COMIC BOOKS
"TEEN-AGE BOOBY TRAP"
TEEN-AGE BOOBY TRAP
DATE: 1970
STORY PLOT: This is an incredible anti-drug comic book giveaway produced by the now defunct bureau of narcotics & dangerous drugs (later the DEA) in 1970. This 32 page small-size booklet is full of propaganda and some far out "facts". all the drugs are discussed and the history of drug use and abuse is discussed in some depth. drugs are shown being used an abused on almost every page. marijuana (classified as a hallucinogen) and how it is a a gateway drug is shown in detail, lsd and bad tripping, amphetamines, metamphetamines and cocaine, the problem of overdosing on amphetamines causing the sensation of bugs crawling all over you (see pic from comic), barbiturates and the convulsions they bring are discussed and of course opium, morphine, heroin and the horrors of opiate withdrawal are fully shown in great comic book detail. this is a very cool comic book with its detailed drawings of the horrors of drug abuse and the consequences like suicide, involvement in organized crime, withdrawal and jail. the book is done in the style of the informational premium comics done in the 50s and 60s without word balloons but most definitely comic book in style. done in the psychedelic art motif that many love comics by dc used back in this period, the book is full of factual as well as exaggerated information for your favorite troubled teen.FONT>
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