Seduction of the Innocent

Debunking the Corrupting Effects of Comic Books

It was 1954 and Dr. Fredric Wertham was testifying before Congress. “Are there any bad effects of comic books?   I may say here on this subject there is practically no controversy,” he said. “Anybody who has studied them and seen them knows that some of them have bad effects.” Dr. Wertham, author of “Seduction of […]

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