The Horror! The Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You to Read!

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The Horror! The Horror! uncovers a rare treasury of one of the such a lot vital and neglected stories in American literature—the pre-Code horror comics of the 1950s. These outrageous comic book images, censored by Congress in an infamous televised U.S. Senate subcommittee investigating juvenile delinquency in 1954, have rarely been seen since they were first published—and are found out once again in all in their eye-popping glory. Jim Trombetta, in his statement and informative text, provides a detailed history and context for these stories and their creators, spinning a tale of horror and government censorship as scary because the stories themselves.

Bonus DVD–Confidential File, a rare 25-minute TV show that first aired on October 9, 1955, in regards to the “evils” of comic books and their effect on juvenile delinquency is included with the book. 

Please note that the enclosed DVD begins with a 58-second test pattern, followed by the television show. 

Praise for The Horror! The Horror!:

“Along with offering a generous helping of controversial comics . . . Trombetta’s book provides insightful history.” 
-New York Times Book Review


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