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Superman vs the Australian king of pranks

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Just a quick note. I also have a You Tube channel about the history of comics that will help highlight visually some of the stories told in my book HORROR.  My latest video is for a nyone who ever read a comic during the 20th century saw the amazing ads for toys and wacky gadgets that filled their pages... but did you know the supplier was an Australian company? This is the Story of The Johnson Smith Company. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA7U58YCDxU&list=PLMgIeDL48784B_6krUvNzrzujCU1kR_cz
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HORROR: The first time Americas paranoia infected the world - an introduction

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 HORROR: The first time Americas paranoia infected the world - an introduction Welcome to the blog designed to help expand the storey of HORROR: The first time Americas paranoia infected the world – published by the UK comic book company, Markosia publishing (and I might drop a link here so you can order the book is you like what you see). Published in 2021, this book was a response to a long time held belief that the story of psychiatrist Frederic Wertham and his famous attack on the comic book industry in the 1940s and 50s could not be made into a movie. Maybe another way to put it is why has this story, that’s so famous in the comic book world, not been made into a movie? Over the years I have participated in numerous conversations, either online or in person, and heard many reasons from so many interested in these events why it might be hard to interpret into a story – and some years ago I decided to take on this challenge.     The simple idea is that you need a sto...
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