A Crisis of Innocence

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One of the only articles found regarding the prosecution of a comic book publisher for violating the sanctions that were put on the publishing of Crime comics. Superior Comics were fined and suspended for continuing to publish questionable content.

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Looks at the way that comic book legislation in the United States was slower to act than in Canada.

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Outlines an initiative that has been taken by New Mexico public schools, in which children are encouraged to read books over comic books.

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Announces that Entertaining Comics is dropping 5 of their popular crime and horror comic series due to a drop in sales brought on by the backlash of anti-comic organizations.

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A story about a mass burning of comic books that took place in Auburn New York. The burning took place following a talk that was held by a reverend that saw children wanting to get rid of their comics.

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Discusses an indictment surrounding Superior Comics, one of the primary Canadian Publishers of crime comics.

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Claims American comic magazines, such as Superman, is leading to a mass fascisization of American youth.

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Following the approval of a ban on crime comics in Canada, this article looks at the way the ban has been received by different provinces.

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One of many articles that were written by Sigrid Arne on the topic of the backlash against comic books. Looks at how the war on comics was having a profound effect on the popularity of comics.

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Outlines a study that was done by graduate students. When asked, children reveal they are not as negatively impacted by comic book reading as was initially believed.
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