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Toward Bigger and Better "Comic Mags" : I Let My Pupils Bring Funny Books to Class
A junior high teacher poses a series of questions to his students regarding their comic book preferences and purchasing habits. Some of their answers are included here.
Today's Children Revel in Comic Book Clambake
Explores the growing popularity of comic books among children. Emphasis is placed on the swapping of comic books, as well as their affordability, making them the number one form of children's literature in 1948.
To Supervise Sale of Comic Magazines: New Orleans Commission Council Frowns on Direct Censorship
Announces the establishment of a citizens committee to supervise comics sales and distribution in New Orleans. The committee attributes criminal behavior to parents rather than comic books.
This World of English
Provides suggestions as to how high school English teachers can more effectively teach reading and writing skills to their students. Briefly discusses Wertham and comics books, but mentions that Wertham has been discredited by other academics.
The Time Has Come
Explores the fact that there are very few laws governing the sale of crime and horror comics.
The Sad Case of the Funnies
Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.
The Psychology of Children's Reading and the Comics
An exploration of fantasy and childhood psychological development.
The Much Discussed Comics
Provides a survey of over 8000 elementary and high school students to determine their reading habits and the appeal of comics.
The Harmful Publications (Young Persons) Act of 1926. Literary Censorship and the Politics of Morality in the Weimar Republic
Examines early-20th century German censorship attempts and their influence on the Nazi regime.
The Evil of Comic Books
Citing a new Toronto Board of Education report, this article examines the idea that comic books do not cause juvenile delinquency. Tumpane instead claims the reading of comic books perpetuates useless knowledge when one could instead be reading…