Comic Book Apocalypse!: The Death of Pre-Code Comics and Why It Happened, 1940–1955
Language: English
Published by Schiffer, 2025
- Hardcover
- New
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- Title
- Comic Book Apocalypse!: The Death of Pre-Code Comics and Why It Happened, 1940–1955
- Author
- Hogan, David J.
- Publisher
- Schiffer
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0764369598
- ISBN 13
- 9780764369599
- Item weight
- 1,764 grams
From 1940 to 1955, American society and culture underwent dramatic changes, including the introduction of the Comics Code in October 1954, which heavily impacted comic books.
The Code aimed to moderate comic content in response to public opinion, including such topics as juvenile delinquency, wartime sentiment, teenage sex, drugs, violent crime, and more.
While compliance was technically voluntary, most publishers followed its strict rules. Those who didn’t faced ruin when wholesalers and distributors refused to handle noncompliant comics, returning them unopened to publishers, who soon self-destructed.
Comic Book Apocalypse! explores this downfall through 500 examples of pre-Code cover art, highlighting why some deemed the Code necessary.
The book also examines who decided what content was acceptable, demonstrating how pre-Code comics reflect the larger story of 1950s America.
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About the Author
Maggie Thompson is a key figure in the history and study of comics. She and her late husband, Don, established a seminal comic book fanzine, Comic Art, and followed it with a popular comics newsletter, Newfangles. Maggie subsequently edited Comics Buyer’s Guide for more than 30 years. She has received numerous industry awards and continues to be an active part of the comics community as a writer and historian. She lives in Iola, Wisconsin.
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