Adult Services/Local History Librarian South Pasadena Public Library South Pasadena, CA
In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published his landmark book "Seduction of the Innocent," instigating a national moral panic over the comic book industry and a subsequent censorship campaign. Join us for a brief history of horror comics, the following backlash, and the ultimate perseverance of the genre in all its bloody glory.