A Crisis of Innocence

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the little monster_convertedfromdocx.pdf
An orphaned girl who loves animals is mistreated by her aunt. She wishes for bad things to happen to her aunt, and her wishes start to come true.

Father of Murderers, pg. 26.jpg
A "true-crime story" about four generations of a murderous family in Revolution-era France

horrible herman_converted.pdf
A deformed child develops an advanced intellect and psychic powers, and comes to view other humans as "animals."

Stick-in-the-Mud, pg. 8.jpg
A boy willingly leads his murderous stepmother to die in quicksand.

Pep #17 (July 1941).jpg
Comic cover featuring superhero 'The Hangman.' Cited as the inspiration for a boy's accidental death by hanging.

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A young boy named George grows up to be a hangman. He eventually dies by getting tangled in a rope like his victims.

Oakland Tribune July 18 1948 crop.jpg
Features a scholarly source claiming that distinctions need to be made between good and bad comic books. While Richmond claims there is merit in the "good" ones, the bad ones are causing children to become violent.

Galveston Daily News November 12 1950 crop.jpg
Looks at a number of prominent scholars, psychologists and politicians as they weigh in on the content of comic books influencing juvenile delinquency.

Gastonia Gazette November 7 1953.pdf
Claims that because little Johnny is reading crime comics, he will one day run over an old lady and leave her to die in the street.

Baldur Gazette, February 22 1951.jpg
Report regarding an 11 year old girl strangling herself to death trying to imitate the cover of a horror comic. This article is from Nova Scotia.
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