A Crisis of Innocence

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All Famous Police Cases #6, pg. 35.jpg
Advertisement aimed at children for a collection of detailed plastic soldiers and weapons.

True Comics #2, pg. 22.jpg
Advertisement and order form for novels directed at boys and girls.

True Comics #2, pg. 23.jpg
Advertisement and order form for novels directed at boys and girls.

Thrills Of Tomorrow #17, pg. 33.jpg
Advertisement for a collection of toys.

Crime Does Not Pay #48, pg. 45.jpg
Advertisement for a toy cockpit, with replica targets and bombs.

Adventures Into The Unknown #78 (ACG Nov 1956), pg. 36.jpg
Advertisement for a miniature spear-firing catapult directed at boys.

Adventures Into The Unknown #43, pg. 11.jpg
Page with advertisements for bubblegum and a horror comic book.

Adventures Into The Unknown #14 (ACG - Dec 1950), pg. 29.jpg
Advertisement page with a war comic and and a bracelet directly marketed to boys and girls.

Journey into Fear #7, pg. 2 Puppet Theatre.jpg
An advertisement for puppets that features images of a demon-type character and a werewolf.

Weird Mysteries #7 cover.jpg
There is an advertisement in this comic that illustrates the fact that even though this comic is filled with hyper-sexualized images as well violence and gore, it was geared towards children. The ad is for a mail-in-catalogue that features a number…
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