A Crisis of Innocence

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Andersen - A Study of Leisure-Time Reading.pdf
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…

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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.

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A man wants revenge on three of his former business partners. In wishing to have them killed he summons Satan.

through the looking glass comic_convertedfromdocx.pdf
Comic version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which features an evil, demonic Alice.

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Story features Maggie in depictions of innocence, surrounded by animals and nature.

Vampires, Don't Make Me Laugh.pdf
As she grows up, a girl comes to realize that she is tainted by the disease of vampirism.

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

Bloody Mary, pg. 10.tiff
Comic book story that depicts an innocent-looking young girl murdering people.

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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.

I Killed Mary, pg. 5.jpg
A shy teenage boy kills a popular teen girl to make people notice him.
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