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Burning of Comic Books Avoided
Short newspaper clipping about how a Comic Book burning was averted in favour of donating the comic books to the Salvation Army as scrap paper.
British Officials Consider Action In Morals Campaign
Looks at the British initiative to morally clean-up their country. There is also mention of the fact that there are attempts being made to ban the sale of horror comics in Britain.
Britain Plans Law to Curb Horror Comics
Outlines the British bill to ban the sale of horror comics to children. Claims that children are highly impressionable, and that in reading comic books children can be corrupted.
Britain Having Moral Troubles; May Legislate
Discusses moral issues in Britain, including subjects of prostitution, homosexuality, pornography and obscene literature.
Breed Juvenile Crime
A review of Wertham's article "The Comics...Very Funny!" Some of Wertham's main points are restated, and the reviewer mentions a recent comic book burning in Chicago.
Boy is Killed by Brother as Gun Goes Off
A boy accidentally shoots his brother, instantly killing him. It is noted that after the killing, the boy goes about burning the comic book that his brother had been reading.
Boy Imitates Comic Book Character; Breaks Neck
Reports a boy's attempts to imitate the comic book "The Hangman" who ended up breaking his neck. "The Hangman" appeared in Pep Comics.
Bottoms Up - Mysterious Adventures #18
A woman murders her alcoholic husband, stashes his body parts in bottles of whiskey, and returns them to a bootlegger. Comic referenced in the senate hearing on juvenile delinquency.
Borrowed Blood - Beware #6
Cited by Dr. Wertham in Seduction of the Innocent, Beware #6 features a story about gypsies taking the life of a doctor for killing their son with tainted blood. The child is depicted in a rather innocent fashion within the story.
Book Marks: Problem of Harmful Comic Books Should Be Concern of Parents and Teachers
A review of Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent. Provides a brief synopsis of what Wertham was trying to accomplish in his writing.