How unreasonable. Sure, if you think a hanging dead guy
or a severed limb was too graphic, you might be offended by horror comics.
But a comic with a good burning at the stake or broken neck cover, helps teach children to respect authority.
Or at least it may teach them how to avoid zombies.
You should know that a couple of stores that removed these books from display also
sold loose cigarettes to kids for a penny apiece.
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No one ever had a problem buying cigarettes in the fifties, at least in my neighborhood (Monroe, MI). A lot of kids were hooked by the time they reached 15. Crackdown started later. The local stores were fussy about alcohol. However, back in the early part of the last century, kids were sent to the local tavern by Dad for a bucket of beer from the tap. It was just like running to the store for bread, cigarettes and milk.
Back in the fifties, I always purchased Superman and Batman comics. I liked other comics which I got from cousins and my brother but DC superheroes always got my dimes. I liked Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen as much as Detective and Action. Back issues of Best of the West are still in my westerns box and my brother left me his Disney collection. Unfortunately, I never saw a lot of horror comics in the fifties but my cousins used to read the stories to us at night when we visited. We all lived within 3 or 4 blocks back then.