The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It

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The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It

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Mar 19, 2008

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In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. Join us for a discussion of the lost world of comic books, their creativity, irreverence, and suspicion of authority.

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Mar 19, 2008

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