A Crisis of Innocence

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AmericanJournalOfPsychotherapy1948.pdf
A comprehensive outline of Dr. Fredric Wertham's work.

Slater - Crime Comics and Juvenile Delinquency.pdf
A review of Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent. Reference is made to the comic book trade being "evil."

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Utilizes surveys in order to determine that comic books were not actually linked to juvenile delinquency. Rather, poor home life is truly the root cause for delinquency.

Cedar Rapids Gazette October 17 1954.pdf
States that the public's reading tastes are changing as a result of newspaper coverage of the ongoing crisis. Some comic book publishers and distributors are choosing to self-censor, but this effort is not enough to protect children.

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Report on a radio forum on comics and juvenile delinquency. Included a principal, psychiatrist, librarian, PTA member, and dean of the state teacher's college.

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Among other topics, discusses Edgar Bromberger's reports on the necessity for psychiatric consultation in hospitals.

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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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One of many articles that were written by Sigrid Arne on the topic of the backlash against comic books. Looks at how the war on comics was having a profound effect on the popularity of comics.

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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.

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Recalls a court case in which Dr. Fredric Wertham explains how he was able to purchase a whip from a comic book. He claims that teen-aged murderers were directly influenced by comic books.
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