A Crisis of Innocence

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American Mercury Sad Case of the Funnies.pdf
Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.

The Case of the Giggling Killer, pg. 28.tiff
Crime comic that features a young psychopathic killer.

All Famous Police Cases #6, pg. 35.jpg
Advertisement aimed at children for a collection of detailed plastic soldiers and weapons.

True Comics #2, pg. 22.jpg
Advertisement and order form for novels directed at boys and girls.

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

True Comics #2, pg. 67.jpg
Advertisement directed at children for a volume of books in "The What-Every-Child-Should-Know Library."

Adventures Into The Unknown #43, pg. 11.jpg
Page with advertisements for bubblegum and a horror comic book.

Adventures Into The Unknown #14 (ACG - Dec 1950), pg. 29.jpg
Advertisement page with a war comic and and a bracelet directly marketed to boys and girls.

ACG   Out Of The Night #6 (1953) - Page 1.pdf
The story of children who can transform into wolves. The wolves take advantage of adults' sympathy when they are in their human form, and become killers in their wolf form.

Invasion (Mister Mystery #3, pg. 12-16).pdf
A group of children work together to make way for a monster's invasion.
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