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Garson Promises Vote On Crime Comic Curb; Fulton Bill Accepted

Outlines the passing of Bill No. 10 in Canada, which aimed to curb the production and distribution of horror comics.

Tags: bill, canada, comic books, committee, crime, criminal code, fulton, horror, legislation, literature, publication and distribution

Fulton Loses Crusade For Definite Penalty Against Crime Comics

Discusses Fulton's attempt to pass a bill that would see those involved in the production of comics being fined up to $10,000 for doing so. The bill did not pass.

Tags: bill, canada, comic books, comics, crime, fulton, law, possession, prison, production, publication and distribution, publishers

Fear Undesirable Books If Comics Ban Lifted

Discusses a government decision to lift the ban on the importation of comic books from the United States. Outlines the anxieties present in censors about the amount of questionable comic book material that will soon be imported into Canada.

Tags: ban, canada, censorship, comic books, comics, committee, criminal code, law, magazines

Eight Provinces Back Opposition to Crime Comics

Outlines the fact that eight provinces backed a proposal made by Canadian Justice Minister Garson, which made it a criminal offence to produce or distribute crime comics.

Tags: books, canada, comic books, comics, corruption, crime, morality, publication and distribution, youth

Criticize B.C. Plan: Doubt Toronto to Burn Crime, Horror Comics

Claims that the burning of comic books could actually make children more inclined to read the very books that are being burned.

Tags: book burnings, boys, canada, children, comic books, comics, crime, education, girls, horror, literature, publishers, reading

Comics' Linked to Two Killings: Defender of Juvenile Books at Senate Inquiry is Told of Canadian Homicides

Looks to comics as being linked to two Canadian homicides, in which the murderers both read crime comics.

Tags: canada, comic books, comics, crime, law, magazines, murder, publication and distribution, reading, Senate of Canada, teenagers

Comics and Television

Deals with the child's interest in Television as a new medium for storytelling. Discusses the shift from comics (not approved by parents) to TV (a generally approved medium).

Tags: ban, book burnings, canada, children, comic books, comics, committee, crime, criminal code, humor, libraries, magazines, parents, radio, school, supreme court, television

Comics' Perusal Up to Parents, Debaters Hold

Interviews with various people involved in education and publication regarding their opinions on comic books. Some hold the parents accountable for what their children read.

Tags: canada, children, comic books, education, libraries, parents, reading, schools