A Crisis of Innocence

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Cover and illustrations of a book featuring stylized portrayals of childhood innocence typical of the period.

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Claims that the burning of comic books could actually make children more inclined to read the very books that are being burned.

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A young girl is told that all men are evil by her grandmother, who teaches her to hate them. She later learns witchcraft and begins to murder men.

Bloody Mary, pg. 10.tiff
Comic book story that depicts an innocent-looking young girl murdering people.

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Advertisement and order form for novels directed at boys and girls.

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Advertisement page with a war comic and and a bracelet directly marketed to boys and girls.

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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