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New Library Exhibit Explores the Comics Scare of 1948-52

1 year 2 months ago
Before there were theories about the devastating effects of social media or video games or Tide Pods on young brains, there was one about comic books.  “Back in the day, Dr. [Fredric] Wertham was really good about scaring parents about what appeared in comics,” says William Harroff. “He decided comic books are responsible for juvenile delinquency in my generation, the Baby Boom generation.”
Jessica Rogen