A Crisis of Innocence

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Florence Morning News October 17 1948.pdf
Addition to an editorial noting that, since they are read primarily by children, comics should present morality.

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Explores the effect that crime comic books have on young children. Article states that although good often triumphs over evil, the depictions of evil tend to more prevalent in the illustrations.

Southtown Economist April 4 1945 crop.pdf
A number of statistics are given about how many children read comic books.

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Discusses comic books' alleged cause of myopia in the children who read them. Art in comics is identified as the reason, citing its poor quality.

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Article makes note of the fact that comic book publishers are defending their works by claiming that comic books promote a "crime doesn't pay stance," and that comic books promote the building of a good vocabulary.

Comic Criminals to Burn.pdf
Reports a New Jersey comic book burning, for which local Cub Scouts collected horror comics to be burned. A portable incinerator will be brought in to do the burning.

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Interviews with various people involved in education and publication regarding their opinions on comic books. Some hold the parents accountable for what their children read.

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Emphasizes the importance of comic books for children. It is noted that comic books provide something for them that other forms of children's literature does not.

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Looks at the type of language being presented to readers in the crime comics that are so popular. Argues that children are being presented with language that is not conducive to the building of a proper vocabulary.

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Features an ad for a television program that would be airing on WGN in which the 'comics' series being presented by the Southtown Economist would be discussed by pastor Dr. Preston Bradley. Additionally explores sex in crime comics and the way it…
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