The ten-cent plague : the great comic-book scare and how it changed America / David Hajdu.
In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created--in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. No sooner had this new culture emerged than it was beaten down by church groups, community bluestockings, and a McCarthyish Congress--only to resurface with a crooked smile on its face in Mad magazine.-- From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780374187675
- ISBN: 0374187673
- Physical Description: 434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-412) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Society iss nix -- It was work -- Crime pays -- Youth in crisis -- Puddles of blood -- Then let us commit them -- Woofer and tweeter -- Love ... LOVE ... LOVE!! -- New trend -- Humor in a jugular vein -- Panic -- The triumph of Dr. Payn -- What are we afraid of? -- We've had it! -- Murphy's Law -- Out of the frying pan and into the soup. |
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| Subject: | Comic books, strips, etc. > United States > History > 20th century. Comic books, strips, etc. > Social aspects > United States. |
| Genre: | History. |
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- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Duncan Public Library | 302.23 Haj (Text) | 38950610008866 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 302.23 Haj (Text) | 38950609869666 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
