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Classics Illustrated  (1941)

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Classics Illustrated #43
Gilberton ⋅ 1947
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Classics Illustrated #43
 
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Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: Wertham describes the first eight pages of this comic as being gratuitously violent and a poor representation of the source material

HRN stands for Highest Re-order issue Number on back cover - the lower the number the earlier the printing. Generally a first printing will have an HRN that matches the issue number on the front

Classics Illustrated #44
Gilberton ⋅ 1947
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Classics Illustrated #44
 
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Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: panels of a blindfolded man, tied to a chair with his eyes gouged out

Classics Illustrated #55
Gilberton ⋅ 1949
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Classics Illustrated #55
 
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$155

Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: Wertham felt the adaptation did not capture the characterizations of the novel

Classics Illustrated #68
Gilberton ⋅ 1950
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Classics Illustrated #68
 
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$12
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$40
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$125

Key Facts

Referenced in Seduction of the Innocent, led to establishing the Comics Code Authority

Reason: Werthem condemns the decision to follow a classic piece of literature with a story titled 'Tippy, the Terrier'

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