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More Teeth Proposed When Crime Comics Bill Comes Before Committee

Looks at the Fulton bill, and the way that the House of Commons appeared to be backing the bill to put tougher restrictions on the sale and publication of crime comics.

Tags: bill, canada, comic books, comics, corruption, crime, criminal code, fulton, government, house of commons, law, morality, obscene literature, publication and distribution, sale, Senate of Canada

Parents' Corner: Time to Suppress Crime Comic Books

Features a scholarly source claiming that distinctions need to be made between good and bad comic books. While Richmond claims there is merit in the "good" ones, the bad ones are causing children to become violent.

Tags: boys, children, comic books, comics, congress, crime, death, girls, horror, murder, parents, publication and distribution, readers, sex, teachers, violence

Parents' Corner: Curb Crime Comics by United Action

Deals with the fact that the only way to get rid of horror and crime comics is to work together to get them away from children.

Tags: children, comic books, comics, crime, editorial, horror, innocence, parents, pornographic materials, teachers, teenagers, youth

Army to Limit Sales of Comics: Line of Decency' to Be Drawn at Posts -- Publishers Now Explain Screening Plan

Discusses the Army putting a stop to crime comics with their troops. Also talks about 1/3 of all comics being crime comics in 1948.

Tags: ban, book burnings, books, comic books, comics, crime, fire, military

Comics and Television

Deals with the child's interest in Television as a new medium for storytelling. Discusses the shift from comics (not approved by parents) to TV (a generally approved medium).

Tags: ban, book burnings, canada, children, comic books, comics, committee, crime, criminal code, humor, libraries, magazines, parents, radio, school, supreme court, television

Hangman's Holiday - Horrific #1

A young boy named George grows up to be a hangman. He eventually dies by getting tangled in a rope like his victims.

Tags: boys, comic book story, crime, death, family, horror, juvenile delinquency, murder, violence, youth

Sex and Crime Featured in 'Comic' Books Sold in City: Syracuse Tour Reveals Variety of Spicy Tales: State Committee Issues Threat of Censorship

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Explores the New York State Joint Legislative Committee's attempts to censor crime and love comics in 1951. The image features a number of the popular comics of the time laid out on a table.

Tags: anti-comic, ban, censorship, children, comic books, comics, crime, horror, juvenile delinquency, legislation, readers, sex, statistics, violence, youth

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