Suspense #29

Atlas ⋅ 1953

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Key Facts

Four-page story titled Raving Maniac, written by Stan Lee that expressed his views on the intention and effect of horror comics during a time when the medium was facing heavy public scrutiny

Stan Lee appears in his own story as an editor confronted by an irate advocate of the theories presented by psychiatrist, Fredric Wertham, who went on to write the industry-altering Seduction of the Innocent (1954)

The “Raving Maniac” character is a representation of Wertham whose work led to the establishment of the Comics Code Authority

Issue Details

Publisher

Atlas

Artist

Joe Maneely

Writer

Stan Lee

Published

April 1953

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