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The 1926 German Law to Protect Youth against Trash and Dirt: Moral Protectionism in a Democracy
Examines censorship through the lens of German censorship laws, and how they played a role in the Nazi take-over of the country in 1933.
Health Law Urged to Combat Comics
Wertham attempts to persuade the Joint Legislative Committe to Study Comics to recommend legislature focusing on banning comics for the sake of public health.
Comics Trade Solid to Balk State Rule
Covers the discussion of several representatives for comic book publishers in regards to the question of self-regulation.
Ban 25 Crime Comics: Publishers Set Up Self-Censor Bureau
Highlights 25 comic book titles that will be banned due to the lewd content being depicted in them.
Blame Comic Book as Boys 11, 13, Charged With Murder
Two boys aged 11 and 13 shot a 63 year old farmer while reenacting a story from a comic book. The jury members for the murder case state that violent comics should be banned.
Britain Having Moral Troubles; May Legislate
Discusses moral issues in Britain, including subjects of prostitution, homosexuality, pornography and obscene literature.
British Officials Consider Action In Morals Campaign
Looks at the British initiative to morally clean-up their country. There is also mention of the fact that there are attempts being made to ban the sale of horror comics in Britain.
Comic Book Censorship
Discusses comic book censorship, and the fact that it is infringing on people's ability to read whatever they want.
Fear Undesirable Books If Comics Ban Lifted
Discusses a government decision to lift the ban on the importation of comic books from the United States. Outlines the anxieties present in censors about the amount of questionable comic book material that will soon be imported into Canada.
Forum Finds Good as Well as Bad in Comic Books
Features the opinions of two psychologists, and a policeman, who have been studying the effects of comic books on children.