And that's why Mad is a "magazine" and not a "comic" book because comics were self-regulated by the Comics Code Authority that would review them for objectionable content, themes, and situations. By slightly repositioning themselves, they could avoid that scrutiny.
And if you think about it, the CCA is brilliant from the government's perspective. The government didn't have to step in because they convinced an industry to muzzle and police themselves. It's self-censorship without all the nasty legal complications.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 18.9 ms ] threadAnd that's why Mad is a "magazine" and not a "comic" book because comics were self-regulated by the Comics Code Authority that would review them for objectionable content, themes, and situations. By slightly repositioning themselves, they could avoid that scrutiny.
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And if you think about it, the CCA is brilliant from the government's perspective. The government didn't have to step in because they convinced an industry to muzzle and police themselves. It's self-censorship without all the nasty legal complications.