Bibliograph

The ten-cent plague, the great comic-book scare and how it changed America, David Hajdu

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The ten-cent plague, the great comic-book scare and how it changed America, David Hajdu

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-412) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ten-cent plague

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

243544425

Responsibility statement

David Hajdu

Sub title

the great comic-book scare and how it changed America

Summary

"In the years between World War II and the mid-1950s, the popular culture of today was invented in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. But no sooner had comics emerged than they were beaten down by mass bonfires, congressional hearings, and a McCarthyish panic over their unmonitored and uncensored content."--Cover, p.4

Table Of Contents

Society iss nix -- It was work -- Crime pays -- Youth in crisis -- Puddles of blood -- Then let us commit them -- Woofer and tweeter -- Love--LOVE--LOVE!! -- New trend -- Humor in a jugular vein -- Panic -- The triumph of Dr. Payn -- What are we afraid of? -- We've had it! -- Murphy's law -- Out of the frying pan and into the soup

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The ten cent plague

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