Australian Obscene Publications - April 28th, 1954
Legal material
Continued discussion of the amendment to the Police Offences Bill. Particular focus is paid to the meaning of the word "obscene."
28 April 1954
Public Domain
PDF
Vintage Reading Comic Books
Comic Books
Features a series of brief clips showing children, and then adults, reading comics.
Unknown
http://www.fastimages.net/catdv/clip-details.jsp?id=338802
F.I.L.M Archives
1920s-1950s
F.I.L.M. Archives
Video Clip
Moving Image
What Parents Don't Know About Comic Books
Magazine Articles
A magazine article written by Wertham. He argues that juvenile delinquency is becoming more prevalent and violent due to the popularity of comics with children.
Wertham, Fredric (writer)
Ladies' Home Journal
1 November 1953
Ladies' Home Journal
PDF
Magazine Article
The Case Against Comics
Magazine Articles
Reprints John Mason Brown and Al Capp's opening statements from their "America's Town Meeting of the Air" radio session, in which they debate why comics are a problem.
Brown, John Mason (writer); and Capp, Al (writer)
The Saturday Review
20 March 1948
PDF
Magazine Article
Junior Has a Craving
Magazine Articles
A mother investigates the reading habits of her eight year-old son.
Mannes, Marya (writer)
New Republic
17 February 1947
New Republic
PDF
Magazine Article
The Dirt & Trash That Kids Are Reading: And What Can Be Done About It
Magazine Articles
Alerts parents to distasteful literature: comics, romance magazines, and war novels. The article notes the quality of children's literature and means to encourage parents to divert their children from reading comics.
Unknown
http://ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.lib.ryerson.ca/docview/199109871?accountid=13631
Changing Times
November 1954
ProQuest
PDF
Magazine Article
12,000 Boys and Girls are now Enjoying this Fascinating Library
Comic Books
Advertisement directed at children for a volume of books in "The What-Every-Child-Should-Know Library."
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=21811
Parents' Magazine Press
1 June 1941
Marke, David T. (editor)
Public Domain, Digital Comic Museum
JPG
Comic Book
This Is Your Page: Speak Up!
Comic Books
Published letters to the editor. Includes a letter from a Filipino reader.
Unknown
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=19854
Lev Gleason Publications
1 December 1949
Biro, Charles (editor); Wood, Bob (editor)
Public Domain, Digital Comic Museum
JPG
Comic Book
This Is Your Page: Speak Up!
Comic Books
Published letters to the editor. Includes letters from a school principal and a fourteen-year-old.
Unknown
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=19827
Lev Gleason Publications
1 November 1948
Biro, Charles (editor); Wood, Bob (editor)
Public Domain, Digital Comic Museum
JPG
Comic Book
Favorite Nursery Rhymes
Books
Cover and illustrations of a book featuring stylized portrayals of childhood innocence typical of the period.
Patterson, Valerie (Illustrator)
Children's Literature Archive
http://childrenslit.library.ryerson.ca/items/show/8141
John Martin's House
1946
JPG; Print Resource
Book