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A group of children take revenge against their cruel orphanage director when he refuses to get them a pumpkin for Halloween. The last panel of the comic actually features a child laughing maniacally as he holds up the man's severed, hallowed out…

A satirical take on the comics crisis, linking attempts to curtail comics with Soviet communism.

A retelling of Hansel and Gretel.

Deals primarily with newspaper comics, and makes reference to the fact that comic book reading can be greatly beneficial for the young reader.

Notes the move by E. D. Fulton to ban the production and sale of Crime comics in Canada. Flaherty explains that the two men who most approved of the bill were conservative clergymen.

Following the approval of a ban on crime comics in Canada, this article looks at the way the ban has been received by different provinces.

Presents the results of examining hundreds of magazines and comic books in order to determine what is in comics that make them so popular with children.

Frank provides brief summaries of the various arguments for and against comic books.

A junior high teacher poses a series of questions to his students regarding their comic book preferences and purchasing habits. Some of their answers are included here.

Outlines a number of the concerns that Fulton has about the publication and sale of comic books to children. Fulton expresses his concerns for the long term effects of crime comics on children who are reading them.