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<p>Comic books today are a bigger part of mainstream popular
culture than they've been for a very long time. But comics have often
been both subversive, and scandalous! We speak with author David Hadju about
the comic book scare of the 1940s and '50s, and we talk about the relationship
between horror comics and political protest in Brazil.<b></b></p>

Comics and Controversy

An exploration of the worlds of literature, science, politics, and the arts with faculty, visiting scholars and outside guests

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