A Crisis of Innocence

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McCarthy and Smith - The Much Discussed Comics.pdf
Provides a survey of over 8000 elementary and high school students to determine their reading habits and the appeal of comics.

Frank - Some Questions and Answers for Teachers and Parents.pdf
Frank provides brief summaries of the various arguments for and against comic books.

Andersen - A Study of Leisure-Time Reading.pdf
Discusses a questionnaire given to nearly 700 junior high school students to determine how they liked to spend their leisure time. The results of the survey determined that comic books were the most popular reading choice overall, though fiction was…

AmericanJournalOfPsychotherapy1948.pdf
Freudian analysis of violence in reality and comic books by Fredric Wertham's research collaborator. Agrees with the idea that comics inspire children to violence.
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