EN 3177 Lecture Notes - Harvey Kurtzman, Comics Code Authority, Assured Destruction
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Brinkmanship: a policy that creates the impression that a government is willing to use any necessary means, including using nuclear weapons, not to lose a war. Nuclear war as an inevitable part of society. It might come at any moment, creating paranoia. Propaganda- the idea of german spies where they would try to unravel america. Red- culture of suspicion, the idea of communism infiltrating america. Communism became the scapegoat to blame one who didn"t agree with the system. (those who wanted equality) Huac- try ti catch fasists to ward off communists. To keep children away from influcences that would corrupt them, and those that wanted to challenge what happened with society. Easy to share around, easy to read in the trenches. This was a simplicit world, there are the good, and there is the bad, There were many that believed that comic books were not a proper. In canada, those comics that dealt with crime were banned.