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WHIP, KNIFE SHOWN AS 'COMICS' LURES: Books No Better Under Code, Psychiatrist Tells State Investigating Committee
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.
Cover - Crime Mysteries #12
Comic cover depicting a painting coming to life to protect a woman from being murdered.
Cover - Murder Incorporated #1
Comic cover featuring a woman shooting a man at a card table.
Violence on Our Newstands
Written by a highschool senior, this editorial looks at the way that new technologies negatively influence children.
No Harm In Horror, Comics Issuer Says
William Gaines is interviewed about whether or not he feels as though his horror comics are influencing children to become violent criminals.
Cover - Crime Must Pay the Penalty #43
Comic cover featuring a car chase between criminals and the police.
Junior Has a Craving
A mother investigates the reading habits of her eight year-old son.
Hitler Would Be At Home Here
Claims that the blaming of juvenile delinquency on comic books is absurd. Miles notes that radio and film are far more likely to influence children to act violently.
Cover - Crime and Justice #19
Comic cover featuring a multi-panel story of four murders.
Cover - Lawbreakers #6
Comic cover depicting a man shooting a prison guard and helping a prisoner escape.