To Supervise Sale of Comic Magazines: New Orleans Commission Council Frowns on Direct Censorship
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Announces the establishment of a citizens committee to supervise comics sales and distribution in New Orleans. The committee attributes criminal behavior to parents rather than comic books.
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North Adams Transcript
3 February 1949
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The Time Has Come
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Explores the fact that there are very few laws governing the sale of crime and horror comics.
Wasson, Ben (writer)
Greenville Delta Democrat Times
10 April 1949
Delta Democrat Times
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Subject Well Covered: Proposed Alton Ordinance on Comic Books Really Leaves No Objections Undefined
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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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Alton Evening Telegraph
20 April 1955
The Telegraph
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Sold Crime Comics Fine Winnipegger $5
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Discusses the start of the actual war on comics, in which a Winnipeger named Abe Roher was convicted of selling crime comics and fined $5.
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Toronto Daily Star
30 Apr 1953
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Should Comic Books be Banned? Magazine Distributor says 'No,' Child Welfare Officer...Yes
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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.
Shiels, Bob (writer)
Medicine Hat Daily News
14 January 1949
Medicine Hat News
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Publisher to Drop Crime and Horror "comic" books
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Announces that Entertaining Comics is dropping 5 of their popular crime and horror comic series due to a drop in sales brought on by the backlash of anti-comic organizations.
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Wall Street Journal
16 September 1954
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More Teeth Proposed When Crime Comics Bill Comes Before Committee
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Looks at the Fulton bill, and the way that the House of Commons appeared to be backing the bill to put tougher restrictions on the sale and publication of crime comics.
Baldwin, Warren (writer)
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The Globe and Mail
5 December 1949
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Comic Book Issue
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States that in the year 1948 700,000,000 comics were sold. Goes on to present the comic book reading habits of a 14 year-old named David.
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Anniston Star
4 December 1948
Anniston Star
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Britain Plans Law to Curb Horror Comics
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Outlines the British bill to ban the sale of horror comics to children. Claims that children are highly impressionable, and that in reading comic books children can be corrupted.
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The Globe and Mail
12 February 1955
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Are Comic Books a Threat?
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Provides a general view of the different opinions on comic books and their effect on children. Outlines base information such as sales numbers, different views by psychiatrists and possible solutions that maintain the American way.
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Anniston Star
25 March 1952
Anniston Star
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