A detail from Johnny Craig's infamous cover to "Crime SuspenStories" No. 22 from EC Comics. Credit: Comic Book cover For avid followers of comic book history, 1954 was the most epochal, unsettling, ...
The ban applies to comic books prominently featuring an account of crime that show images of illegal acts such as arson, murder or rape. In the mid-20th century, as comic books were on the rise, fears ...