Previously, I mentioned the very earliest Christmas covers that appeared on newsstand comic books. One of the very earliest Christmas covers published by DC Comics was More Fun Comics #16 (December 1936) and features a very mischievous boy attempting to spring a bear trap on the unsuspecting Santa Claus as he descends from the chimney. This [...]
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Golden Age of Comic Books – December 12, 2005 – #28
In this episode, we start by discussing the Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Juvenille Delinquency from 1954. These hearings that took place over two days in 1954 explored crime, violence, sex and horror in comic books. As a result of these hearings and the efforts of those like Fredric Wertham whose book Seduction of the Innocent [...]
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