A Crisis of Innocence

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Gettysburg Times September 13 1955.pdf
Outlines a bill in Pennsylvania, that 11 female members of commerce were hoping to have passed, that would see the publication and distribution of comics to those under the age of 18 as a criminal offence. In breaking this law the offender would be…

Dunkirk Evening Observer January 13 1949 crop.jpg
Outlines a bill that the Senate was attempting to pass, which would place strict laws on the publication of comic books.

Health Law Urged to Combat Comics.pdf
Wertham attempts to persuade the Joint Legislative Committe to Study Comics to recommend legislature focusing on banning comics for the sake of public health.

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Discusses the Senate Juvenile Delinquency Subcommitee's worries about post-war crime comic books.

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Fulton demands that the term "obscene" be better defined in legislation so that laws about the publication and distribution of such books can properly enforced.

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Outlines the passing of Bill No. 10 in Canada, which aimed to curb the production and distribution of horror comics.

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Exploring the bill put forth by Fulton, this article examines the fact that the House of Commons will soon vote on whether or not to impose stronger sanctions on the distribution and production of Crime Comics in Canada.

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Explains a recollection of the effects of crime comics on one 17-year-old boy.

Lethbridge Herald December 7 1949 crop.jpg
Looks at the way tougher laws about the production and distribution of comics has caused for distributors to turn their attention to obscene pocket books.

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Looks at the way that comic book legislation in the United States was slower to act than in Canada.
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