A Crisis of Innocence

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Crime and Punishment   ffly loftypilot #71 - Page 1.pdf
Crime comic that is highly critical of juvenile delinquency.

Black Magic #14 - Page 1.pdf
The story of a teenage witch girl, who is able to predict the deaths of others.

A review of Wertham's The Seduction of the Innocent. Warshow agrees with some of the things put forth by Wertham, and voices his hope that Wertham succeeds in his call to ban crime comics.

Greenville Delta Democrat Times April 10 1949 crop.jpg
Explores the fact that there are very few laws governing the sale of crime and horror comics.

Ajax-Farrell Fantastic Fears #8.jpg
Comic cover portraying a man and woman frightened by a shadowy figure.

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

AmericanJournalOfPsychotherapy1948.pdf
A symposium held by Fredric Wertham with contributions from numerous authors that goes to great lengths to condemn comic books.

Cedar Rapids Gazette November 8 1953 crop.jpg
Wertham outlines the link between comic books and juvenile delinquency.

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.

werthamcomicsveryfunny.pdf
Dr. Fredric Wertham's article listing a series of arguments in favor of comics, accompanied by his counterpoints.
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