apr 19, 1954 - Seduction of the Innocent published

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This book by psychiatrist Frederic Wertham, who worked with at-risk youth, claimed that comic books were essentially how-to guides for crimes ranging from robbery to rape to murder.

The book contains quotes like "Hitler was a beginner compared to the comic-book industry." and "For boys, Wonder Woman is a frightening image. For girls she is a morbid ideal."
<https://www.azquotes.com/author/49500-Fredric_Wertham>

Wertham's work was lauded at the time but in the following years he has been sharply criticized for misrepresenting the statements of some of his research subjects and omitting key factors of their individual cases.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_of_the_Innocent#Criticism>

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