Comics Code Authority (idea) by TW - Everything2.com
Seduction of the Innocent", a book purporting that comic book reading causes juvenile delinquency. In true McCarthy-era fashion, the U.S. Senate holds hearings to investigate Wertham's claims. Dr. Wertham was called to testify at the hearings, as were other juvenile delinquency experts, representatives of the major comic companies, some of their advertisers and distributors, and the representatives from National Cartoonist Society. Dr. Wertham came out on top. He had a lot of experience testifying in front of government committees. Most of the representatives from the comic companies were bus...