Released April 1953
Suspense #29
Key Issue
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Key Facts
- Four-page story titled Raving Maniac, written by Stan Lee that expressed his views on the intention and effect of horror comics during a time when the medium was facing heavy public scrutiny
- Stan Lee appears in his own story as an editor confronted by an irate advocate of the theories presented by psychiatrist, Fredric Wertham, who went on to write the industry-altering Seduction of the Innocent (1954)
- The “Raving Maniac” character is a representation of Wertham whose work led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority
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- Series
- Suspense
- Cover Date
- April 1953
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Creators
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ArtistJoe Maneely
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WriterStan Lee