A Crisis of Innocence

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Walla Walla Union Bulletin December 19 1946 crop.pdf
A 7 year-old boy was found in his bathtub reading a comic book while his house was on fire. While the firemen put out the fire, the boy stayed in the tub reading his comic.

Criticize B.C. Plan crop.jpg
Claims that the burning of comic books could actually make children more inclined to read the very books that are being burned.

Florence Morning News October 17 1948.pdf
Addition to an editorial noting that, since they are read primarily by children, comics should present morality.

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…
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