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Your Children's Reading Habits: T-N Survey Shows Reading Habits of Your Children Are Improving
Discusses how comic book censorship has been effective in some respects in the United States. Won Lee explores the fact that children are becoming more discerning in their reading choices, thus losing interest in obscene comics.
WHIP, KNIFE SHOWN AS 'COMICS' LURES: Books No Better Under Code, Psychiatrist Tells State Investigating Committee
Recalls a court case in which Dr. Fredric Wertham explains how he was able to purchase a whip from a comic book. He claims that teen-aged murderers were directly influenced by comic books.
Parents' Corner: Curb Crime Comics by United Action
Deals with the fact that the only way to get rid of horror and crime comics is to work together to get them away from children.
On Comic Books
Claims that comics have no merit because they do not instill a love for the English language, which is instilled by other forms of literature.
Comics' Linked to Two Killings: Defender of Juvenile Books at Senate Inquiry is Told of Canadian Homicides
Looks to comics as being linked to two Canadian homicides, in which the murderers both read crime comics.
The Comics and Their Appeal to the Youth of Today
Kinneman discusses the results of a questionnaire she asked students to fill out. Some of the recorded student responses echo ideas held by anti-comic journalists and psychiatrists.
The Delinquents: Censorship and Youth Culture in Recent U.S. History
A contemporary analysis of censorship and the fears of youth rebellion in the 1950s.
Rock'n'Roll Expresses Teen-Age Frustrations
Discusses the popularity of the song "Yakety Yak" among teenagers, as it expresses their dissatisfaction with their parents and house life.