A Crisis of Innocence

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Speed Comics #35, cover.jpg
Comic cover indicted by the Southtown Economist as too violent and sexualized.

Star Shocking Mystery Cases #56.jpg
Comic cover featuring a man with a gun being chased by a policeman, appearing to break through the page.

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Comic cover depicting a man being riddled with bullets by a gunman.

Murder Incorporated #1 (Fox - Jan 1948).jpg
Comic cover featuring a woman shooting a man at a card table.

Lawbreakers #6 (Charlton - Apr:May 1952).jpg
Comic cover depicting a man shooting a prison guard and helping a prisoner escape.

Guns Against Gangsters #1 (Novelty Sept:Oct 1948).jpg
Comic cover depicting a man with two guns backed up against a brick wall, facing off against unseen gunmen.

Crime SuspensStories #22, cover.tiff
Cover depicting a man holding an axe and a woman's severed head. Defended by Bill Gaines at the senate subcommittee hearing.

Trojan Crime Mysteries #12.jpg
Comic cover depicting a painting coming to life to protect a woman from being murdered.

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Cover of "Crime Does Not Pay" issue 36, depicting bloody, lawless mayhem.

Lev Gleason Crime Does Not Pay #131.jpg
Comic cover portraying two female criminals about to run over a policeman.
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