SEDUCTION of the INNOCENT #3 1950's Alex Toth Murphy Anderson Jack Katz Mort Meskin HORROR Comics Reprint eclipse Comics Fredric Wertham

SEDUCTION of the INNOCENT #3 1950's HORROR Comics Reprint published by eclipse Comics in 1985 Stories- "The Crushed Gardenia" Alex Toth, "The Cup of Death" Jack Katz, Werewolf" Mort Meskin George Roussos, "The Phantom Horseman" Murphy Anderson, "The Quest for Chlorophyl Monsters", Jack Katz. Comic book title inspired by The Comic Book Scare of the 50's based on: Seduction of the Innocent by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. The book was taken seriously at the time, and was a minor bestseller that created alarm in parents and galvanized them to campaign for censorship. At the same time, a U.S. Congressional inquiry was launched into the comic book industry. Subsequent to the publication of Seduction of the Innocent, the Comics Code Authority was voluntarily established by publishers to self-censor their titles.[wiki] CONDITION is VERY