Seal of approval
Subtitle: the history of the comics code
By: Amy Kiste Nyberg.
Series: Studies in popular culture; Studies in popular culture (Jackson, Miss.)
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Jackson [Miss.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Wertham, Fredric 1895-1981.; Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States -- History and criticism.; Comic books and children -- United States.; Censorship -- United States.; Popular culture -- United States.
Description: The content of comic books has been governed by an industry self-regulatory code adopted by publishers in 1954 in response to public and governmental pressure.

This book, the first full-length study of this period of comic book history, examines the reasons that comic books were the subject of heated controversy. In tracing the evolution of the controversy and the resulting code, Seal of Approval shows that the comic book has yet to achieve legitimation as a unique form of expression appreciated by readers of all ages.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-200) and index.