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Confidential File: Horror Comic Books!
A report by Paul Coates for "Confidential File" in 1955, regarding the relationship between juvenile delinquency
and comics, and formation of the Comics Code.
and comics, and formation of the Comics Code.
Favorite Nursery Rhymes
Cover and illustrations of a book featuring stylized portrayals of childhood innocence typical of the period.
Our Children: Parents Well Advised to Censor Publications
Discusses the need to burn comics since they should not be in the hands of children.
Little Dinky
Animal Comics was the sort of child-friendly title adults tended to assume was representative of the medium. A typical story from the series, 'Little Dinky' is included here to demonstrate the extent to which such comics coincided with the visual…
Assessing Menace Values: A 9th Grade Panel Considers Radio, TV, Comics
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.
The Case of the Giggling Killer - Exposed #2
Crime comic that features a young psychopathic killer.
Tag...You're It - Tomb of Terror #16
A town is terrorized by a vampire, and a husband and wife begin to suspect that the other has been turned. It is revealed that their young son is the vampire.
Cover - Witches Tales #25
Comic cover depicting a man ringing a bell with a severed head inside.
Cover - Pep Comics #17
Comic cover featuring superhero 'The Hangman.' Cited as the inspiration for a boy's accidental death by hanging.
A National Disgrace
North incites parents and teachers to band together in the fight against comic books.