Comic Book Censorship: History of the Comics Code Authority (CCA) || Comic Misconceptions

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9 жыл бұрын

In the 1940s and 50s, comic books were under attack! There was a movement that believed comics were harmful to children and were the cause of juvenile delinquency in American youth. This crusade was led by Dr. Fredric Wertham, author of Seduction of the Innocent, and it eventually led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. The CCA was a super strict set of guidelines that comic book publishers had to follow in order to get any of their issues distributed. It also helped shape the face of comics to how we know it today. Let's learn about this incredibly important chapter in the history of comic books and shed some light on the true motivations of Fredric Wertham!
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SOURCES:
Diagram for Delinquents
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1954 Comics Code Authority
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1971 CCA Guidelines
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1989 CCA Guidelines
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Timeline of the Anti-comics Crusade of the 1940's and 1950's
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Seduction of the Innocents and the Attack on Comic Books
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@Laurabeck329 8 жыл бұрын

So basically comicbooks were video games of their day?

@Ironmaryable 9 жыл бұрын

"passion for what the code stood for" I think you mean, passion for reading all those free comics. That lady had a pretty sweet deal there.

@Cam_K9 5 жыл бұрын

The amount of people advocating for censorship is disturbing.

@112steinway 9 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be hilarious if someone created a comic that broke every single rule in the old Comic Code? Even extending to the rules they have for advertising? It would be completely obscene and ridiculous but it could be an entertaining creative experiment.

@paytonrichards6450 7 жыл бұрын

a rating system is better than complete censorship 10 times out of 10

@EnigmaMachine94 9 жыл бұрын

I think an age rating system similar to movies and video games would be appropriate :)

@cjhs2006 4 жыл бұрын

I’m Glad The CCA Doesn’t Exist Anymore,if Parents Think Their Kids Are Too Young to Read Gory Comics Then Turn to The Original Archie Comics

@Milios666 7 жыл бұрын

It's always the "but think about the children" or "think about the women" people who want to censor art.

@ryno_8848 2 жыл бұрын

I’m surprise someone didn’t argue that The code was unconstitutional. Because it basically violates freedom of the press.

@mattwolf7698 6 жыл бұрын

It's funny that people blamed, 50's Rock music, Comics, Movies, Video games etc for violence yet they are never actually proven to be the cause of it.

@coleintheville117 8 жыл бұрын

oh the 50s.. when people freaked out if a comic book had the word "Crime".

@lucigallagher5542 8 жыл бұрын

10 out of 10 criminals eat food ban food

@TheNewsDepot 8 жыл бұрын

Should Comic books be Censored?

@redfeildre349 8 жыл бұрын

Comics, rock and roll, Dungeons and Dragons, metal music, video games, rap... There is always something some one has a beef with. People always go overboard and I'm not even sure if most of them really care. I think a lot of politicians just look for easy targets to drum up publicity for their campaign and we get to suffer for it.

@LiriMarelly 7 жыл бұрын

3:00

@lordsxman 8 жыл бұрын

Comics and Retailers do need to institute a code. I've noticed that comics with cursing and nudity in them look just like comics without cursing and nudity. Kids in comic shops (although it's rare to see ANYBODY in a comic shop nowadays) should have clear labeling that says 'E' for everyone or 'M' for mature so they can make better decisions and Shop owners should enforce those rules. I wouldn't want my 10 year old kid reading "Sleeper".

@FriedSynapse 8 жыл бұрын

Goofy comics aren't why I read comics. I don't want to see Superman crying into Jimmy's turkey baster. I read comics because I want a world like mine, but with heroes who can ACTUALLY DO something to affect the world. I want to see amazing things I wish were true. I want to see horrific things that make my fears look tame. Having someone who is NOT a fan of comics tell a comic book writer and artist what they are allowed to put into their comic is like ME being able to tell you what to put in your youtube video.

@devildavin 8 жыл бұрын

Fredric Wertham believed that human violence can be eliminated.....oh man i needed a good laugh, what a naive soul

@RowdyRodimus 8 жыл бұрын

I was taking a psychology class in college and "Seduction of the Innocent" was brought up. The professor was clearly on Wertham's side (No kidding, a liberal professor pawning off people doing bad things to anything other than their parents or their own choices, imagine that.) Well, I raised my hand and said "If we are to use the fact that kids read comics and then misbehaved or had trouble learning which makes it the comics fault, what about this? Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz. They all drank water, does that mean drinking water will turn you into a serial killer?"

@SupernerdScrawl 9 жыл бұрын

The rating system we have in TV shows, Movies, and Video Games seems to work pretty well to an extent. We just need more parents to know what the symbols mean, so they don't buy their 10 year olds Call of Duty. I think the same thing can be done with comic books. Let's just use the game rating system as an example. Give Spider-Man an E for Everybody while restricting Deadpool to M for Mature. Both can be sold it's just if a kid wants to get his/her hand on Merc with a mouth his/her parent would have to buy it for them. I think if rating systems go unnoticed they aren't doing their job. That's why when I worked at wal-mart I always told parent who were buy CoD what the rating system meant, and so then decided to buy their child something else. If we just ignore rating systems people will come against them, and say that they don't matter. Thus they will try and get all of them censored. I don't want my Mortal Kombat censored because you didn't want to take the time to know what a few symbols meant. That being said I probably wont keep my kid from playing graphic games. It just depends on the game itself.