A Crisis of Innocence

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Claims that comics have no merit because they do not instill a love for the English language, which is instilled by other forms of literature.

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Features a table that explores questionable content that was present in the twenty comic magazines procured by the Economist. It also includes reader reactions to their campaign.

Florence Morning News October 17 1948.pdf
Addition to an editorial noting that, since they are read primarily by children, comics should present morality.

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The journalist speaks with children about why they read comic books, and what they think about the proposed ban on crime comics. Many of the children agree that banning the books would only make them more desirable.

Comics Linked to Two Killings.pdf
Looks to comics as being linked to two Canadian homicides, in which the murderers both read crime comics.

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Discusses a government decision to lift the ban on the importation of comic books from the United States. Outlines the anxieties present in censors about the amount of questionable comic book material that will soon be imported into Canada.

Southtown Economist April 25 1945 crop.jpg
Explains a recollection of the effects of crime comics on one 17-year-old boy.

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

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Claims American comic magazines, such as Superman, is leading to a mass fascisization of American youth.
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