A Crisis of Innocence

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Witch's Horror, pg. 29.jpg
A landlord forces an old lady, her daughter, and granddaughter out into the cold night because they have failed to pay their rent.

Weird Mysteries #7 cover.jpg
There is an advertisement in this comic that illustrates the fact that even though this comic is filled with hyper-sexualized images as well violence and gore, it was geared towards children. The ad is for a mail-in-catalogue that features a number…

Buffalo Center Tribune May 19 1955 crop.jpg
Written by a highschool senior, this editorial looks at the way that new technologies negatively influence children.

Vampires, Don't Make Me Laugh.pdf
As she grows up, a girl comes to realize that she is tainted by the disease of vampirism.

UN Group Ban crop.jpg
This article discusses the UN's considerations for banning the sale of crime and sex comics worldwide.

through the looking glass comic_convertedfromdocx.pdf
Comic version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which features an evil, demonic Alice.

Greenville Delta Democrat Times April 10 1949 crop.jpg
Explores the fact that there are very few laws governing the sale of crime and horror comics.

American Mercury Sad Case of the Funnies.pdf
Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.

Fight Against Horror Comics.pdf
A look at the way that other parts of the world were also trying to ban horror comics.

Changing Times1954.pdf
Alerts parents to distasteful literature: comics, romance magazines, and war novels. The article notes the quality of children's literature and means to encourage parents to divert their children from reading comics.
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