A Crisis of Innocence

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Cumberland Times November 12 1950 crop.jpg
Claims crime comics are not actually the main cause of juvenile delinquency. Chadwick states the family must instill a moral compass in the mind of the child so that he will not be influenced by these comics.

Cavanagh - The Comics War.pdf
Cavanagh proposes to investigate why children like comic books and whether or not they are legitimately harmful to them. He discusses aggression and phantasy, before moving on to psychodynamics.

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This article discusses the UN's considerations for banning the sale of crime and sex comics worldwide.

Boy Detective   Avon #1 (1951) - Page 1.pdf
A series published by AVON Comics. A young boy takes on the role of a detective following the death of his father at the hands of criminals.

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

Comic Books, A Teacher's Analysis - Burton.pdf
Burton considers how educators can encourage their students to read books other than comics by utilizing "transition books" that carry similar appeal as comics.

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.

saturdayReview.pdf
A reprint of John Mason Brown and Al Capp's statements regarding comics, as first heard on the radio program "America's Town Meeting of the Air."

Plague of Comics.pdf
Argues that comics are like a disease for young readers, coining the term 'comicitis.' The author recommends an antidote in the form of nurturing a taste for and habit of reading classic children's literature.

A newborn child murders his parents.
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