The ten-cent plague: the great comic-book scare and how it changed America
General fiction, Social issues, General non-fiction, Criticism
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Professor and author of Positively Fourth Street (DB 52658) examines the 1940s and 1950s controversy surrounding comic books that depicted crime, lust, and horror. Describes campaigns by church groups, politicians, and moral crusaders to censor the publications. Profiles Bill Gaines of Mad magazine and others who endured the onslaught. 2008
Title Details
ISBN
9780374187675
Publisher
Farrar
Copyright Date
2008
Book number
4599833
Audio details for CELA title
Narrator
Kevin T. Collins
Duration
14 hours 11 minutes 40 seconds
Audio producer
American Foundation for the Blind