Sparky Watts #2
Comic Books
The cover of "Sparky Watts" issue 2, featuring Sparky holding open the mouth of an alligator as he urges his friend Yoo-Hoo to escape.
Rogers, Boody (pencils, inks)
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=7312
Eastern Color Printing Co.
1942
Public Domain, Digital Comic Museum
JPG
Comic Book
Little Dinky
Comic Books
Animal Comics was the sort of child-friendly title adults tended to assume was representative of the medium. A typical story from the series, 'Little Dinky' is included here to demonstrate the extent to which such comics coincided with the visual style and narrative features of mainstream children's literature.
Pabian, Jim (penciller/inker)
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=1803
Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
June/July 1943
Public Domain, Digital Comic Museum
PDF
Comic Book
Peanuts
Comic Books
A Peanuts comic strip from June 22, 1952, depicting Charlie Brown browsing a comic book rack.
Schultz, Charles M. (writer)
http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/June_1952_comic_strips
22 June 1952
Public Domain, Peanuts Wikia
JPG
Comic Strip
Vintage Reading Comic Books
Comic Books
Features a series of brief clips showing children, and then adults, reading comics.
Unknown
http://www.fastimages.net/catdv/clip-details.jsp?id=338802
F.I.L.M Archives
1920s-1950s
F.I.L.M. Archives
Video Clip
Moving Image
The Sad Case of the Funnies
Magazine Articles
Wartime commentary on the comics in newspapers. Condemns their content and worries about the impact on children.
Vlamos, James Frank (writer)
The American Mercury
1 April 1941
PDF
Magazine Article
Cover - Scream Comics #1
Comic Books
Stories about young boys that get into different situations. The boys are often presented as getting into trouble, while also being depicted in an innocent fashion.
Unknown
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=20827&page=1
Ace Magazine
1944
Public Domain, Digital Comic Museum
JPG
Comic Book
Study Being Organized: Good Comics Said Helpful
Newspaper Articles
Deals primarily with newspaper comics, and makes reference to the fact that comic book reading can be greatly beneficial for the young reader.
Fine, Dr. Benjamin (writer)
Sunday Gazette Mail
8 November 1959
PDF, JPG
Newspaper Article
The Comics and Their Appeal to the Youth of Today
Journal Articles
Kinneman discusses the results of a questionnaire she asked students to fill out. Some of the recorded student responses echo ideas held by anti-comic journalists and psychiatrists.
Kinneman, Fleda Cooper (writer)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/805820
National Council of Teachers of English
June 1943
JSTOR
PDF
Journal Article
Toward Bigger and Better "Comic Mags" : I Let My Pupils Bring Funny Books to Class
Journal Articles
A junior high teacher poses a series of questions to his students regarding their comic book preferences and purchasing habits. Some of their answers are included here.
Friedman, Irving R. (writer)
http://www.jstor.org/stable/30177601
Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
November 1941
JSTOR
PDF
Journal Article