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Seduction Productions
Blue Beetle 56
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COMIC DETAILS
Comic Description:
Blue Beetle #56 Universal
Grade:
6.5
Page Quality:
CREAM TO OFF-WHITE
Certification #:
1028649007
Owner:
GAM
SET DETAILS
Winning Set:
Seduction Productions
Date Added:
4/28/2012
Research:
See CGC's Census Report for this Comic
Owner's Description
Blue Beetle #56 is referenced in Fredric Wertham’s “Seduction of the Innocent” (SOTI) on page 145. Murder Incorporated #9 reprinted Blue Beetle #56 so Overstreet also lists this as a SOTI book since its unclear what comic Wertham referenced for the SOTI.On page 145, Wertham describes how the language used in comic books has a negative influence on children. He describes one story as follows: “In one comic book is a sexy picture of a blond female dressed in a string of beads and a scrap of material. She says: ‘a gentleman, he never blackjacked a woman. He hit them with his fists.’ Millions of children have been taught that this kind of thing is the smart thing to say.”Wertham’s quotation is taken from a short ½ page story contained in Blue Beetle #56. The story recounts the exploits of an infamous gang leader known as Monk Eastman. I have included a scan of the Monk Eastman story panel from Blue Beetle #56.
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