“FACTS ABOUT THE COMICS CODE” EARLY VARIETY “COMICS CODE AUTHORITY” BOOKLET.
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Winning Bid:
$158.12
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Bidding Ended:
Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #212 - Part II
Item numbers 989 through 2633 in auction 212
Item Description
6x9” w/stiff paper covers and 24 b/w pages. Published by the Comics Magazine Association of America, Inc. Front cover has printed seal at lower right w/text “Look For The Comic Book With This Seal”. Chapters include “Censorship Legislation Is Not The Answer”, and booklet includes positive quotes from 1955 and 1956 regarding the comics code. Lt. cover aging and trace of staple rust. Overall Fine. Founded in Sept. 1954 by former judge Charles F. Murphy as a self regulating body to counter the negative effects of Frederic Wertham’s “Seduction of the Innocent” anti-comics book, directors list includes John L. Goldwater (co-founder of MLJ, later Archie) as President , J.S. Liebowitz (founder of Detective Comics, Inc.) as Vice President, and Murphy as Code Administrator. Lt. cover aging and trace of staple rust. Overall Fine. Historical. Extremely limited distribution. See next two items #1369-1370 for later editions.
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