A Crisis of Innocence

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Better:Standard Adventures Into Darkness #14.jpg
Comic cover depicting a shipwrecked man about to be saved by a boat full of skeletons.

Cedar Rapids Gazette October 17 1954.pdf
States that the public's reading tastes are changing as a result of newspaper coverage of the ongoing crisis. Some comic book publishers and distributors are choosing to self-censor, but this effort is not enough to protect children.

Oakland Tribune October 17, 1954 crop.jpg
Presents a number of initiatives that were being taken to keep crime and horror comics out of the hands of children.

Bridgeport Telegram October 17 1954 crop.jpg
Looks at how crime and horror comic books are effecting youth. It focuses on parents' anger towards the medium, as well as increased levels of juvenile delinquency from children who read comic books weekly.

Salina Journal October 10 1954 crop.pdf
Explores the public's growing support of taking horror comics off the shelves. The image accompanying the article features the wide eyes of a child reader mirroring the eyes of the victim on the cover of the horror comic, highlighting the boy's…

Cedar Rapids Gazette October 10 1954 crop.jpg
Full page of small articles that all deal with the problem of horror comics and children.

San Antonio Express And News October 17 1954 crop.jpg
One of many articles that were written by Sigrid Arne on the topic of the backlash against comic books. Looks at how the war on comics was having a profound effect on the popularity of comics.

Mister Mystery #13.jpg
Comic cover depicting someone dunking a head into a vat of acid. Referenced in the senate hearing on juvenile delinquency.

Mister Mystery #18.jpg
Comic cover depicting a head hunter and a number of severed heads. Referenced in the senate hearing on juvenile delinquency.

Out of the Night #6 (ACG - Dec:Jan 1953).jpg
Comic cover portraying a ghostly spirit turning a woman into a skeleton.
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