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Last Friday, Archie Comics Publications, Inc. announced that it would no longer feature the Comics Code Authority's Seal of Approval on the covers of its comics. Just a day before that, DC Comics made a similar announcement.
He was by all accounts sincerely motivated by a desire to keep kids from psychological harm, and he did a lot of good in his life. But in comics circles, he will be forever remembered for his 1954 book Seduction of the Innocent, which placed the blame for the nation's juvenile delinquency squarely on funnybooks.
But, remember: Most every kid read comics back then, whether or not they smoked Lucky Strikes behind the boys' gym. It'd be like asking everyone who has experienced suicidal thoughts if they had ever watched The Phantom Menace.
Yes, the Code. As I said, by 1954 things were coming to a head. There were congressional hearings on the scourge of juvenile delinquency and comics. Church groups were holding mass comic book burnings. Consumer groups urged parents to complain to their local grocers about the comics they stocked, in a bid to make those grocers conclude that the lousy pennies' worth of profit they were making off of a comic wasn't worth the headache.
NOTE: Gigantic thanks to blogger, comics historian and Comics Buyer's Guide Senior Editor Maggie Thompson for sharing her (manifold! prodigious!) insights on the history of the Code. Any mistakes you find above are mine, any bits you like are hers. As Pop Culture Happy Hour listeners know, Maggie is also NPR Music Editor Stephen Thompson's mom, and thus is, on top of everything else, one very brave and patient woman.
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