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A rebuttal to Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent. Thrasher criticizes Wertham's methods, and and suggests that he is projecting social frustrations upon comics.

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

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

A symposium held by Fredric Wertham with contributions from numerous authors that goes to great lengths to condemn comic books.

A review of Wertham's The Seduction of the Innocent. Warshow agrees with some of the things put forth by Wertham, and voices his hope that Wertham succeeds in his call to ban crime comics.

Outlines a number of the concerns that Fulton has about the publication and sale of comic books to children. Fulton expresses his concerns for the long term effects of crime comics on children who are reading them.

A 9th Grade panel discusses the merits and shortfalls of comic books. They list 10 points about comics, tv, and radio that could be helpful because they were conceived by young people.

Bakwin takes a positive stance on the value of comic books, both in terms of their educational potential and their escapism.

The caption reads: "Code Administrator Charles F. Murphy indicates how the comics magazine code operates. 'Delete distortion in face' resulted in a change. Mr. Murphy reported on progress under the industry's self-imposed rules."

An photograph of David Pace Wigransky who, at the age of fourteen, published a response to the work of Dr. Wertham in the July 24th issue of the Saturday Review of Literature (1948). Wigransky defended comic books, pointing to the many flaws in…