Comments on: 5 Memorable Moments in Comic Book Censorship

By: lsmith

lsmith — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:47:01 +0000

luckily the comics code is long gone.

By: GTT

GTT — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:51:44 +0000

@ TOM: HILARIOUS! I dont know whether to laugh or cry…

By: Krelian

Krelian — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Lee – “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” was accredited to Voltaire by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in “The Friends of Voltaire” (1906).
The nearest quotation that Voltaire DID make was in a letter to to an Abbot le Roche in 1770: “I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.”
*Shooting star* The more you know!

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:30:35 +0000

When I was a kid (too many years ago, unfortunately), I noticed the American Comics Code stamp on the cover, but didn’t give it much thought. But then again, comics were mostly read by kids (I’m talking the late ’60s and early ’70s here)

Now comics are much more mainstream. They appeal and are targeted towards people throughout the age spectrum.

My question is – when does the American Comics Code begin to infringe upon freedom of speach and the exchange of ideas?

Does anyone else find the last article frightning? “At the end of 1976, Oesterheld and his four daughters were arrested by the (Argentia) government and never seen again. Italian journalist Alberto Ongaro, investigating his fate three years later, was allegedly told by a government official: “We did away with him because he wrote the most beautiful story of Ché Guevara ever done.” Unable to censor his comic book politics, the regime dealt with the man himself.”

I guess I’m old fashioned, but my favorite quote from the American Revolution still holds true in my mind “I may not agree with what you say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it”

Geez, I hate censorship!

Lee

By: Orange

Orange — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:44:18 +0000

@ Tom–Still laughing…nice! Damn NCLB Act!

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:34:57 +0000

I guess you have a point PuzzleScott – after all, sending our kids to school doesn’t seem to make them more educated either.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:59:34 +0000

My favorite example: Kevin O’Neill did a story for Green Lantern Corps Annual #2 (1986) which the Comics Code Authority rejected. But they couldn’t cite a specific Code reason for their objection — just the entire art style.

Ordinarily, the Code rejected because of some specific violation (a bad word, nudity, etc.) but to reject a story because of the overall *style* is just unfathomable.

ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_O%27Neill_(comics)

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:54:29 +0000

It’s shocking that none of the young readers developed superpowers or became masked vigilantes.

By: PuzzleScott

PuzzleScott — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:41:15 +0000

I’ve never understood why things like violent comic books and TV shows were supposed to make you violent, and perverted comic books and TV shows were supposed to make you into a pervert, but funny comic books and TV shows never seemed to make anyone funnier.