A Crisis of Innocence

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Crime and Punishment   ffly loftypilot #71 - Page 1.pdf
Crime comic that is highly critical of juvenile delinquency.

Crime and Punishment   JVJ #72 - Page 1.pdf
A take on juvenile delinquency that shows a lonely teen boy getting caught up in gang violence.

American Mercury Sad Case of the Funnies.pdf
Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.

Discusses comic book artist Edward J. Moline. His work includes illustrations for both crime and horror comics.

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Many images in this book depict idealized childhood innocence. Most of the images feature children away from adults in what can be considered their most natural state.

The Shock Talk comment section of this issue featured numerous responses to a story in issue No. 5 of Shock SuspenStories called HATE.

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A collection of some of the most well known issues of popular EC titles.

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Applauds the decrease in sale of horror comics, and suggests censorship of horror films

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Government document looking at the influence of gangster movies, detective stories, and radio thrillers on Juvenile Delinquency.

Discusses EC publisher William M. Gaines's response to The Courant's campaign against comics.
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