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Public Opinion and TV Hit Comic Sale Locally
Applauds the decrease in sale of horror comics, and suggests censorship of horror films
National P-TA Official Assails Horror Comics
Discuses comic censorship. Includes a statement from President Roosevelt insisting parents need to do all that they can in order to protect the innocence of children moving forward.
On Comic Books
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.
Our Children: Parents Well Advised to Censor Publications
Discusses the need to burn comics since they should not be in the hands of children.
Quash Conviction Against Publisher of Crime Comics
Discusses an indictment surrounding Superior Comics, one of the primary Canadian Publishers of crime comics.
Russian Says Comic Books 'Fascisize' U.S. Children
Claims American comic magazines, such as Superman, is leading to a mass fascisization of American youth.
Scholars Hit Comic Book Myth
Outlines a study that was done by graduate students. When asked, children reveal they are not as negatively impacted by comic book reading as was initially believed.
Senate Passes Crime Comics Bill After Wrangle
Explains the numerous issues that are present in trying to ban crime comics in Canada.
Sharing Between the Shears
Utilizes statistics to argue that children are becoming more violent. Saunders claims that: when a parent hands their child a crime comic, they are allowing them to do as they see in the story.
Should Comic Books be Banned? Magazine Distributor says 'No,' Child Welfare Officer...Yes
Provides a number of statistics about the sale of comic books in Canada and Medicine Hat. Morever, Shiels speaks with individuals who are both for and against the sale of comic books.