State and City Officials Warn Comics Publishers to 'Clean Up'
Newspaper Articles
Kravsow's final article in his series discussing violent and sexual comic books. He notes warnings from various public officials for publishers to police their content.
Kravsow, Irving M. (writer)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/370635493/?terms=state%2Band%2Bcity%2Bofficials%2Bwarn%2Bcomics%2Bpublishers
The Hartford Courant
17 February 1954
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Contents of Comics Appalling to Civic Leaders
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Several educators and civic leaders voice their concerns regarding the violent and sexual content in comic books.
Kravsow, Irving M. (writer)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/370633787/?terms=contents%2Bof%2Bcomic%2Bbooks
https://www.newspapers.com/image/370633828/?terms=comic%2Bbooks
The Hartford Courant
16 February 1954
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Public Taste, Profit Used to Justify 'Horror' Comics
Newspaper Articles
Kravsow discusses comic book publishers' response to the controversy. Many of these publishers insist that it is the responsibility of the parents to mediate their child's reading habits.
Kravsow, Irving M. (writer)
https://www.newspapers.com/image/370484736/?terms=public%2Btaste%2C%2Bprofit%2Bused
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The Hartford Courant
15 February 1954
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Depravity For Children - 10 Cents a Copy!
Newspaper Articles
Discusses a reporter's investigation of comic books in local drugstores and why they are unsuitable for young readers. Kravsow describes some of stories distributed in crime and horror comics.
Kravsow, Irving M. (writer)
https://courant.newspapers.com/image/370475291/?terms=Depravity%2Bfor%2BChildren
https://courant.newspapers.com/image/370476069/?terms=Depravity%2B-%2B10%2Bcents%2Ba%2Bcopy
The Hartford Courant
14 February 1954
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Art of Violence Pays Off
Newspaper Articles
Discusses comic book artist Edward J. Moline. His work includes illustrations for both crime and horror comics.
Vidal, A. D. (writer)
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The Hartford Courant
22 March 1953
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The Citizens' Committee and Comic-Book Control: A Study of Extragovernmental Restraint
Journal Articles
Examines the Citizens' Committee for Better Juvenile Literature and their investigation of crime and horror comics. Twomey additionally provides an overview of the controversy.
Twomey, John E. (writer)
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1190290
Duke University School of Law
1955
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Journal Article
Horror Comics Go Up in Flames
Newspaper Article
Image of Len Wynne standing over burning comics. The caption describes the Jaycee Youth Leadership committee, and their role in collecting and burning 8000 comics in Vancouver.
Unknown
http://www.anvilpress.com/Books/vancouver-noir-1930-1960
Vancouver Herald
12 December 1954
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Coffin Corner - Horrific #10
Comic Books
Letters from readers with responses from the editor.
Hardy, Allen (editor)
https://www.comics.org/issue/11136/
Comic Media
March 1954
Public Domain
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Letter
Fire At Will! - Guns Against Gangsters #5
Comic Books
Letters from readers to the editor praising the stories in Guns Against Gangsters.
Wheeler, Robert D. (editor)
https://www.comics.org/issue/240192/
Novelty / Premium / Curtis
May-June 1949
Public Domain
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Letter
Crime Quiz - Crime Does Not Pay #48
Comic Books
A quiz testing readers' knowledge of crime detection terminology.
Biro, Charles (editor); Wood, Bob (editor)
https://www.comics.org/issue/234824/
Lev Gleason
November 1946
Public Domain
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Letter