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Dr. Summerskill 1 **
· CRIME “COMICS" : WERE BANNED BY THE US. NAVY . .” BUT "THEY CIRCULATE FREELY AMONG IMPRESSIONABLE. TEENAGERS
THE FILTH YOUR
A
BOY hangs him-
self in his bedroom while "experiment- 'ing."
By A
THAT POISONS CHILDREN
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ·
less they are paid as a "pro- A 14-year-old schoolboy tection racket."
accused of coshing an elder- A girl of 15 ls alleged to
Another boy beats
and Two teenagers threaten stones to death a nine-year- to burn down a garage un- old member of his "gang."
like this?
of the rope over the chan- deller and the It.....
"Thon I will jump off......... and hang myself.”
These instructions for
A gang of boya hold a 12- American children, can buy year-old over a fire until he and exchange "comics" of a type which was banned from is severely burned.. ly woman is said to have have carried a concealed
These things happened in ships stores in the US. suicide are the highlight of noted in his diary how easy dagger and to have yelled: Britain. Why did such child-Pacific Fleet two years ago a strip designed to excite it was to get money by "Come over here and I will ren and adolescents behave as too gory for the Ameri- superstitious fear and to
can Balfor?
play on neurosis. "patting someone on the beat your head in." head."
Illustrations of how to There are some things Where did they get their
cannot tell to the commit crimes are legion in ideas from? How did they you
Two youths come to know so much of Marines but can still unleash the "comics."
demonstrate how to snatch the savagery and technique at the minds of children!
A middle-aged woman's of the gangster underworld? What polson, seducing their Too many parents blindly handbag. One stops her to for directions, very so assume that all modern ask childhood, made them tough, so callous, so cruel, "comics" are like the ones politely. The other graba so contemptuous of the law? published by reputable firms, her handbag and makes off. with healthy and harmicas The first says, "I'll get him I want to suggest an an- strips dealing with cowboys, for you, lady," and rushes swer that at least part of supermen, space-travellers, after his accomplice. the responsibility lies at the Disney characters, etc. door of what is called, not always justifiably, "American comics."
Nathaniel Gubbins.
NJECTIONS of hormones obtained from bulls which make old men young again is first probably only the glimpse into a future full of exciting possibilities.
+++
A. No, dear.
On the other
SADISM
the
Fortunately there are still plenty of these, and they Atill
RUTHLESSNESS
form the bulk of WHEN one of the boys is captured by the police "comics" sold-though it is later and sent to gaol his doubtful whether you can
boundary if the batsman fails a lot of freaks with square legs He's also and one leg longer than the to striice the ball. there to catch the batsman out other. What have they got on behind the wicket if he strikes the other ld of the geld; the ball, and to stump him if Wonden legs? he's out of his crease.
a few tragic cases the say that for America. But only comment is: "Maybe Q. His what?
side of the deld are first sup, I
a growing percentage of bad I'll learn something that'll link with the "comic" can It's thre A. Crease, dear.
"comics," with a readership get me into big time." gully.
directly traced. In
There follows a multi- white line you can see in front recond slip, third man,
already running into mil- backward point and silly mid- be In other words the claim
cach wicket.
others a great deal of cir- lions, containa material picture build-up of the ter- that a man of 73 became as
9. So on one ride we have cumstantial evidence points which no taste for tolerance rorist organisation of a pro-
In a lot of freaks and on the other in the same direction.
and broadmindedness about tection racket in which "our young as a man of 58, made by Professor Fraschini bi place, dear.
of Il vou mean to keep a a lot of imbeciles. What's wrong America Itself the dossiers "blood and thunder" can hero" distinguishes himself
17 his with backward point?
of juvenile crime are stain- Milan at the meeting in professional batsman
anob- a half-wit? London of the International place? What disgusting
of
Q.
What's it for?
A. To keep the batsman in
off.
he
are
A. Everybody enn hear you,ed with horrific cases which of direct imitations It's time the sadism and bestiality culled
from crime "comics."
And
Association of Gerontology, bery.
A. It's nothing to do with dear. may be no more than the the social side of cricket, dear, Q. Let them, dawn of a brave new world a batsman has both feet and whole thing was exposed.
the crease ho rohy is mid-of called silly? in which women will have his but outside
A. It's because his position is regarded as silly, dear.
Q: Then why put him there? A. Silly in the sense It's dangerous, dear.
to be brave when they meet can be stumped. don't
Q. Then why
they rejuvenated great grand -
one who's walking stump that fathers.
about banging the ground with When the treatment is more his bat and picking dalsies? advanced centenarians may have A. Because the ball is depi the appearance and physical until it's bowled, dear. vigour of a man of 30 and many Q. And so is everybody else Who are be by the look of them. may handsome those two near us gaping like a couple of yokela?
A.: Square leg and loog leg, like dear
Kir!
.
that
a
#
stomach,
NIGHTMARE
These "comics" in the DO not propose to argue this contention. I propose American style are now to
for his exceptional ruthless-
ness.
No trace of remorse or com- passion over finds its way into these pages. Two kinds of fear are well displayed, however, One is the hapless terror of the innocent victim before he or she be freely bought anywhere. only to quote, and ask the is robbed, knifed or shot, The They represent a vile attack reader to bear in mind the other is the permissible fear by Q.
You mean he might be
on childhood and impression- cases mentioned at the be one crook or gangster; not of the police, but of a more powerful injured?
ginning of this article. able youth.
crack or gangster. A. It's possible, dear.
And you
call this
This craven spirit never average I quote first from a "hor- How many putting gama,
the "herces." One gentleman's
crazy boy in a position parents know what children ror comic" which was "made amicts
'admiringly: says that? Doc
"You're a cool one, Johnny. his mother can read, openly or secretly, in the Republic of Ireland," angster
American Hike a butcher handles meat on forward short leg. square leg and the one to the right of listening.
It contains a'a shell" Q: If you ask me it's worse "comics" of the American material. square leg is short fine leg.
Q: I'm glad that some of than bullfighting. If they were pattern are on sale, parents nightmare strip story giving them have fine legs even if they animals the R.S.P.C.A. would would be shaken and horri- precise detalla about how to coming are short.
What's wrong with stop it. Where are you going?
hang oneself. the other Aeldsmen's legs?
A. Please don't shout, dear. Q. I'm not shouting.
You talk about them as if they were
10
dance at startled when her
her young partner Invites
out in the "sil the next one
and bores her conservatory" with descriptions of Lily Lang- and tales of three or four try forgotten campaigns Including n Best-hand account of the Zulu Wa
Six of them were straight at me.
Six what?
Six Zulus.
Zulus?
Big, fierce, black fellas with painted faces und spears.
What did they want?
What did they
blood, of course,
What for?
wan'? My
We were at war with them. Why?
Don't know. A fella doesn't book the next
esk, Can I
dance, Miss Angela?
Book it?
Put my name down on your
Pramme?
Oh, I forgot. You don't have programmes now.
But
I
May I ask you something?
What?
I've been a widower times.
Seven times?
of
роот
The one in front know about it?
A. Please, dear, everybody's under the guise of "comics." published by a firm in Bri-
Wherever these particular tak, and uses
A: To get a cup of tea, dear. fled if they scanned them. Q.: Nothing stronger tea, mind,
A. Yes, dear.
than
How many parents real- ise that their children, like
You treat the guys you murder
The elementary Icssons of over gangsterdom are stressed and over again. Instead of the battles of "good" against "bad" in tried, trusty and reputablo "Now I will stand on my publications,
the
so-called bed and throw the other end "American comics" and their imitators teach the importance of cold-blooded killing and the enlculated double-cross.
SEFTON DELMER REPORTS A BACK-STAGE MEETING
'Someone Must Fight Nazis'
N
to
scyen
heard.
his mind to stay in the East Germany today that I have yet the possible in the East
of John's
damage that
zone.
a little bit
AN
BRUTALITY
advertisement. in an American cemale offering the know-how of hypnotism asks, was not to the standing of me, knows that I am"want the thrill of The answer
imposing Berlin. loves must inevitably lead to
tasto of the master of cero co Communist.
and your will over someone?" OT until he had cross- war.
again as
"The stories now being told thows a youth Again and
we Bat monies, Dr Gimus.
grinning at n Communist ed into
"Mr about me having worked for golden-haired
in almoot
blonde He quickly Intervened: said, together he
ปี East Berlin and met himself: "It is truly serious, Sefton Detmer," he said reprov- years with the East are inven- filmsy, low-necked dress.
must do something Ingly, "you
tell the British tone and completely absurd. moy
"I consider it beneath my releaders of the Soviet Ger- Someone
But ali rcoonds for vicious we know only of people that member when the Jersey Lly man Government did West about it. It is up to me,"
brutality and criminal cunning I must say that his speech Germans, not of Eart Germans, dignity to go into them,
"comig" was a girl we had programmes. Germany's M.LG chief, Dr was the hardest hitting ex- and West Germans."
NAZIS NAMED..
era broken by tha strip (how comic?) concerning Every time this tricky subject Otto John, really make up posure of what is happening in
"I am here because the worry Lucy, ALI innocent-looking of the little girl with long blonde hair concerning the fate I asked him: "Why did you might be done by it to his causo German people moved me to and a pretty face, who is first brutally attacked Otto John, his face twitching not put a memorandum to in the West came up, John, be here, and because nowhere seen being
against despite all his appearance of set else in the public, could Yes. And a fella gets a bit with nervous fatigue and emo- Adenauer protesting
certainly not in by her drunken father, lonely, I have always admired tional strain, told me this him what is happening in Germany, assurance, became
the Federal
Mother issues pleking “up to then threatens resign uncertain. You are self in a semi-private talk over and
have had a Miss Angela.
with another man. always in my thoughts and a glass of beer backstage of an' with
at my dispos ko this д public atatement it
HE ATTACKS where he nothing was done to meet your
"For anything like that, the Little Lucy is forbidden to go and here is the offer East Berlin theatre
monster protest? of my hard and heart to love had just finished
At least to me it seemed that restoration of the forces which to kind Aunile Kate by her and cherish you always-If you press conference.
"Surely that would have been
once brought National Socialians wicked father, could take pity on a felin, Miss I call it only semi-private,
better than coming over here?" way,
Mother and her boyfriend His speech was a slashing at- to power has already proceeded John looked at me, his blue tack on Chancellor Adenauer as this meeting of ours, for with Angela,
too far." How old are you, Mr Fother-us, and listening closely, were
He named Nazi Ministers sil dockie 40 run away together, eyes red-rimmed with sleepless being himself responsible for the ting in Dr Adenauer's Cabinet apparently leaving Lucy, In the some of John's new friends. άτισαν
advent into positions of powerFor instance, in the Federal lurch. Father meets the gulity
West Germany of men of the Nazi type and with the old Nazi Government; there is a Minister pale Just as they are leaving the who in house, watched by Lucy from a named Oberlander, spirit,
His first crock at the Chan- Poland carried out the Cer bedroom window, There Is cellor concerned the old man'a manising poller of Hitler, those shot. The drunken father is reference to John's alleged re- measures which have caurod killed. For this murder, mother docent Germans to be and boy friend are electrocuted "My resignation," he said, velation of a secret agreement, looked upon by the rest of the one close-up picture in the "would have been accepted with attached to the E.D.C. treaty.
chair each... word never said a word about "Needle to
a barbarians a shrug.
BAY, The German Press would any secret riders to the ED.C.
you,
dreams.
Only 100, Miss Angela.
Good night, Mr Fotheringay. Oh, cruel, cruel Miss Angela, May not I dare to hope?
Good night, Mr Fotheringay. Even more starting for un suspecting girls will be the period after the Brat Injection and before the treatment has changed the appearance of the patient,
Д
THE BODYGUARD
On one side of him was Russian political officer named chimov, on the other his East German Impresario Dr Wilhelm Girnus, of the Sovran the "Committee for German Unity."
At a corner of the table sat an enormous bull of a man
良
worry,
He smiled
a rather ghastly smile, a shadow of the cheerful man I used to know,
ONLY DERISION
Herr Ober
"In our State," explains Lasey,
whose name I did not get, but have passed it over in derision. treaty, but I can well imagings laender has thrown out all the murderers -dio in the electric
man or a bodyguard,
forgotten
five
A CHALLENGE
genuina democrats the oficials of his Ministry, and re- Steve. place
them by former Nazis.
he went. 00, "Everywhere, "in the administration, In indus
the
"your"
PAY-OFF)
For instance, girls who give pitying smiles to ancient chapa
deny any such secret agree- I said: "Well, why not launch ment." In addition there were two Ataggering along on two stleks may be astonished to get other nowspaper men.
your campaign' from Britain, or knowing wink In return, and So that statement of his could from France, or from some- those who spend their holidays have been a piece of guarded where else outsido?"
"Because He replied: Bournemouth double-talk-just like the letter at a place like
In as those naby, and win Now comes a particularly re
Later on in his speech he mid who did themesuniversities/ may be outraged at the wolf to his wife saying he had been years of life in Britain as
them the spirit which led the volting pay-of Little Lucy whlatles calling them from a "forced" to take the step he exile had taught me that only man to make this denial of
by speaking from German soll point that had never bears raised German people to the total rete her "happy ending" - and "forced" row of Invalid chairs by the had, with the word
goes to live with kind Auntie underlined. bandstand.
can you make an impact on was that Adenauer himself was catastrophe, of 1945.)
Kata, "which le jurt the way A NOT GUILTY only But after seeing him, listen German minda"
hoped it would work out # says of such a secret agree- ing to him talk-nervous
-I SHOT and
2. Little LAICY, "Because I know? ail this very the ment dry-mouthed from
meeting of our the Klelg- private
DADDY from the FRONT lighted stage and then
well I sitting shaft I had shot at him during challenge Dr Adeisauer :
Germany “without Partisment concerning the secret collaborating and thereby be- went downstars and put the
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I did not repeat to him at this existerzonde Well dward of the
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tho I stood up in
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of the Unintelligent Wo-beer, I have changed my mind to answer questions.
about John's presence in the maris Guldo to Cricket.
Question:- As you know East. much about this game, perhaps you will explain the positions of the
foldmen and what they are supposed to be doing?
Answer: Yes dear.
Kat
THE CRUSADE
body
Germani
The final cartoon, "ima
"Havo enlighten the people: suit let a="toribio 1900 27gards started; the sefying, tall and mald to Johny of the elaunch, of, thus 1412,00 treaty and coming gulity of lawen MARRY - Gin Mommy'■'hand and
Conaldered that by launch- about, them.” dust and define the German POOPAGARIA" the [14ƒ£d'"golden-haired ing your campaign against the But later, when others, std I: "For this game endangers Nazis in West Germany from myself, questioned John about life of Germany. I can only few However John may have been the East you are, in fact, play this point he conftrued that he lead to a new disaster, Par
(Toma): John-mádat OUR knowledge
meeting bag that to he "Qu-The man crouching behing Rot, to go, lo East Germany, I ing right-into their, handa himelt, had, no specific," only a "
am sure he is there now of his.
hoped to pe
a noutral, ained own from; will:: [Not
Cherinary, with a wi back
the stumps is the wicketkeeper; I support?
A. Yea dear.
Q: What's he there for?
(A. Well, deer, ha' khere for
stop the ball going to the
matter much if he
he cannot leave.]
Poor Otto Johni Obviously general
4e23a hadicónaldered: it, bay too existemol of such chaizsán,
K
wall. He iboked away from me, wamkry, fogne Jf sounded like afraid to face my way bar par pison of blitt he was putting He is there to lead his one "And then, he grid "I am man: criando against
convinced that this battle must let more frock Minnaarde
ton of Gamanty which happengallanes with" (IND) /