Funny Pages at the U

David Hadju, author of The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America will be speaking at the University of Minnesota's Elmer L Anderson Library at 7:30pm on Tuesday, July 8. Details on the U's event are here. Reservations are recommended; call 612/624-9339 or email the library.

Hadju's book details the furor that surrounded early comics. They were accused of fostering all sorts of depravity among susceptible youth. Both bonfires and Senate hearings ensued. Ten-Cent Plague has gotten glowing reviews in New York Times and the Washington Post. You can read an excerpt from the book at David Hadju's website. --David E