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In November 1977, DC Comics made a proclamation that would change the entire comic book publishing industry. Only, it didn\'t happen. Instead of an explosion of comics, DC Comics suffered a massive implosion. But does this make DC Comics a loser, or was it just ahead of its time?
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\\n\\nThis series was produced for those wanting to learn more about the comics they consume. The below list includes the sources we used to gather information. All quotes, and clips used in this production are used under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976.\\nSenator Joseph McCarthy, 1953 statement retrieved from The Miller Center
\\n\\nhttps://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-red-scare
\\n\\nJulius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in 1953 for espionage clip, retrieved from the Daily Mail
\\n\\nhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1341583.html
\\n\\nHave you no sense of decency, sir? Retrieved from YouTube
\\n\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7x8RkdG6I0
\\n\\nSeduction of the Innocent by Frederic Wrtham (2021 Edition)
\\n\\nhttps://amzn.to/41iL7NA
\\n\\nFrederic Wertham and William Gaines\'s testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency were retrieved from WNYC.org and the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
\\n\\nhttps://www.wnyc.org/story/215975-senate-subcommittee-juvenile-delinquency-ii/
\\n\\nThe Ten Cent Plague by David Hajdu
\\n\\nhttps://amzn.to/3TfhURL
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The 1954 Comic Code Authority Rules
\\n\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority
\\n\\nComic Book Sales Data via Comichron
\\n\\nhttps://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales.html
\\n\\n"So Much Moralizing" Stan\'s Soapbox, March 1970
\\n\\n\\n\\nNew York Times, February 04, 1971
\\n\\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/04/archives/a-comics-magazine-defies-code-ban-on-drug-stories-comics-magazine.html?_r=0
\\n\\nComic Code Authority Shuts Down
\\n\\nhttps://majorspoilers.com/2011/01/21/last-nail-in-the-coffin-for-comics-code-authority-archie-says-good-bye/
\\n\\nTom Brevoort reflections on Rolling Stone\'s article about Marvel Comics
\\n\\nhttps://tombrevoort.com/2021/02/14/blah-blah-blog-rolling-stone/
\\n\\n(referenced as: https://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/comic_sales.html)
\\n\\nThe Amazing World of Carmine Infantino by Carmine Infantino and J. David Spurlock (2001)
\\n\\nhttps://amzn.to/3RAUox3
\\n\\nJenette Kahn Wikipedia
\\n\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenette_Kahn
\\n\\nSequential Tart Interview with Jenette Kahn by Jennifer M. Contino, retrieved from the Internet Archive
\\n\\nhttps://web.archive.org/web/20031026213108/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may01/kahn.shtml
\\n\\nDC Comics Publishorial, "Onward and Upward"
\\n\\n\\n\\nDC Comics Logos Over the Years
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The Comics Journal #40\\n
Kim Thompson, \\u201cAn Interview with Marvel\\u2019s Head-Honcho: Jim Shooter\\u201d\\xa0(p. 38)\\n
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https://www.tcj.com/tcj-archive/the-comics-journal-no-40-june-1978/
\\n\\nQuotes from The Comic Reader, Comic Media News, and others were sourced from:
\\n\\nComic Book Implosion: The Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 by Keith Dallas and John Wells\\xa0
\\n\\nhttps://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1374\\nSlugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker
\\n\\nhttps://amzn.to/3RkGfTB
\\n\\nMarvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe
\\n\\nhttps://amzn.to/3RfGbUX\\nUnspoken - licensed via Premiumbeat.com
\\n\\nBreak Through - licensed via Premiumbeat.com
\\n\\nPatriotic Epic - licensed via Premiumbeat.com
\\n\\nOMnis - Music by DSTechnician from Pixabay
\\n\\nBig Day Out - Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay
\\n\\nDefenders of the Truth - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay
\\n\\nInspiring Cinematic Ambient - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay
\\n\\nSuperhero Hollywood Trailer - Licensed via PremiumBeat.com
\\n\\nDocumentary Background - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay
\\n\\nOut of Time - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay
\\n\\nSummer Adventures - Music by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay
\\n\\nThis Minimal Technology (Pure) - Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay
\\n\\nSound Effects from Pixabay
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