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COMIC BOOK INDEX [B-C]
BEN CASEY #4 [SEE MORE]
DATE: Feb 1963
STORY TITLE: "Terror at 59 West"
STORY PLOT: A criminal punk (for lack of a better word for him), addicted to Marihuana and Heroin, named “Creep Canova” (the character's real name), causes a lot of trouble. And although the story only mentions Marihuana, still, how can one forget one of the panels, which reads: -- “I thought that smell was familiar. ‘MARIJUANA!’ Imagine. A young kid like this on the stuff!”.
CHARACTURES: Ben Casey
FOOTNOTES: [1]-Three star reefer madness rating
Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., 750 3d Ave., New York 17, N.Y.
BLUE BEETLE, The #4 [SEE MORE]
DATE: Fall 1940
STORY TITLE: "Smashing the Dope Ring"
STORY PLOT: The Blue Beetle must stop a gang of marihuana dope peddlers that seem to be selling marihuana to high school aged young people. The story seems to follow the same one that was used in the blue beetle radio program (see radio plays). But here the word marijuana is used more than once.
CHARACTURES: The Blue Beetle
FOOTNOTES: [1]- Note, museum has a poor copy, but it's better than nothing
Publisher:
BOY(ILLUSTORIES)COMICS #71 [SEE MORE]
DATE: Nov. 1951
STORY TITLE: "Reefer Madness"
STORY PLOT: "The High Cost of Dying - Yes, spelled wrong as Marajuana a couple of times, bad guy mentions it, gets a kid to smoke a "Mexican cigarette". A must read.
FOOTNOTES: [1]- Recommended - Four star reefer madness rating
Publisher: Lev Gieason Publications, Inc., 114 E. 32nd St., New York 16, N.Y.
BOY (ILLUSTORIES) COMICS #73 [SEE MORE]
DATE: Jan 1952
STORY TITLE: "Frazetta" - Anti-Drug Ad"
STORY PLOT: Contains one of the "Frazetta" - Anti-Drug Ads (short one-page comic stories), "We Can Stop the Enemies of Youth." While Medical Marihuana is not actually mentioned, there is no question exactly what the "Dope" is. Part of the ad reads: "All young men and women should report Dope peddlers to their parents, their clergymen, their teachers, the police . . etc. "
FOOTNOTES: None
Publisher: Lev Gieason Publications, Inc., 114 E. 32nd St., New York 16, N.Y.
[WANTED - The Museum Does Not have a copy]
CRACKDOWN
DATE: 1955
STORY TITLE: "NONE"
STORY PLOT: Crackdown Comic The Dramatic Story of Ohio's Fight Against Narcotics. This is an anti-drug propaganda piece done in a comic book style from 1955, published by Dr. John C. Baker, Chairman, Citizen Narcotics Advisory Committee. The cover depicts a large metal hand smashing a syringe as several men flee the scene. This 6 page comic is incredibly hard to find. Item Condition: [Reefers are supposed to be mentioned but only in the first page or so]
FOOTNOTES: [The museum does not have, but is looking for a copy]
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT #69 [SEE MORE]
DATE: Oct. 1954
STORY TITLE: "THE HOT ROD GANG"
STORY PLOT: "THE HOT ROD GANG" dope crazy kids - The title says it all, "Dope Crazy Kids and soaped up Hot Rods means DEATH ON WHEELS!" Of course the Drug is Marihuana (reefers), a good juvenile delinquent story -- Must reading.
FOOTNOTES: [1]-Four star reefer madness rating
Publisher: Lev Gieason Publications, Inc., 114 E. 32nd St., New York 16, N.Y.
CRIME MYSTERIES #2 [SEE MORE]
DATE: July, 1952
STORY TITLE: "Campus Crack-Down"
STORY PLOT: This cool vintage pre-code Horror comic was published by Trojan back in 1952. Classic A. C. Hollingsworth cover on this one, with a terrific crime tale concerning a "reefer" distribution ring at the local college.
FOOTNOTES: [1]- Good reading
Publisher: Trojan
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