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Did the Comics Code Actually Have a Ban of the Depiction of Drugs?
In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, discover whether the Comics Code Authority actually had a ban on drugs or not.
Was the Comics Code Authority Run By a Single Old Woman By the End of Its Tenure?
In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, discover whether the Comics Code Authority was run by a single old woman at the end of its run.
Was There a Comics Code Before Seduction of the Innocent?
In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn of the Comics Code that existed before Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent!
10 Crazy Rules The Comics Code Authority Made Creators Follow
Back in the day, comic book creators had to follow these ridiculous rules made by the Comics Code Authority when writing about their superheroes.
NYCC: Levitz, Van Lente & Brownstein Detail the Terror of the Comics Code
The CBLDF gave NYCC a brief history of the Comics Code Authority, the industry's self-regulating body that changed the face of comics for decades.
Banned Books Week and the 'Dangers' of the Comic Book
What makes comic books so 'dangerous'? And how can fans help? Casey Gilly looks at this year's Banned Books Week focus on our favorite medium.
SDCC: Tales from the (Comics) Code
A panel sponsored by the CBLDF included first-hand accounts from Paul Levitz and a former Comics Code reviewer about how the Code changed comics.
CBR TV @ SDCC 2014: Kevin O'Neill on Fighting the Comics Code & Working with Alan Moore
"League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" artist Kevin O'Neill spoke with CBR about his lengthy collaboration with Moore & his art getting him in trouble.
CCI: The Chilling Horror Comics History of the 1950s
Horror comics historian Craig Yoe and horror comics enthusiast Steve "Karswell" Banes recounted the horror comics of the 1950s, digging into their gory origins, dark downfall and the artists who worked on them.
LGBT Characters, Themes Throughout Comics History
CBR contributor Alan Kistler brings a detailed history of LGBT characters and concepts in superhero comics from Tijuana Bibles to the creation of Northstar and Alan Scott's reimagining as a gay man.
CBLDF Takes Ownership of Comics Code Authority
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund has received the intellectual property rights to the Comics Code Authority, announcing plans to continue licensing products bearing the legendary seal.
WC11: Life After the Comics Code
Charles Brownstein and the CBLDF hosted a panel of professionals at Wondercon to speak about the end of the Comics Code Authority and how it affected comics recently and in the past.