A Crisis of Innocence

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through the looking glass comic_convertedfromdocx.pdf
Comic version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which features an evil, demonic Alice.

The Case of the Giggling Killer, pg. 28.tiff
Crime comic that features a young psychopathic killer.

Vampires, Don't Make Me Laugh.pdf
As she grows up, a girl comes to realize that she is tainted by the disease of vampirism.

American Mercury Sad Case of the Funnies.pdf
Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.

Changing Times1954.pdf
Alerts parents to distasteful literature: comics, romance magazines, and war novels. The article notes the quality of children's literature and means to encourage parents to divert their children from reading comics.

Collier's Horror in the Nursery.pdf
Presents the first publication of Fredric Wertham's findings on comics.

NewRepublic.pdf
A mother investigates the reading habits of her eight year-old son.

Saturday Review The Case Against the Comics.pdf
Reprints John Mason Brown and Al Capp's opening statements from their "America's Town Meeting of the Air" radio session, in which they debate why comics are a problem.

TodaysHealth.pdf
Details the results of a comics questionnaire given to over 1800 children, 235 of which having been classified as delinquents.

Wertham Ladies' Home Journal 1953.pdf
A magazine article written by Wertham. He argues that juvenile delinquency is becoming more prevalent and violent due to the popularity of comics with children.
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