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Senate Interim Report on Comic Books and Juvenile Delinquency (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955) Condition: VG+. Here i...
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Senate Interim Report on Comic Books and Juvenile Delinquency (U.S. Government Printing Office, 1955) Condition: VG+. Here is a very unusual item. It is the interim report from the Senate investigation into comic books and juvenile delinquency, headed by Senator Estes Kefauver from Kansas, and was part of the landmark Senate report which led to the Comics Code Authority. The report has numerous references to salacious comic book stories that were specifically pointed out and targeted by the committee, many were also cited in Seduction Of The Innocent by Dr. Fredric Wertham. The topics covered include: a brief history of the development of the comic book industry, the nature of crime and horror comic books (with specific examples), and crime and horror comics as a contributing factor in juvenile delinquency. There's also a 10-page appendix that states the Senate resolutions and includes (among other things) a list of all comic book publishers and the titles they published as of Spring 1954, in addition to a chart showing the organization of the comic book industry in the United States, organized by distributor, comic group, and publisher. There is a discussion of the testimony of Joe Musial, Walt Kelly, and Milt Caniff as well as that of Dr. Wertham. This is the interim report of a document that killed horror comics, ruined love books, destroyed some publishers, and made others leave the comic book business altogether. The report was distributed only to members of Congress. This copy is marked to the attention of "Mr. Jennings" (in pencil at the top of the cover), our research shows a Congressman Pat Jennings (D-Virginia) was a member of the 84th Congress; this copy may well have come from his office. This booklet has some small stains and minor wear, but suffers from no major defects. The pages are white and supple. Not listed in Overstreet.Auction Info
2006 January Comic Auction #819 (go to Auction Home page)
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January, 2006
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