The Comics Journal #133

Plot

Interview

Dr. Thomas Radecki

Dr. Fredric Wertham

Reviews

Peter Cashwell, “Impolite Society” (p.45)

B.N. Duncan, “Let’s Hear It For Crumb” (p.52)

Leon Hunt, “A New Direction” (p.54)

Essays

Alan Hewetson and Fredric Wertham, “‘Censorship Is Not the Answer; It Is Not Even the Question.’” (p.81)

John J. Miller, “Comics on Trial” (p. 85)

Peter Erickson, “Seduction of the Innocent” (p.87)

Andrew Dagilis, “Siren Song of Blood” (p.89)

Rich Kreiner, “The Quality of Violence” (p.91)

Columns

Larry Rodman: Opening Shots, “Reality Check: Violence in the Media” (p.9)

R.C. Harvey: Reruns and Revivals, “Sex and Violence Galore” (p.103)

Kenneth Smith: Dramas of the Mind, “Violence: Decivilization and Dissonance” (p.111)

C.C. Beck: Crusty Curmudgeon, “Those Hysterical Cries Against Censorship…Are They to Be Heeded?” (p.115)

Illustration

Jim Woodring, Cover

Kenneth Smith Sketchbook, (p.97)