To Supervise Sale of Comic Magazines: New Orleans Commission Council Frowns on Direct Censorship
Subject
Newspaper Articles
Description
Announces the establishment of a citizens committee to supervise comics sales and distribution in New Orleans. The committee attributes criminal behavior to parents rather than comic books.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
North Adams Transcript
Date
3 February 1949
Format
PDF, JPG
Type
Newspaper Article
Bibliographic Citation
"To Supervise Sale of Comic Magazines." The North Adams, Massachussets Transcript, 3 February 1949: 4. Web. 4 April 2014.
Should Comic Books be Banned? Magazine Distributor says 'No,' Child Welfare Officer...Yes
Subject
Newspaper Articles
Description
Provides a number of statistics about the sale of comic books in Canada and Medicine Hat. Morever, Shiels speaks with individuals who are both for and against the sale of comic books.
Creator
Shiels, Bob (writer)
Publisher
Medicine Hat Daily News
Date
14 January 1949
Rights
Medicine Hat News
Format
PDF, JPG
Type
Newspaper Article
Bibliographic Citation
Shiels, Bob. "Should Comic books Be Banned? Magazine Distributor Says 'No' Child Welfare Officer...Yes." Medicine Hat Daily News, 14 January 1949. Web.
Announces that Entertaining Comics is dropping 5 of their popular crime and horror comic series due to a drop in sales brought on by the backlash of anti-comic organizations.
More Teeth Proposed When Crime Comics Bill Comes Before Committee
Subject
Newspaper Articles
Description
Looks at the Fulton bill, and the way that the House of Commons appeared to be backing the bill to put tougher restrictions on the sale and publication of crime comics.
Baldwin, Warren. "More Teeth Proposed When Crime Comics Bill Comes Before Committee." The Globe and Mail [Toronto], 5 December 1949: 1. Web. 3 May 2014.
Outlines the British bill to ban the sale of horror comics to children. Claims that children are highly impressionable, and that in reading comic books children can be corrupted.
Provides a general view of the different opinions on comic books and their effect on children. Outlines base information such as sales numbers, different views by psychiatrists and possible solutions that maintain the American way.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Anniston Star
Date
25 March 1952
Rights
Anniston Star
Format
PDF
Type
Newspaper Article
Bibliographic Citation
"Are Comic Books a Threat?" Anniston Star, 25 March 1952.