New CBLDF post on the history of comics and censorship

JoeSergi

I've been doing a series of stories for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund on the history of comics and censorship and someone suggested I start a thread with them. I've previously written about book burnings, Ray Bradbury, Stan Lee's fight with the CCA and an overall history.

My new post is up. This time, we go Down Under for a sordid tale of sex, murder, and buxom comic damsels. (I mean Australia, get your mind out of the gutter) ;-).

http://cbldf.org/homepage/the-sordid-tale-of-the-lone-avengers-rise-to-infamy/

JoeSergi

My new post is up at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. It's a fun comparison of how the Comics Code changed books by comparing pre-code books with their post code reprints.

http://cbldf.org/homepage/tales-from-the-code-how-much-did-things-change-after-the-enactment-of-the-comics-code-of-1954/

John_Steed

Just so you know - I love reading your articles :-bd

dubbat138

Great read. I have always enjoyed the various pre-code horror and crime stories.

JoeSergi

New post up at CBLDF. This week, I got to write about my favorite favorite favorite fictional character of all time--Dr. Frederick Wertham...uhm, I mean Superman.

http://cbldf.org/2012/09/the-amazing-adventure-of-the-man-of-steel-and-the-psychiatric-censor-superman-vs-doctor-wertham/

JoeSergi

New Article Up at the CBLDF site. This week's tale features: a song writing defense attorney; Joe Shuster Porn banned by the founder of the ACLU; and the murderous Brooklyn Thrill Killers. All this plus a dominatrix named Lois Lane.

http://cbldf.org/2012/10/the-incredible-true-story-of-joe-shusters-nights-of-horror/

John_Steed

JoeSergi said:

New Article Up at the CBLDF site. This week's tale features: a song writing defense attorney; Joe Shuster Porn banned by the founder of the ACLU; and the murderous Brooklyn Thrill Killers. All this plus a dominatrix named Lois Lane.

http://cbldf.org/2012/10/the-incredible-true-story-of-joe-shusters-nights-of-horror/

my favorite article so far (and I like them all)

JoeSergi

John_Steed said:

my favorite article so far (and I like them all)

Thanks

it's hard to top Dominatrix Lois Lane (she gets them every time). :-)

John_Steed

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JoeSergi

New @CBLDF post. Not as historical as my usual stuff, but still an important issue (especially if you are into manga).

http://cbldf.org/2012/10/a-history-of-censorship-nycc-edition-cbldf-defends-manga/

JoeSergi

Think you know about Wonder Woman and her creator? Did you know that she briefly had an unnamed father (and that the amazon's all had husbands) after the Comics Code? I did some deep research on this one. (I even got Marston's FBI file).

http://cbldf.org/2012/10/tales-from-the-code-whatever-happened-to-the-amazing-amazon-wonder-woman-bound-by-censorship/

John_Steed

AWESOME article (again) =D>

David_D

I have been woefully behind on reading your articles, Joe, but now I see I have a lot of excellent reading ahead.

DennisCuzinski

I can't believe I've never read these before. My life is better now. THANK YOU

JoeSergi

(blush).

JoeSergi

I completely forgot to post the Halloween article. Sorry.

New @CBLDF post. Folks freaked out over Orson Welles War of the Worlds. But what did the FCC think? Happy #Halloween http://t.co/1s179l21

JoeSergi

New post up. Te history of government comics.

http://cbldf.org/2012/12/tales-from-the-code-welcome-to-government-comics/

John_Steed

^:)^

JoeSergi

Happy Holidays. A different kind of post.

http://cbldf.org/2012/12/unwrap-a-gift-from-cbldf/

John_Steed

thanks for the gift >:D<

JoeSergi

New CBLDF column up. This month it's all about the rise and fall of Sheena and the Jungle Girl genre. Feel free to just look at the pictures. :-)

http://cbldf.org/2013/01/tales-from-the-code-the-near-extinction-of-sheena/

Loukayza

Just read a few of these and they are great. I've been reading up any comic history I can find lately and glad there is always something new to learn about.

JoeSergi

Thanks for all the kind words.

New CBLDF post up. Today, it's all about love, or more specifically "Love Comics" with the Rise and Fall of the Romance Comic genre.

:x

http://cbldf.org/2013/02/tales-from-the-code-youve-lost-that-loving-feeling-the-rise-and-fall-of-romance-comics/

John_Steed

John_Steed said:

AWESOME article (again) =D>

JoeSergi

New CBLDF article up. Stepping away from the world of comics, learn how Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, and an amorous wanderer named Saint Joseph changed free speech in the movies.

http://cbldf.org/2013/03/obscenity-case-files-the-miracle-decision/

I'm not sure if I mentioned that these are all safe for work despite the subject matter. (edgy in the old days is pretty darn tame today.) The Shuster one is on the fence, ironically because I quote what the judge wrote about the banned book, which was far more obscene than anything in the banned book.

JoeSergi

New CBLDF article is up. Moving away from comics again (as part of the Gaiman Foundation's education initiative), the focus is on James Joyce's Ulysses and how it changed censorship law forever.

http://cbldf.org/2013/04/obscenity-case-files-united-states-v-one-book-called-ulysses/

I'm getting back to comics history soon with the Batman vs. Wertham and columns on the rise and fall (and rise again) of the Western, Horror and Crime genres, (as well I hope some surprises) on the burners.

Let me know if there is an area that you want to see covered and I will do my best to find out about it.

JoeSergi

New CBLDF article is up discussing how three teens in Des Moines changed censorship law. Again, not comics, but . . . . OK I got nothing, they needed the article. :-)



http://cbldf.org/201...chool-district/