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It's not a comic book at all. It's the 1954 US Senate Report on comic books and juvenile delinquency. I'll get one, one of these days.

Tops v1#1, March, 1954. The first issue of this little (about half the size of a comic book) magazine has a great two-page piece on EC comics' horror books, with a publication date one month before the publication of SOTI and the commencement of the US Senate hearings into the dangers of comics. This spread includes several panels from Wally Wood's "in gratitude..." which appeared in Shock Suspenstories #11. It also features an article about Robert Irwin, the murderer Dr. Fredric Wertham wrote about in his 1949 book "The Show of Violence." And of course, you have cheesy and sleazy 1950's pinup photos and articles. $95

Superman record, one part of the two-part "The Flying Train" from 1947. Yours for just $7 shipped in the US. SOLD comicparadox

Patsy Walker #15, Canadian edition. Lots of really cool stuff here. First off, it's the Canadian printing, and you know those are super tough to come by. Next, it's full of GGA, with Patsy and others. It might be a stretch to say that it pushes the envelope with respect to relationships that are shown in a 1940's book, but you'll see that at the start of the book Patsy is alone in bed and is awakened by her mother... By the end of the book, she is waking up in bed with her friend Nancy, who says, "Did you enjoy the party, Patsy?" Mmmm hmmm. And on top of all that, it appears to have an error on some pages, where the cyan was left off, leaving pages made up of only black, yellow, and magenta. So the book has a lot going for it. But of course, it has a few major problems as well. Most significant is that the centerfold is missing. The next two inner wraps that remain are loose. There's a big, ugly stain on the FC that bleeds through the entire cover. The upper right of the FC has a production defect, where the paper extends beyond the edge of the book because that corner was folded under during the production process. So condition is really problematic. If you've bought something from this thread, then it's yours for $1. Otherwise, it's $15. SOLD comicparadox

Yank Copy A, and Your Child and Radio, TV, Comics and Movies, Copy C Thanks!

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Thanks, Dinesh_S, but the thread has several Copy B's. Is it this one that you'd like? Your Child and Radio, TV, Comics and Movies by Paul Witty. 1952. Copy B $35

And finally (at least for tonight...) Writer's Digest, November, 1947. This features an article by some guy named Stan Lee, "There's Money in Comics". Stan shares his secrets for writing scripts and gives tips for submitting stories. I read an online source that indicated it was this article that led Stan to write "The Secrets Behind the Comics", but I have not been able to verify that. In any event, a very cool old Timely/Marvel piece, complete with a sample of Blonde Phantom art and -script. $395

Headquarters Detective, v1, #1, June, 1940. I call this the secret origin of crime and horror comics, because this issue of this magazine profoundly influenced the comic book industry. It's story time... In the 1940's New York had a law on the books that prohibited the sale of a "magazine.. principally made up of criminal news, police reports, or accounts of criminal deeds, or pictures, or stories of deeds of bloodshed, lust or crime." Under this statute, a bookseller was convicted of selling this very magazine, Headquarters Detective #1. The bookseller's case made its way through the court system over the years, until the United States Supreme Court, on March 29, 1948, struck down New York's law as unconstitutional. The Supreme Court case involving this magazine paved the way for an explosion of crime comic books and eventually horror comics as well. Just Google "Winters v. New York" for more about the court case. Yours for $95. SOLD Bounty_Coder

Copy A is all yours! Thanks!

Comics, Radio, Movies - And Children by Josette Frank. 1949, Public Affairs Pamphlet #148 in a series. This book went through several editions, eventually including "Television" in the title. This is the original edition. $90 SOLD Comics-n-ERB

Batman Coloring Book is all yours!

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Your Child and Radio, TV, Comics and Movies by Paul Witty. 1952. On eBay, it's called rare, and I guess I can understand why because I didn't have one for years. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-1952-Anti-Comics-Comic-Book-Booklet-mentions-Batman-Superman-Suspense-etc/321307843850 Now that I have three undercopies, this is absolutely not what I'd call rare, but still a really cool look at how comics were viewed and defended in the 1950's. Copy A $25 SOLD milhouseb (tape pull back cover) Copy B $35 SOLD Dinsesh_S Copy C $35 SOLD Qua-Brot Copy A, with tape pull back cover Copy B Copy C (sorry I neglected to get a BC scan. It's virtually identical to copy B. You wont' be disappointed.)

Batman coloring book. 1967. Low grade, well worn, many pages colored. Free CLAIMED- Gunsmokin - First to claim gets it.

Clubwoman magazine, September, 1954. There were many anti-comics articles in the mid-50's, but very few featured the article prominently on the cover, with photos of contemporary comics. Extremely hard to find magazine. $65 SOLD Ingelsfan

Seduction of the Innocent, first print, second state, no dust jacket. Some scuffing near the spine. Foxing along top edge. Loose rear hinge is starting to separate. No bibliography, but a photocopy bibliography has been included. All typical pages present including the 16 pages of illustrations. Free from writing except a small pencil "D" inside the FC and a fascinating inscription. "To Joe & Clarice: For your perusal and guidance worth while [sic] and timely book! You both know what I think of 80% of present day comics. - Pop May 9, 1954" $225 SOLD Comics-n-ERB

Yank magazine from 1945 featuring a two-page article with photos of some great GA books. Heavily worn with paper loss at the spine. Two copies Copy A $25 SOLD Qua-Brot Copy B $25 SOLD Comics-n-ERB Copy A Copy A Copy B Copy B Copy B

Love & Death by Gershon Legman. 1949 softcover published by Breaking Point. Five years before SOTI, Legman was criticizing comics. $70 SOLD Comics-n-ERB

Death Valley #6, August, 1954. All the gore and violence you'd expect from Comic Media. Low grade copy, with a rusty staple and something (glue?) that spilled all over and soaked through that lower left corner. $20 SOLD

The Lure of the Comics. 1952 British anti-comics pamphlet. Pages loose at the rusty staple. $199 shipped in the US.

That's it for tonight. Coming up... That Stan Lee item.... The Secret Origin of Crime and Horror Comics And more!