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9780878055937

A Haunt of Fears

by Barker, Martin
  • ISBN13:

    9780878055937

  • ISBN10:

    0878055932

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1992-09-01
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Mississippi
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Summary

A revealing description of the British frenzy over U.S. horror comics & its unwitting links to Communist propaganda.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 1
Introductionp. 4
Officially, The Comics Campaignp. 8
The True Storyp. 18
The Campaign Narrowsp. 36
Enter the Professionals, Staged Rightp. 49
Fredric Wertham's Nightmarep. 56
The Rest of the Criticsp. 71
What's in a Comic?p. 84
Lucy's Talep. 91
The Genre of Horrorp. 112
Criminal Varietiesp. 146
The Psychoanalysis of Lucyp. 159
The Contradictions of the Comics Campaignp. 170
Postscriptp. 188
Appendix: The Forgotten Cause for Concernp. 200
Notesp. 218
Bibliographyp. 229
Indexp. 237
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