In our debut episode, hosts Emily Gallen and Spencer Hall take you back in time to the 1940s when everything seems peaceful in the Peace Region. That is until a couple of delinquents decide to become bandits just like in their favourite comic books. Learn about how this incident evolved into a country-wide ban on comic books. Plus, take a trip to Crime Corner to find out how Jesus got pulled over for excessive speeding.

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Research links:

https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/bcsessional/1.0339800/0

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,853562,00.html

https://crisisofinnocence.library.ryerson.ca/files/original/5c3dacd8c05ef473f73897f5e6b26a8f.pdf

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-from-comic-books-to-video-games-we-are-still-searching-for-the-reason/

https://maisonneuve.org/article/2006/10/5/comic-menace/

https://explorenorth.com/bc/dawson_creek-1948.html

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280732679_American_Crime_Comics_as_Villains_An_Incident_from_Northern_Canada/link/55c3b5a308aeca747d5fad6a/download

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