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This Is Your Page: What's On Your Mind?
Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a teacher and members of comic clubs.
Today's Children Revel in Comic Book Clambake
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.
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.
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"…
What Parents Don't Know About Comic Books
A magazine article written by Wertham. He argues that juvenile delinquency is becoming more prevalent and violent due to the popularity of comics with children.
What's On Your Mind?
Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a number of young readers.
What's On Your Mind?
Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a number of young readers, including members of a "Junior Police Club."
What's On Your Mind?
Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a number of young readers.
Why Children Read the Comics
Students from all levels of education are interviewed to determine why they were interested in comics.
Wide Open Windows
Title page depicting a young boy and girl looking out of a window. There is a puppy sitting between the two children and an open book sitting next to them.