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Comics Trade Solid to Balk State Rule
Covers the discussion of several representatives for comic book publishers in regards to the question of self-regulation.
Health Law Urged to Combat Comics
Wertham attempts to persuade the Joint Legislative Committe to Study Comics to recommend legislature focusing on banning comics for the sake of public health.
The 1926 German Law to Protect Youth against Trash and Dirt: Moral Protectionism in a Democracy
Examines censorship through the lens of German censorship laws, and how they played a role in the Nazi take-over of the country in 1933.
Censorship or Self Regulation?
Schultz attributes the "mass hysteria" around comics to Wertham, and the rise of hysteria to the development of doubts about the harm of comics, and the concern over the threat to freedom of speech.
As a Child Redeath so Isn't He: Or, the Perils of Censorship
A high school teacher contests the idea that reading material influences a child's development.
Regulation of Comic Books
Analyzes the various regulations that may be both desirable and constitutional for addressing the growing concerns about comics.
The Harmful Publications (Young Persons) Act of 1926. Literary Censorship and the Politics of Morality in the Weimar Republic
Examines early-20th century German censorship attempts and their influence on the Nazi regime.
The Delinquents: Censorship and Youth Culture in Recent U.S. History
A contemporary analysis of censorship and the fears of youth rebellion in the 1950s.
Action Taken to Control Distribution of Objectionable Comic Books
Briefly outlines the steps that different cities and counties took to ban or limit the sale of objectionable comics.
The Fight Against Horror Comics
A look at the way that other parts of the world were also trying to ban horror comics.