Seduction of the Innocent (1953-1954) 1-NONOTE

Written by Fredric Wertham, M.D. This is the 1st printing of SOTI, without the bibliographical note on pages 399 & 400. The bibliographical note featured comic publishers cited in the work, but these publishers forced Rinehart & Co. to remove the page. OVERSTREET NOTES: "With the release of this book, Dr. Wertham reveals seven years of research attempting to link juvenile delinquency to comic books. Many illustrations showing excessive violence, sex, sadism, and torture are shown." This book led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority." Years later the comics featured and mentioned in SOTI would become collectible largely due to their appearance in Wertham's book. Rinehart & Co., Inc., N.Y.: 1953, 1954, 400 pages, hardback. NOTES ON DETERMINING PRINTING: U.S. 1st printings have an R colophon on the publication page. U.S. 2nd printings do not have the colophon, and have a "Second printing" notation at the top left inside the front flap. No copies of the 2nd printing are known to exist with the bibliographic page intact. US 1st & 2nd prints will have grey boards w/ black spine & white spine lettering; dust jacket will be white top, black bottom, with red SOTI letters. There is only one UK printing, and the dust jacket has an art cover. Also printed in Canada by Clarke, Irwin & Co. Ltd. Cover price $4.00.