…we are dissatisfied with something like comic books which are p… — “Baseball Is Culture” CBC Times, Oct. 25, 1952. Rpt., Nov. 1, and Nov. 8 issues. (Text of a talk given on the show, “CBC Wednesday Night,” on September 24, 1952; appeared in three successive issues) p 4.

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…we are dissatisfied with something like comic books which are profoundly related to the real developments in our culture, we are free to improve them. They can actually serve as a stage in the development of reading skills and can also achieve some results in communication -- which the printed page cannot.

“Baseball Is Culture” CBC Times, Oct. 25, 1952. Rpt., Nov. 1, and Nov. 8 issues. (Text of a talk given on the show, “CBC Wednesday Night,” on September 24, 1952; appeared in three successive issues) p 4.

Quote #841

Year: 1952

Chapter: Cartoons, Comics