Issue 35: Casual Friday - Empowerment of the Innocent

[The Escapist Staff]

Ian Easton"Publishers like EC Comics created books centered on more adult themes. By the early 1950s, comics weren't just for children anymore. Does this sound familiar to you?" Ian Easton describes the creation of the Comics Code Authority, and details what gamers should do to avoid that same situation.

 

[The Escapist Staff]

Original Comment by: Tom Rhodes

"Wertham's book attacked comics for their violence and strong sexual themes which, he argued, young readers were likely to imitate. Much of the book was backed by undocumented anecdotal evidence, but it managed to cause a stir among concerned parents, and prompted a congressional subcommittee to launch an investigation into comic books' effects on youth."

Y'know familiar [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_Code].

Great article, btw. It's an excellent treatise on how, when the Congressional hearings start, problems are soon to follow.