Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code

Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code
ISBN-10
087805975X
ISBN-13
9780878059751
Series
Seal of Approval
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Univ. Press of Mississippi
Author
Amy Kiste Nyberg

Description

The content of comic books has been governed by an industry self-regulatory code adopted by publishers in 1954 in response to public and governmental pressure. This book, the first full-length study of this period of comic book history, examines the reasons that comic books were the subject of heated controversy. In tracing the evolution of the controversy and the resulting code, Seal of Approval shows that the comic book has yet to achieve legitimation as a unique form of expression appreciated by readers of all ages.

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