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Cover - Crime Does Not Pay #36
Cover of "Crime Does Not Pay" issue 36, depicting bloody, lawless mayhem.
The Case Against Comics: A Review of The Seduction of the Innocent
Muhlen's review of The Seduction of the Innocent. He criticizes the effectiveness of Wertham's book as being a catalyst for change.
Are Comic Books a Menace?
Details the results of a comics questionnaire given to over 1800 children, 235 of which having been classified as delinquents.
The Sad Case of the Funnies
Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.
You Know Too Much! - Strange Suspense Stories #19
A serial killer ends up being killed by his psychiatrist. The psychiatrist determines that the man's desire to kill developed when he was a boy.
The Wild Spree of the Laughing Sadist - Crime Does Not Pay #57
Crime comic that depicts the criminal's violent childhood.
The Little Monster! - Mister Mystery #11
An orphaned girl who loves animals is mistreated by her aunt. She wishes for bad things to happen to her aunt, and her wishes start to come true.
The Devil's Birthmark - Mysteries Weird and Strange #8
A demon child kills her father the day she turns eighteen. This single frame image is an extract from page 23.
Paul Chretien, Father of Murderers - Crime Does Not Pay #63
A "true-crime story" about four generations of a murderous family in Revolution-era France
I Killed Mary - Weird Mysteries #8
A shy teenage boy kills a popular teen girl to make people notice him.