Seduction of the Articulate

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.

In the News

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  40 Peanuts in the Desert cited as "post-literate mashup-tribute" by Congressional Committee on Juvenile Hyper-Literacy.

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  Fringe conspiracy theories such as Seduction of the Innocent confuse the issue, says Comics Authority.

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  Comics Code Authority symbol tired, hungry, would like to call it a day.

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Comics Code Authority (nonfiction)
• Graphic novel (nonfiction)

External links:

• Seduction of the Innocent @ Wikipedia