Comics Code Authority
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The Comics Code Authority was a self-regulatory organization formed in 1954 by the Comics Magazine Association of America that, at the height of its influence, served as a de facto censor for most of
Los Angeles councilman Ernest Debs holding horror and crime comics purchased in his district (Los Angeles Daily News, 1954)
Women in refrigerators
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"Women in refrigerators" is a term coined by Gail Simone in 1999 to describe a literary trope which involves female characters facing disproportionate harm, such as maiming, assault, or even death, to
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…Archie Comics President Mike Pellerito said that the code did not affect his company the way that it did others as "we aren't about to start stuffing bodies into refrigerators." DC Comics announced on January 20, 2011, that it would discontinue participation, adopting a rating system similar to Marvel's. The company noted…
Cover art for "Beyond the Silent Night", Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (1985)
Cover art for The Refrigerator Monologues a graphic novel