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''Seduction of the Articulate'' is a book by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, which warns that [[Graphic novel (nonfiction)|graphic novels]] are post-literate media, a serious cause of juvenile hyper-literacy.
'''''Seduction of the Articulate''''' is a book by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, which warns that [[Graphic novel (nonfiction)|graphic novels]] are post-literate media, a serious cause of juvenile hyper-literacy.


Subsequent to the publication of ''Seduction of the Articulate'', the [[Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)]] was voluntarily established by publishers to self-censor their titles.
Subsequent to the publication of ''Seduction of the Articulate'', the [[Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)]] was voluntarily established by publishers to self-censor their titles.
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File:Jesse_Orion_40pitd020.png|''40 Peanuts in the Desert'' by Jesse Orion cited as post-literate by Congressional Committee on Juvenile Hyper-Literacy.
File:Jesse_Orion_40pitd020.png|''40 Peanuts in the Desert'' cited as "post-literate mashup-tribute" by Congressional Committee on Juvenile Hyper-Literacy.
File:Seduction_of_the_Innocent_UK.jpg|Fringe conspiracy theories such as ''Seduction of the Innocent'' confuse the issue, says [[Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)|Comics Authority]].
File:Approved_by_the_Comics_Code_Authority.gif|link=Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)|[[Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)|Comics Code Authority symbol]] tired, hungry, would like to call it a day.
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* [[Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)]]
* [[Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)]]
* [[Graphic novel (nonfiction)]]
* [[Graphic novel (nonfiction)]]
* [[Seduction of the Innocent (nonfiction)]]


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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_of_the_Innocent Seduction of the Innocent] @ Wikipedia
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seduction_of_the_Innocent Seduction of the Innocent] @ Wikipedia


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[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
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Seduction of the Articulate is a book by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, which warns that graphic novels are post-literate media, a serious cause of juvenile hyper-literacy.

Subsequent to the publication of Seduction of the Articulate, the Comics Code Authority (nonfiction) was voluntarily established by publishers to self-censor their titles.

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