A Crisis of Innocence

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The Case of the Giggling Killer, pg. 28.tiff
Crime comic that features a young psychopathic killer.

The Hunter and the Hunted, pg. 4.jpg
The world's greatest hunter is killed by intelligent dinosaurs, who use his head as a bowling ball. A flashback reveals his desire to hunt animals began when he was a child.

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

Crime and Punishment #6, pg. 44.jpg
Published letters to the editor with short responses. Includes letters from a pastor and a mother.

Green Hornet Fights Crime #38, pg. 5.jpg
Page from a Green Hornet comic depicting an arsonist. Mentioned in the Fulton Bill hearing.

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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…

Southtown Economist March 21 1945 crop.jpg
Explores the effect that crime comic books have on young children. Article states that although good often triumphs over evil, the depictions of evil tend to more prevalent in the illustrations.

Catholic Students Burn Up Comic Books crop.jpg
Discusses the burning of 2000 comic books, as ordered by the Bishop of the Albany Catholic Diocese

Weird Terror #7 (Comic Media - Sept 1953).jpg
Comic cover depicting a killer cremating a body.
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