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| Just seeing the cover maybe "Suduction of the Innocent" author was correct. sam v. fox |
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| To quote from the wiki page on "Seduction of The Innocent":
Wertham "manipulated, overstated, compromised, and fabricated evidence" in support of the contentions expressed in Seduction of the Innocent. He intentionally mis-projected both the sample size and substance of his research, making it out to be more objective and less anecdotal than it truly was. He generally did not adhere to standards worthy of scientific research, instead using questionable evidence as rhetorical ammunition for his argument that comics were a cultural failure. |
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| This seems like a pretty typical example (for Schomburg, anyway) of a comic book cover from the war years. Can't see what it is about this particular cover that would make anyone think "maybe Wertham was right"... right about WHAT? What about this cover would tend to turn kids into juvenile delinquents? Sam V. Fox's comment just seems vague and non-specific to me, and leaves me scratching my head about what exactly he meant by that. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Pencils: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed) | Inks: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr |
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| Comic Story | Chaos On the Calcutta Road (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bob and Tim volunteer to help drive supplies to the Chinese Army from Calcutta, India, over the Calcutta Road. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Pencils: Elmer Wexler? | Inks: Elmer Wexler? |
| Content | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] [aka Chris Savage]; Tim [Tim Roland] [aka Sam Everett]; Jean Starr; the Japanese (villains, some die) |
| Notes | Art credits by Craig Delich. |
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| Comic Story | The Plot of Mr. Karabi (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jean has been transferred to India, so the Terror Twins decide to accompany her to make sure she arrives safely. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Mr. Karabi (villain, spy, introduction); Hilda (villain, Gestapo operative, introduction); the Nazis (villains, some die) |
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| Text Story | Desert Deed (1 page) |
| Synopsis | While riding across the desert, some distance from his wagon train, Jerry notices an injured Indian, who proves to be a Chief of a local tribe, who has a broken leg. When hostiles approach, the Chief tells Jerry to ride back to his wagon train while he dealt with the Apaches. |
| Featuring | Jerry Martin |
| Credits | Script: Reeve Walker (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jerry Martin; Mr. Martin (Jerry's father); Chief Leaping Fox; the Apaches (villains) |
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| Comic Story | In Defense of Russia (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jean visits the Benton Drugstore and informs him that she and the Red Cross Secretary to be sent to Russia, but their plane develops engine trouble over Poland and has to ditch.....right into the hands of the Nazis. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Homer; Mr. Cooper (Secretary of the Red Cross); Mr. Zhukov; Andreyev (a pilot); the Nazis (villains, some die) |
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| Text Story | One of the Family (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Leonard and Rover head out for the day, and Leonard decides to go swimming.....unaware of the dangerous rip tides present. |
| Credits | Script: William McClellan (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Leonard Carter; Mr. Carter (Leonard's father); Rover (Leonard's dog) |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Dead Dog (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ploopie is out walking a dog when an unfortunate set of circumstances lead to a chance meeting with a rich heiress, who later disappears.....and Steve and Ploopie are accused of her kidnapping. |
| Featuring | Crime Crushers |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes | Pencils: Al Camy [as Camy] (signed) | Inks: Al Camy [as Camy] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; "Ploopie" Carr]; Belinda Tower (rich heiress); Hiram Tower (Belinda's father, death); Mrs. Van Brewster (mention only); Forsythe James (villain, Margo's father, Hiram's brother-in-law, introduction); Margo James (villain, Belinda's cousin, introduction); Rocky Jenks (villain, introduction) |
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| Synopsis | Dinny uses the art of ventriloquism to get out of the house to go ice skating. |
| Featuring | Dinny |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Dinny Smithers; Mr. Smithers (Dinny's father); Mrs. Smithers (Dinny's mother); Miss Walters (teacher) |
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| Comic Story | His Amazing Adventures With Story Book Heroes (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Frankie opens up the pages of a storybook and the figures pop to life, and he finds himself crowned the King of Bookland! |
| Featuring | Frankie Fiction |
| Credits | Script: Victor E. Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed) | Pencils: Victor E. Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed) | Inks: Victor E. Pazmiño [as VEP] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Frankie Fiction (introduction, origin); Jack the Giant Killer; Gargantua (evil little boy); Gargantua's father |
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