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Comic Book and Government

I wonder if the government was bringing heat on the comic book industry in the late '50s? Comics were always pushing the limits of society's norms, luring youth away from their daddy's standards. That could be the reason behind these comics government collaborations attempting to teach kids what their parents should have.

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Get them up quick to cover the post no bills sign.

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Why didn't Mom dump on him at the time of the transgressions?

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Friendship? Have you ever been in a turkish prison, Frankie?

Lesson learned - the proper thing to crash into pedestrians is a hot rod, not a shopping cart.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 1046110)

I wonder if the government was bringing heat on the comic book industry in the late '50s?

Starting in the mid 50's, actually.

OK, then there was some pressure there to play nice nice, maybe a look over here move.