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The Content of Current Comic Magazines
A study set out to determine whether or not the content of comic books is indeed overwhelmingly focused on depictions of crime and horror. Ultimately suggests that this criticism is not valid.
The Closet! - Tomb of Terror #11
An aunt keeps her niece undernourished and trapped in a closet. The girl tricks her aunt into going into the closet and traps her there instead.
The Case Against Comics: A Review of The Seduction of the Innocent
Muhlen's review of The Seduction of the Innocent. He criticizes the effectiveness of Wertham's book as being a catalyst for change.
The Case Against Comics
Reprints John Mason Brown and Al Capp's opening statements from their "America's Town Meeting of the Air" radio session, in which they debate why comics are a problem.
Tag...You're It - Tomb of Terror #16
A town is terrorized by a vampire, and a husband and wife begin to suspect that the other has been turned. It is revealed that their young son is the vampire.
Subject Well Covered: Proposed Alton Ordinance on Comic Books Really Leaves No Objections Undefined
Outlining a new ordinance in Alton in which the town is attempting to get rid of comic books that could be harming the children living there.
Study Being Organized: Good Comics Said Helpful
Deals primarily with newspaper comics, and makes reference to the fact that comic book reading can be greatly beneficial for the young reader.
Stick-In-The-Mud - Fight Against Crime #19
A boy willingly leads his murderous stepmother to die in quicksand.
Sex and Crime Featured in 'Comic' Books Sold in City: Syracuse Tour Reveals Variety of Spicy Tales: State Committee Issues Threat of Censorship
Explores the New York State Joint Legislative Committee's attempts to censor crime and love comics in 1951. The image features a number of the popular comics of the time laid out on a table.
Scholars Hit Comic Book Myth
Outlines a study that was done by graduate students. When asked, children reveal they are not as negatively impacted by comic book reading as was initially believed.