ring.