3 - The Comics Code Authority: No Fun Allowed

What says "POW", "WHACK", and "ZAP"? What features flamboyantly dressed men having fantastical adventures? What has blood and guts? What thrives on horror, thrilling romances, and daring fight scenes? If you answered "classic comics", you would be right! ... Or would you? In this week's episode, we dive into the history of the Comics Code Authority and how its iron grip of censorship shook the world of North American comics. Oh, and did we mention that gay characters were censored under this act, too? Because they were. Trigger Warnings for this episode: Mentions of sex and violence, homophobia Books Mentioned: Tinker Belles and Evil Queens by Sean P. Griffin Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody Seduction of the Innocent: The Influence of Comics on Today's Youth by Fredric Wertham Batman Unmasked: Analyzing a Cultural Icon by Will Brooker Monster Culture (Seven Theses) by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen Check Please! by Ngozi Ukazu Why Fish Don't Exist by Lulu Miller [River's Book Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wildstarpress/the-curse-of-clan-blackwood) Go ahead and give that a follow so you're alerted when the Kickstarter starts up! You can reach us at: River Instagram: @huckleberry.comics Wake Instagram: @notaclevernamer Show email: [email protected] [The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen](http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html)