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The Ten-Cent Plague

The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America

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David HajduFirst published 20083 editions

An informal and personal description of the rise and fall of comic books in the '40s and '50s, with a focus on the Educational Comics (E.C.) company run by Gains, father then son (M.C. then William). The fall came in two steps, the first in the '40s and aimed at crime comics, and the second in the '50s and aimed at almost all comics, but with emphasis on horror comics.

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First publish date March 18, 20081 credited authorSearch language english

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