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Horror Comics Vanish From Library of Lords

Discusses how horror comics have gone missing in the Library of Lords in Britain.

Tags: bill, britain, children, comics, horror, libraries, literature, youth

Today's Children Revel in Comic Book Clambake

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Explores the growing popularity of comic books among children. Emphasis is placed on the swapping of comic books, as well as their affordability, making them the number one form of children's literature in 1948.

Tags: children, comic books, comics, juvenile delinquency, libraries, literature, parents, popularity, psychiatry, reading, violence, wertham, youth

Comics and Television

Deals with the child's interest in Television as a new medium for storytelling. Discusses the shift from comics (not approved by parents) to TV (a generally approved medium).

Tags: ban, book burnings, canada, children, comic books, comics, committee, crime, criminal code, humor, libraries, magazines, parents, radio, school, supreme court, television

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