Fredric Wertham and the Critique of Mass Culture
This re-examination of the critic whose Congressional testimony sparked the Comics Code* Offers a comprehensive overview of Fredric Wertham’s career and writings* Uses newly available private papers to give insight into Wertham’s intellectual development* Provides in-depth case studies of The Seduction of the Innocent–Wertham’s most famous book–and an unpublished manuscript* Re-examines Wertham’s thought by tracing his change of mind in later life