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Explores the growing popularity of comic books among children. Emphasis is placed on the swapping of comic books, as well as their affordability, making them the number one form of children's literature in 1948.

A newborn child murders his parents.

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 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."

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.