Quote of the day
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
Fredric Wertham
Born: March 20, 1895
Died: November 18, 1981 (aged 86)
Bio: Fredric Wertham was a German-educated American psychiatrist and crusading author who protested the purportedly harmful effects of violent imagery in mass media and comic books on the development of children.
Known for:
- Seduction of the Innocent (1954)
- The show of violence (1949)
- The circle of guilt (1956)
- The World of Fanzines (1973)
- The German euthanasia program (1977)