A Crisis of Innocence

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True Comics #2, pg. 23.jpg
Advertisement and order form for novels directed at boys and girls.

Crime Does Not Pay #63, pg. 24.jpg
Published letters to the editor with short responses. Includes a letter from someone serving time in a juvenile correctional facility.

Alton Evening Telegraph April 21 1955 crop.jpg
Outlining a new ordinance in Alton in which the town is attempting to get rid of comic books that could be harming the children living there.

Gazette Mail November 8 1959 crop.jpg
Deals primarily with newspaper comics, and makes reference to the fact that comic book reading can be greatly beneficial for the young reader.

Medicine Hat Daily News October 27 1948.pdf
Describes a group of 600 students burning over 2000 comic books while being led by a 13 year-old boy. The boy's speech is transcribed.

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A story about a mass burning of comic books that took place in Auburn New York. The burning took place following a talk that was held by a reverend that saw children wanting to get rid of their comics.

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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.

Albuquerque Tribune April 5 1957 crop.jpg
Outlines an initiative that has been taken by New Mexico public schools, in which children are encouraged to read books over comic books.

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Outlines an initiative in which children traded in 10 Comic Books to receive 1 classic novel. This article speaks to the great success of such an event.

Galveston Daily News November 12 1950 crop.jpg
Looks at a number of prominent scholars, psychologists and politicians as they weigh in on the content of comic books influencing juvenile delinquency.
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