Title: The mystery of Mary Rogers
Description: Uses comic art to examine the question of who killed Mary Rogers, a young nineteenth-century New York woman rumored to have died of a botched abortion attempt; includes discussion of Edgar Allan Poe's story based on the case, "The Mystery of Mary Roget."
Subjects: Comic books, strips, Murder, History, Comics & graphic novels, general, Graphic novels, Meurtre, Bandes dessinées, Histoire, Homicide
Places: New York (State), New York
People: Mary Rogers (1820-1841)
Time periods: 19th century