A Crisis of Innocence

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Cumberland Times November 12 1950 crop.jpg
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.

Galveston Daily News November 12 1950 crop.jpg
Looks at a number of prominent scholars, psychologists and politicians as they weigh in on the content of comic books influencing juvenile delinquency.

Avon Eerie #5.jpg
Comic cover depicting a woman being frightened by a mummy.

Hartford_Courant_Thu__Feb_18__1954_ (3).pdf
Several letters to the editor responding to Kravsow's series on the controversy regarding comics.

Cohen - The Delinquents, Censorship and Youth Culture in Recent US History.pdf
A contemporary analysis of censorship and the fears of youth rebellion in the 1950s.

Quality Web of Evil #7.jpg
A comic cover depicting a man being strangled by severed arms.

Guns Against Gangsters #1 (Novelty Sept:Oct 1948).jpg
Comic cover depicting a man with two guns backed up against a brick wall, facing off against unseen gunmen.

Star All-Famous Police Cases #15.jpg
Comic cover depicting a man falling from a window, and a policeman looking on in shock.

Star Ghostly Weird Stories #122.jpg
Comic cover depicting a crashed spaceship and a dead astronaut.

Star Startling Terror Tales #11.jpg
Comic cover featuring a man with a gun in the foreground, with multiple policemen in the background.
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