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 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.
Burton considers how educators can encourage their students to read books other than comics by utilizing "transition books" that carry similar appeal as comics.
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.
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.