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Censorship and the child: Explaining the comics campaignFootnote∗

Mark Finnane Griffith University,
Pages 220-240 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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  • ∗ For suggestions affecting research and preparation of this paper, I am grateful to Jon Stratton, Tony Bennett and Roy Shuker.

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