Essays, articles, and excerpts
relevant to the history of crime
comics of the 1940s and 1950s.

The Senate Investigation
   Amy Kiste Nyberg
   Excerpt from Seal of Approval.
   ©1998 University Press of Mississippi. Used with permission.

The Case Against Crime Comics
   Michelle Nolan
   Originally published in Comic Book Marketplace #65.
   ©1998 S.A. Geppi, all rights reserved. Used with permission.

Seducers of the Innocent
   Nicky Wright
   Originally published in Comic Book Marketplace #65.
   ©1998 S.A. Geppi, all rights reserved. Used with permission.

I’ll add to this as time permits. If you know of an article that you think should be included, please drop me an email.