Comments on: History of the American Comic Book: The Golden Age http://ingenre.com/2010/02/history-of-the-american-comic-book-the-golden-age/ Fantasy, horror, sci-fi - comics, movies, tv shows, video games - all this and more! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Merin http://ingenre.com/2010/02/history-of-the-american-comic-book-the-golden-age/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Merin Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:37:49 +0000 http://ingenre.com/?p=1144#comment-93 Anthony does say that the publishing industry created the regulatory board itself. You are right there, Michael. They did it to avoid the government creating one for them. Like the movie industry did with their MPAA ratings, and the music industry did with their advisory, and more recently the video game industry did with the ESRB. But there were hearings, and the senate was targetting comic books (just like later they targetted movies, and music, and video games) - and while they've never really stepped up with their own laws for censorship (I don't think they ever did) the fact they had the scrutiny and the chance of it happening is what motivates all the industries to police themselves. Now if only banks would follow suit. Anthony does say that the publishing industry created the regulatory board itself. You are right there, Michael. They did it to avoid the government creating one for them. Like the movie industry did with their MPAA ratings, and the music industry did with their advisory, and more recently the video game industry did with the ESRB.

But there were hearings, and the senate was targetting comic books (just like later they targetted movies, and music, and video games) – and while they’ve never really stepped up with their own laws for censorship (I don’t think they ever did) the fact they had the scrutiny and the chance of it happening is what motivates all the industries to police themselves.

Now if only banks would follow suit.

]]> By: michael.re.nj http://ingenre.com/2010/02/history-of-the-american-comic-book-the-golden-age/comment-page-1/#comment-92 michael.re.nj Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:20:39 +0000 http://ingenre.com/?p=1144#comment-92 Did the Senate really call for the Comics Code Authority? I was under the impression that the idea from the code came from a group of major publishers, who voluntarily created and submitted to it in order to dodge the proverbial bullet of congressional judgement, and that that's why so much of the language of the code seems to be setting up Gaines as the fall guy. Of course, a good chunk of my recollections of Golden Age history are probably colored by Michael Chabon's "Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" which, while very well researched, is still a work of fiction. Did the Senate really call for the Comics Code Authority? I was under the impression that the idea from the code came from a group of major publishers, who voluntarily created and submitted to it in order to dodge the proverbial bullet of congressional judgement, and that that’s why so much of the language of the code seems to be setting up Gaines as the fall guy. Of course, a good chunk of my recollections of Golden Age history are probably colored by Michael Chabon’s “Adventures of Kavalier and Clay” which, while very well researched, is still a work of fiction.

]]> By: Merin http://ingenre.com/2010/02/history-of-the-american-comic-book-the-golden-age/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Merin Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:33:50 +0000 http://ingenre.com/?p=1144#comment-91 Excellent article, Anthony! Thanks! I've always found the history of comic books in America fascinating. Especially The Seduction of the Innocent and EC and all that happened to nearly kill the industry. Excellent article, Anthony! Thanks!

I’ve always found the history of comic books in America fascinating. Especially The Seduction of the Innocent and EC and all that happened to nearly kill the industry.

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