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The Case Against Comics
Reprints John Mason Brown and Al Capp's opening statements from their "America's Town Meeting of the Air" radio session, in which they debate why comics are a problem.
UN Group Urges World Ban on Sex and Crime Comics
This article discusses the UN's considerations for banning the sale of crime and sex comics worldwide.
The Comics War
Cavanagh proposes to investigate why children like comic books and whether or not they are legitimately harmful to them. He discusses aggression and phantasy, before moving on to psychodynamics.
Juvenile Delinquency Charged to Parent Neglect, Not Comics
Claims crime comics are not actually the main cause of juvenile delinquency. Chadwick states the family must instill a moral compass in the mind of the child so that he will not be influenced by these comics.
Cover - Guns Against Gangsters #1
Comic cover depicting a man with two guns backed up against a brick wall, facing off against unseen gunmen.
Cover - All-Famous Police Cases #15
Comic cover depicting a man falling from a window, and a policeman looking on in shock.
Cover - Startling Terror Tales #11
Comic cover featuring a man with a gun in the foreground, with multiple policemen in the background.
Cover - Shocking Mystery Cases #56
Comic cover featuring a man with a gun being chased by a policeman, appearing to break through the page.
Cover - Crime SuspenStories #11
Comic cover portraying an anatomy professor placing his wife's body in the freezer, among his other dissection specimens.
Cover - Crime SuspenStories #22
Cover depicting a man holding an axe and a woman's severed head. Defended by Bill Gaines at the senate subcommittee hearing.