Comics Code Authority Art 0

[Rick2you2]

I spotted this page on Heritage, from a Black Orchid story in the early 1970's (run-of-the-mill art), and the middle panel on the bottom tier got me wondering. Bondage was banned under the Comics Code Authority, and the image of a woman tied spread-eagled on the bottom surprised me. On the other hand, the bondage wasn't clearly sexual in nature, even though the man and the woman were in a sexual relationship. And the tier-up was by a woman super-heroine. Suffering Sappho! So, I was just wondering if anyone knows whether this just slipped passed the censors or fell into some sort of loophole. 

 

[RBerman]

1 hour ago, Rick2you2 said:

I spotted this page on Heritage, from a Black Orchid story in the early 1970's (run-of-the-mill art), and the middle panel on the bottom tier got me wondering. Bondage was banned under the Comics Code Authority, and the image of a woman tied spread-eagled on the bottom surprised me. On the other hand, the bondage wasn't clearly sexual in nature, even though the man and the woman were in a sexual relationship. And the tier-up was by a woman super-heroine. Suffering Sappho! So, I was just wondering if anyone knows whether this just slipped passed the censors or fell into some sort of loophole. 

That prohibition must have been removed (along with "no monsters" and "no drugs") in the early 1970s revision of the Comics Code. This would explain the proliferation of DC covers immediately thereafter:

 

[Will_K]

Lest we forget Jeffrey Jones' covers to Wonder Woman 199 and Wonder Woman 200 !!!

[Rick2you2]

2 hours ago, RBerman said:

That prohibition must have been removed (along with "no monsters" and "no drugs") in the early 1970s revision of the Comics Code. This would explain the proliferation of DC covers immediately thereafter:

 

Don’t know the answer, but they weren’t tied to a bed. 

[drdroom]

On 11/5/2020 at 7:05 AM, Will_K said:

Lest we forget Jeffrey Jones' covers to Wonder Woman 199 and Wonder Woman 200 !!!

If I get Alzheimers, amnesia, and senile dementia I fully expect those covers to be among the last 10-15 memories still in my head.

[drdroom]

On 11/5/2020 at 6:56 AM, RBerman said:

That prohibition must have been removed (along with "no monsters" and "no drugs") in the early 1970s revision of the Comics Code. This would explain the proliferation of DC covers immediately thereafter:

 

Hey, that Lois 122 cover is coming up for sale somewhere--comicconnect, maybe?