A Crisis of Innocence

The Plague of the Comics

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Title

The Plague of the Comics

Subject

Journal Article

Description

Argues that comics are like a disease for young readers, coining the term 'comicitis.' The author recommends an antidote in the form of nurturing a taste for and habit of reading classic children's literature.

Creator

Branley, Franklyn M. (writer)

Source

http://www.jstor.org/stable/41383369

Publisher

The Elementary English Review

Date

May 1942

Rights

JSTOR

Format

PDF

Type

Journal Article

Bibliographic Citation

Branley, Franklyn M. "The Plague of the Comics." The Elementary English Review 19.5 (May 1942): 181-182. JSTOR. Web.

Files

Plague of Comics.pdf

Citation

Branley, Franklyn M. (writer), “The Plague of the Comics,” A Crisis of Innocence, accessed December 22, 2024, http://crisisofinnocence.library.torontomu.ca/items/show/684.

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