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Just a Few Words

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.

Tags: anti-comic, children, comics, crime, death, hysteria, juvenile delinquency, newspapers, parents, police, reading, violence, wertham, youth

What Parents Don't Know About Comic Books

A magazine article written by Wertham. He argues that juvenile delinquency is becoming more prevalent and violent due to the popularity of comics with children.

Tags: anti-comic, books, censorship, children, comic books, comics, crime, education, juvenile delinquency, magazines, parents, pornographic materials, psychiatry, psychology, reading, violence, wertham, youth

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Psychotherapy: The Psychopathology of Comic Books

A symposium held by Fredric Wertham with contributions from numerous authors that goes to great lengths to condemn comic books.

Tags: anti-comic, children, comic books, innocence, wertham

Paul, The Horror Comics, and Dr. Wertham: A Review of The Seduction of the Innocent

A review of Wertham's The Seduction of the Innocent. Warshow agrees with some of the things put forth by Wertham, and voices his hope that Wertham succeeds in his call to ban crime comics.

Tags: anti-comic, children, comic books, wertham

War Declared on Lewd Books

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Discusses the war on lewd comics that was taking place in the 1950's, in which people found producing or selling "lewd" comic books could be prosecuted.

Tags: anti-comic, censorship, children, comic books, crime, juvenile delinquency, law, legislation, magazines, obscene literature, publication and distribution, reading, sex, violence, war

Encourage Good Reading Habits Best Way of Abolishing Comics Panel Discussion Decides Here: Sponsored by Women's Council

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Looks to schools and parents as being the ones that must take control of a child's reading habits, so as to instill in them a want to read books over comics.

Tags: adults, anti-comic, children, comic books, comics, education, libraries, parents, police, reading, schools, teachers, women, youth

Comic' Books - Who Are Their Readers: Nine Children of Every 10 are Subjected to Effect of Crime-Story Thrillers: Surveys Show Vast Audience of Impressionable Youngsters Under Influence of Publications

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A number of statistics are given about how many children read comic books.

Tags: anti-comic, children, comic books, crime, horror, innocence, Southtown Economist, statistics, violence

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