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11 Women Seek Legistlation on Horror Comics
Outlines a bill in Pennsylvania, that 11 female members of commerce were hoping to have passed, that would see the publication and distribution of comics to those under the age of 18 as a criminal offence. In breaking this law the offender would be…
Cover - Crime Does Not Pay #131
Comic cover portraying two female criminals about to run over a policeman.
I Killed Mary - Weird Mysteries #8
A shy teenage boy kills a popular teen girl to make people notice him.
War on the Streets - Crime and Punishment #66
Portrait of a juvenile delinquent. Locates the problem of juvenile delinquency in physical environment, poverty, and family life.
Cover - Speed Comics #35
Comic cover indicted by the Southtown Economist as too violent and sexualized.
Cover - Lawbreakers #6
Comic cover depicting a man shooting a prison guard and helping a prisoner escape.
Cover - Crime and Punishment #70
Comic cover featuring men robbing an armoured car.
Cover - Murder Incorporated #1
Comic cover featuring a woman shooting a man at a card table.
Cover - Crime Mysteries #12
Comic cover depicting a painting coming to life to protect a woman from being murdered.
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.