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Toward Bigger and Better "Comic Mags" : I Let My Pupils Bring Funny Books to Class
A junior high teacher poses a series of questions to his students regarding their comic book preferences and purchasing habits. Some of their answers are included here.
UN Group Urges World Ban on Sex and Crime Comics
This article discusses the UN's considerations for banning the sale of crime and sex comics worldwide.
Understanding Juvenile Delinquency
Government document looking at the influence of gangster movies, detective stories, and radio thrillers on Juvenile Delinquency.
Underworld Crime #7
Cover of "Underworld Crime" issue 7, depicting two criminals threatening a bound woman.
Urge Parents to Make Better Choice of Children's Books
Discusses a speech given by Miss Olive Flaherty, a professional reviewer of children's books. She claims that parents should encourage their children to read exciting travel books and mystery stories so as to foster a love for reading of "good"…
Vampires? Don't Make Me Laugh! - The Clutching Hand #1
As she grows up, a girl comes to realize that she is tainted by the disease of vampirism.
Veiled Avenger: The White Death
This is a short comic that features a young boy in a crime comic. The boy is believed to have inherited a million dollars and as such he finds himself being bled by a group of thugs that is taking blood from rich people in town. Skipper (the boy) is…
Violence on Our Newstands
Written by a highschool senior, this editorial looks at the way that new technologies negatively influence children.
War Declared on Lewd Books
Discusses the war on lewd comics that was taking place in the 1950's, in which people found producing or selling "lewd" comic books could be prosecuted.