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Paul Chretien, Father of Murderers - Crime Does Not Pay #63
A "true-crime story" about four generations of a murderous family in Revolution-era France
Parents' Corner: Time to Suppress Crime Comic Books
Features a scholarly source claiming that distinctions need to be made between good and bad comic books. While Richmond claims there is merit in the "good" ones, the bad ones are causing children to become violent.
Our Children: Parents Well Advised to Censor Publications
Discusses the need to burn comics since they should not be in the hands of children.
Nation Stirred Against "Love" and "Horror" Comics
Full page of small articles that all deal with the problem of horror comics and children.
Legend of the Long 3rd Finger - Beyond #3
This story depicts a child with a long 3rd finger who becomes a murderous werewolf.
Inquiry Demands Purge of 'Comics': Senators Declare Publishers Must Eliminate Pictures of Horror, Degeneracy
Senators state that it is not the government's job to deal with horror comics, but rather it is the duty of comic book publishers to clean up their work.
I Killed Mary - Weird Mysteries #8
A shy teenage boy kills a popular teen girl to make people notice him.
Hangman's Holiday - Horrific #1
A young boy named George grows up to be a hangman. He eventually dies by getting tangled in a rope like his victims.
Crime, Horror Comic Book Cleanup Demanded by Delinquency Probers: Senators Hit Comic Books
Discusses the Senate Juvenile Delinquency Subcommitee's worries about post-war crime comic books.
Crime Comic Book Gave Killer Ideas
Outlines a double murder that took place in Talladega, Alabama in which a man killed his wife and her friend. It is said in the article that the murderer read a crime comic book shortly before the murder.