A Crisis of Innocence

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Alton Evening Telegraph April 21 1955 crop.jpg
Outlining a new ordinance in Alton in which the town is attempting to get rid of comic books that could be harming the children living there.

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Discusses an indictment surrounding Superior Comics, one of the primary Canadian Publishers of crime comics.

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Looks at the way that comic book legislation in the United States was slower to act than in Canada.

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Looks at the way tougher laws about the production and distribution of comics has caused for distributors to turn their attention to obscene pocket books.

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Explains a recollection of the effects of crime comics on one 17-year-old boy.

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Exploring the bill put forth by Fulton, this article examines the fact that the House of Commons will soon vote on whether or not to impose stronger sanctions on the distribution and production of Crime Comics in Canada.

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Fulton demands that the term "obscene" be better defined in legislation so that laws about the publication and distribution of such books can properly enforced.

Health Law Urged to Combat Comics.pdf
Wertham attempts to persuade the Joint Legislative Committe to Study Comics to recommend legislature focusing on banning comics for the sake of public health.

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Outlines a bill that the Senate was attempting to pass, which would place strict laws on the publication of comic books.

Gettysburg Times September 13 1955.pdf
Outlines a bill in Pennsylvania, that 11 female members of commerce were hoping to have passed, that would see the publication and distribution of comics to those under the age of 18 as a criminal offence. In breaking this law the offender would be…
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