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Cover and illustrations of a book featuring stylized portrayals of childhood innocence typical of the period.

Title page depicting a young boy and girl looking out of a window. There is a puppy sitting between the two children and an open book sitting next to them.

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.

Report regarding an 11 year old girl strangling herself to death trying to imitate the cover of a horror comic. This article is from Nova Scotia.

Claims that the burning of comic books could actually make children more inclined to read the very books that are being burned.

Discusses a questionnaire given to nearly 700 junior high school students to determine how they liked to spend their leisure time. The results of the survey determined that comic books were the most popular reading choice overall, though fiction was…

Comic book story that depicts an innocent-looking young girl murdering people.