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An academic investigation on the relationship between comics and deviant juvenile behavior.

14-year-old Robert Merdian presents his counter-arguments to the claim that crime comics encourage delinquency.

Discusses the results of a study examining the effects of reading comics on the behavior of children.

A mother's letter urging the ban of crime and mystery comics to the newly appointed head of the committee for the investigation of juvenile delinquency.

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

An excerpt from Comic Book confidential.

A young girl reveals, at the end of the comic, that she has murdered her alcoholic father and framed her mother for his death.

Discusses ways an English teacher can incorporate comic books into their classes to encourage better reading habits in their students.

A clip from the 1988 film "Comic Book Confidential." The video features an interview with Dr. Fredric Wertham in which he condemns comics for corrupting children

U.K. dust jacket of Dr. Frederic Wertham's highly influential study linking juvenile delinquency and comic book reading.