Seduction of the Innocent, Love & Death, Parade of Pleasure and more!

[goldust40]

Can't say I wasn't tempted....

[godquest]

Wanted Too. Funds a lackin due to funds bein a spentin

[SOTIcollector]

And if you thought SOTI was a tough book to find... just try finding a copy of Parade of Pleasure. Also published in 1954, it was the British equivalent of SOTI. Last I knew, Overstreet's info on the book wasn't completely accurate. There were two printings in the 50's: one in the UK and one in the US, and each with a different publisher. This is the UK printing published by Derek Verschoyle. Both of these printings are exceedingly tough to find (I rarely like to use the word "rare" because it's so overused in this hobby and because I've seen things like McFarlane's Spider-man #1 described as "rare".) If you've been looking for this book, then you already know how tough it is to find any copy in any condition. You can buy a copy of SOTI any day of the week if your pockets are deep enough, but original copies of POP just don't show up for sale.

 

There was a softcover reprint of this book a year or two ago from Pure Imagination. However, that reprint didn't include any of the original illustrations from this book. The only way to read what was said about these comic illustrations is to buy an original.

 

Side note: the chapter on pinup magazines includes a Marilyn Monroe photo and a story of Irving Klaw and Bettie Page.

 

This copy is in solid condition, and it actualy has the dust jacket. You can see in the photos that the dust jacket has some condition problems. A previous owner decided to stop the paper loss at the spine and edges by adding extensive transparent tape to the dust jacket. So the dust jacket isn't the best, but the jacket alone is SOOOO tough to find in any condition. I tried to take enough photos that you get a good idea of the condition of both the book and the DJ. If you have questions or would like more photos, just let me know. Yours for $450

 

 

 

Why is this still here?

 

 

Thanks!

Wow! That cleans out the last of the items from my first day of posting... I'll be listing a few more items tonight.

[Dr Carl]

Can't wait!

[SOTIcollector]

Ladies Home Journal, November, 1953. Five months before Seduction of the Innocent was published, Ladies' Home Journal published "What Parents Don't Know About Comic Books", excerpted from SOTI. This article was widely read and helpedfuel the anti-comics hysteria of the early 50's.You can sometimes find copies of this magazine for sale, but rarely do you find inexpensive copies. This one's cheap, and whenyou see the condition you'll see why. FC is detatched and in two pieces. BC is missing entirely. However, the interior including the Wertham article is intact. $20

[SOTIcollector]

Here's another copy of Love & Death by Gershon Legman. The first one sold almost immediately, so I'll offer this at the same price and see how fast it goes. Most notable defect is that stain on the FC. $65. SOLD

 

[SOTIcollector]

 

Another copy of Parade of Pleasure.

 

Here's my only spare of the POP reprint. It was sold to me as "like new", but the eBay seller then shipped it in a

padded envelope with no additional support. So now it's about a VG-ish. Note the bend at the spine. Cover price is $25. Yours for $15. SOLD

 

 

 

[TheGeneral]

Ill take the POP reprint

[SOTIcollector]

Volumes 1 and 2 of the Photo Journal Guide to Comic Books by Ernie Gerber, still in their original shrinkwrap. Okay, so this has nothing to do with SOTI except for maybe the fact that Phantom Lady #17 is on the cover. But it's a really cool two-volume set and it's essential reading for anybody interested in GA books.

These suckers are heavy, but they will qualify for Media Mail if that's what you want. I'll pack securely with sufficient bubble wrap. Way below initial cover price at just $40 for the set. SOLD

[esquirecomics]

Here's another copy of Love & Death by Gershon Legman. The first one sold almost immediately, so I'll offer this at the same price and see how fast it goes. Most notable defect is that stain on the FC. $65.

 

 

 

[TheGeneral]

Ill take the photo journal set

[SOTIcollector]

After the Code was in place, T.E. Murphy wrote this article "Progress in Cleaning Up the Comics" for Reader's Digest. This copy has

some condition problems: somebody sliced out about 8 small passages from the text, but those cutouts do not affect the comics article. I also

found three places where ballpoint pen was used to circle words, but again this does not affect the comics article. $5 SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

[SOTIcollector]

Saturday Review of Literature, April 9, 1955

 

After Seduction of the Innocent was published and after the Senate hearings, Dr. Wertham didn't just fade away. He continued his crusade against comics even after the Code was in place.

The thing was, after the code was in place, comics had been neutered to the satisfaction of most parents, and Wertham's continued criticisms didn't get much national attention.

In this 1955 issue of the Saturday Review of Literature, Wertham criticizes the recently "cleaned up" comics with this article subtitled "What Parents Still Don't Know About Comics". $25 SOLD

 

 

 

[SOTIcollector]

More Wertham:

 

Wertham's hard-to-find last writing related to comics, World of Fanzines.

 

No dust jacket. Residue from something that was glued inside the FC. Small pencil wirting on front endpaper, as evident in photo. $40 SOLD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SOTIcollector]

I think that'll have to be all the new items for tonight. More this weekend as time permits.

 

Stay tuned! Upcoming items include another copy of Seduction of the Innocent, and at least one of the recently-discovered "lost SOTI" comic books (a comic book that was referenced in SOTI, but which is not noted as SOTI in Overstreet).

 

See you back here soon... same bat time, same bat channel.

[SOTIcollector]

Ill take the photo journal set

 

 

Ill take the POP reprint

 

Thanks for the pickups!

[SOTIcollector]

Here's another copy of Love & Death by Gershon Legman. The first one sold almost immediately, so I'll offer this at the same price and see how fast it goes. Most notable defect is that stain on the FC. $65.

 

 

Thanks, Mark.

[esquirecomics]

After the Code was in place, T.E. Murphy wrote this article "Progress in Cleaning Up the Comics" for Reader's Digest. This copy has

some condition problems: somebody sliced out about 8 small passages from the text, but those cutouts do not affect the comics article. I also

found three places where ballpoint pen was used to circle words, but again this does not affect the comics article. $5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[esquirecomics]

More Wertham:

 

Wertham's hard-to-find last writing related to comics, World of Fanzines.

 

No dust jacket. Residue from something that was glued inside the FC. Small pencil wirting on front endpaper, as evident in photo. $40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[esquirecomics]

Saturday Review of Literature, April 9, 1955

 

After Seduction of the Innocent was published and after the Senate hearings, Dr. Wertham didn't just fade away. He continued his crusade against comics even after the Code was in place.

The thing was, after the code was in place, comics had been neutered to the satisfaction of most parents, and Wertham's continued criticisms didn't get much national attention.

In this 1955 issue of the Saturday Review of Literature, Wertham criticizes the recently "cleaned up" comics with this article subtitled "What Parents Still Don't Know About Comics". $25