Offered in this auction:

Fredric Wertham MD Seduction of the Innocent 1954 HC 1st edition Golden Age Comic. A first edition/1st printing of this infamous attack on the comic book industry over the alleged harmful effects of much of its content on America's youth that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. It led to a U.S. Congressional inquiry and resulted in the creation of the Comics Code Authority. A scarce title. Published in 1954 by Rinehart & Company, illustrated with B&W "examples" of decadent comic images. Book is VG+ condition and looks nice with little wear, free of writing or markings other than a small price sticker removed ffep, no DJ. The first printing contained a bibliography listing the comic book publishers cited on page 399, but fears of lawsuits compelled the publisher to tear the bibliography page from any copies available. Copies with an intact bibliography are rare. This copy has the bibliography listed in the table of contents but that page has been neatly torn out. See pics for more on condition.

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