NEW REFERENCE ITEM POSTED 08/17/2025
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SEDUCTION OF THE INNOCENT BIBLIOGRAPHY
The bibliography that was published in the first edition of Dr. Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent" listing the comic book publishers he used as reference has proved to be evasive. Rinehart (the publisher) chose to cautiously remove it as it potentially caused legal concerns. Copies that include the bibliography are considered rare.
Below is an image of the bibliography with the heading and publishers listed as they were in the book. It is slightly re-formatted.
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TABLE 1.
NOTE: This table is undergoing revision as of 7/20/2024.
THE TRUTH ABOUT COMICS By Ruth I. Johnson (Back to Bible Publishers 1953/1954)
Article by Dr. Fredric Wertham in the LADIES' HOME JOURNAL (November 1953)
THE CASE AGAINST THE COMICS by Gabriel Lynn (Catechetical Guild Educational Society, 1944)
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| The cover for an 8-page supplement included with other Guild publications. |