Comics from the Underground: Publishing Revolutionary Comic Books in the 1960s and Early 1970s

Comics from the Underground: Publishing Revolutionary Comic Books in the 1960s and Early 1970s

Artist Harvey Kurtzman's 1954 prediction that edgy comics would soon be produced outside a highly regulated industry proved to be all too correct. The comic industry's capitulation to the Comics Code resulted in extremely tight censorship for comics creators.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of popular culture 2019-02, Vol.52 (1), p.169-198
1. Verfasser: Arffman, Päivi
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
20th century
American literature
Censorship
Comic books
Comics
Graphic novels
Kurtzman, Harvey
Literary history
Publishing
Regulation
Subcultures
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Zusammenfassung:Artist Harvey Kurtzman's 1954 prediction that edgy comics would soon be produced outside a highly regulated industry proved to be all too correct. The comic industry's capitulation to the Comics Code resulted in extremely tight censorship for comics creators.
ISSN:0022-3840
1540-5931
DOI:10.1111/jpcu.12763