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Seal of approval : the history of the comics code / Amy Kiste Nyberg.
LIBRA PN6725 .N953 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nyberg, Amy Kiste.
- Series:
- Studies in popular culture (Jackson, Miss.)
- Studies in popular culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Comic books and children.
- United States.
- Wertham, Fredric, 1895-1981.
- Wertham, Fredric.
- Comic books and children--United States.
- Censorship--United States.
- Censorship.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [1998]
- Summary:
- For the past 40 years, the content of comic books has been governed by an industry self-regulatory code adopted by publishers in 1954 in response to public and governmental pressure. This book traces the history of controversy surrounding comic books and their alleged link to juvenile delinquency, and examines important issues about children, media effects, and censorship.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-200) and index.
- OCLC:
- 37373481
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