Usually when I do a Chapter By Chapter book review it’s one that I physically own and a work of fiction. This next series of article are neither of these. However, it is a book that I am super curious about as a comic fan because despite not being a comic itself, it’s rather infamous for comic fans and creators.
See, the book has become a sort of boogeyman for the comic book community. It started the crusade against comics that led to the Comics Code, which I’ve already examined previously. It’s why Alfred, loyal butler to Batman, was killed off until the 60s show demanded to use him, and the Dynamic Duo given superhero girlfriends. Some fans will even tell you that it’s responsible for setting the comic industry back by years for daring to consider children as a reading audience. It’s the most horrible thing that’s ever happened to comics!
How many of you have read it?
I haven’t. It was published in the 1954. I wasn’t even born until 1973 and it wouldn’t be until sometime in the 90s that would start reading this kind of non-fiction. I don’t even think the book is in print anymore. But I hear from other people (who probably also haven’t read it) what terrible things it has done to comics. So when I found a readable online posting of the book I figured it was high-time I read it, using the Chapter By Chapter format to go over the book and really examine what was actually said. So for this installment of Chapter By Chapter, the next 14 weeks plus a bonus wrap-up of my thoughts on a book as a whole (that for once will be here instead of The Clutter Reports) will be taking a look at……
“Boom” Prize Fight: “Powerful Punch”
