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Victorian-era oil painting of a young girl looking wistfully out a window.

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

A letter by 10-year-old fan Carl Powell on how reading Crime Don't Pay changed his career goals from becoming a criminal to joining the police force. The commentary applauds Powell and comics for demonstrating positive change.

Comic adaptation of the Dickens novel.

Discuses comic censorship. Includes a statement from President Roosevelt insisting parents need to do all that they can in order to protect the innocence of children moving forward.

Full page of small articles that all deal with the problem of horror comics and children.

A boy's doll attempts to kill his father and housekeeper.

This story is about a young boy who is the son of an acclaimed horror comics author. Young Johnnie befriends a rather odd looking boy who goes by the name of Willie. Johnnie's father is in a slump in with his work and feels that he is unable to…

Reader's forum page with letters from mothers. The mothers approve that their children read Crime Does Not Pay.

Looks at the Fulton bill, and the way that the House of Commons appeared to be backing the bill to put tougher restrictions on the sale and publication of crime comics.