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"Why Won't You Just Read It?": Comic Books and Community in the 1950s.
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Adler-Kassner, Linda – 1995
A study explored the debate over comic books and children in the 1950s, addressing the communication role of comic books in forming a new community of comic book fans during that period. Using E.C. (Educational Comics) comic books as a case study, the conventions of the comic books, correspondence between producers and consumers, and articles by…
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