A Crisis of Innocence

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1951 comics hearings 2.pdf
Covers the discussion of several representatives for comic book publishers in regards to the question of self-regulation.

Health Law Urged to Combat Comics.pdf
Wertham attempts to persuade the Joint Legislative Committe to Study Comics to recommend legislature focusing on banning comics for the sake of public health.

Stieg - The 1926 German Law to Protect Youth - Moral Protectionism in a Democracy.pdf
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.

Schultz - Censorship or Self Regulation.pdf
Schultz attributes the "mass hysteria" around comics to Wertham, and the rise of hysteria to the development of doubts about the harm of comics, and the concern over the threat to freedom of speech.

As a Child Readeth - Rolseth.pdf
A high school teacher contests the idea that reading material influences a child's development.

Regulation of Comic Books - Harvard Law Review.pdf
Analyzes the various regulations that may be both desirable and constitutional for addressing the growing concerns about comics.

Petersen - The Harmful Publications (Young Persons) Act of 1926.pdf
Examines early-20th century German censorship attempts and their influence on the Nazi regime.

Cohen - The Delinquents, Censorship and Youth Culture in Recent US History.pdf
A contemporary analysis of censorship and the fears of youth rebellion in the 1950s.

Action Taken to Control Distribution of Objectionable Comic Books.pdf
Briefly outlines the steps that different cities and counties took to ban or limit the sale of objectionable comics.

Fight Against Horror Comics.pdf
A look at the way that other parts of the world were also trying to ban horror comics.
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