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Comic Book Apocalypse! : The Death of Pre-Code Comics and Why It Happened, 1940–1955

by David J. Hogan

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Format Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10 0764369598
ISBN-13 9780764369599
Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Nov 28th, 2025
Print length 256 Pages
Weight 45 grams
Product Classification: History of art / art & design styles History of art & design styles: from c 1900 - Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960 Art & design styles: from c 1960 Comic book & cartoon art Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers Graphic novels: history & criticism Popular culture Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
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Explore the rise and fall of pre-Code comics with 500 covers revealing America's cultural shifts, censorship, and controversy.
Explore the rise and fall of pre-Code comics with 500 covers revealing America''s cultural shifts, censorship, and controversy.

From 1940 to 1955, American society and culture underwent dramatic changes, including the introduction of the Comics Code in October 1954, which heavily impacted comic books.

The Code aimed to moderate comic content in response to public opinion, including such topics as juvenile delinquency, wartime sentiment, teenage sex, drugs, violent crime, and more.

While compliance was technically voluntary, most publishers followed its strict rules. Those who didn’t faced ruin when wholesalers and distributors refused to handle noncompliant comics, returning them unopened to publishers, who soon self-destructed.

Comic Book Apocalypse! explores this downfall through 500 examples of pre-Code cover art, highlighting why some deemed the Code necessary.

The book also examines who decided what content was acceptable, demonstrating how pre-Code comics reflect the larger story of 1950s America.
Explore the rise and fall of pre-Code comics with 500 covers revealing America''s cultural shifts, censorship, and controversy.

From 1940 to 1955, American society and culture underwent dramatic changes, including the introduction of the Comics Code in October 1954, which heavily impacted comic books.

The Code aimed to moderate comic content in response to public opinion, including such topics as juvenile delinquency, wartime sentiment, teenage sex, drugs, violent crime, and more.

While compliance was technically voluntary, most publishers followed its strict rules. Those who didn’t faced ruin when wholesalers and distributors refused to handle noncompliant comics, returning them unopened to publishers, who soon self-destructed.

Comic Book Apocalypse! explores this downfall through 500 examples of pre-Code cover art, highlighting why some deemed the Code necessary.

The book also examines who decided what content was acceptable, demonstrating how pre-Code comics reflect the larger story of 1950s America.

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