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From our continental correspondent – The Comics Code A La Francaise celebrates 60 years

Thursday, August 20, 2009

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The history of the Comics Code probably is common knowledge for most of our readers here: faced with impending restrictive regulations after congressional hearings surrounding Frederic Wertham’s book, Seduction of the Innocent, the American comics publishers drew up their own code of conduct, defining what was permissible in children’s comics, what could be shown, and [...]

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