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Discusses the effects that horror comic books are having on not just children, but people of all ages.

A newborn child murders his parents.

Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.

An exploration of fantasy and childhood psychological development.

Examines the ways in which comics influence child readers to behave violently. Blumberg contends that children absorb the crimes depicted and consequently attempt to mimic them.

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.

More letters to the editor with responses to the newspaper's articles on comic books.

Several letters to the editor responding to Kravsow's series on the controversy regarding comics.

A young girl reveals, at the end of the comic, that she has murdered her alcoholic father and framed her mother for his death.

A young boy is possessed by a vengeful witch.