25m •
1955
In 1954 the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency conducted an investigation into how the comic book industry was supposedly contributing to the moral decay of a nation's youth. The investigations were spurred on by a number of articles that blamed comics for the rise in juvenile delinquency in post-war America. Chief among the critics was Doctor Frederic Wertham, whose book, "Seduction of The Innocent" has been blamed for nearly single-handedly crippling the entire comics industry. "Confidential File" was aired in 1955, after the senate hearings and the formation of the Comics Code, but it serves as a perfect example of how the media reacted to the comic book industry, and sought a scape goat by blaming the comic book publications for society's own lack of responsibility in raising its children.
KTTV Los Angeles •
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
2007•
6.2
1991•
8.3
1950•
8.0
1996•
7.6
1995•
6.9
2007•
7.9
2002•
6.9
2013•
6.9
2012•
10.0
2016•
0.5
2007•
6.2
2004•
0
2016•
7.0
1967•
6.0
2002•
6.8
2007•
6.5
2007•
10.0
