Lecture on comics to a children's literature paper at Auckland University.

4. “ The comics erode the most fundamental habits of humane, civilised living… and they erode them in the most vulnerable element of our society, our children… “ If we ban the comics we are reducing the chances of war and preventing the further perversion of the world’s children.” Bill Pearson letter to Landfall (March, 1955)

5. “ There will be no attempt to give them serious consideration on aesthetic grounds, because they are simply not worth it.” Margaret Dalziel ‘ The Comics in New Zealand,’ Landfall (March, 1955)

7. Rodolphe Töpffer (Switzerland, 1799-1846), Histoire de M. Jabot (1833)

8. Rodolphe Töpffer, L’Histoire d’Albert (1845)

10. R. F. Outcault (USA, 1863-1928), The Yellow Kid (1895-8)

11. Wilhelm Busch (Germany, 1832-1908), Max und Moritz (1865)

13. Rudolph Dirks & Harold Knerr, The Katzenjammer Kids (1897-)

14. Winsor McCay (USA, 1867-1934), Little Nemo in Slumberland (1905-1914)

15. W. McCay, Gertie the Dinosaur (1914)

16. George Herriman (USA, 1880-1944), Krazy Kat (1913-1944)

19. Roy Crane (USA, 1901-1977), Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy (1924-1933)

20. Milton Caniff (USA, 1907-1988), Terry and the Pirates (1934-1946), 17 October 1943

25. Charles Schulz (USA, 1922-2000), Peanuts (1950-2000)

35. Art by Harvey Kurtzman

40. Harvey Kurtzman (wr.) and Will Elder (art), ‘Starchie,’ Mad (1954)

42. “ After Mad, drugs were nothing.” Patti Smith

43. “ Comics were our booze.” Jules Feiffer

46. Seduction of the Innocent by Dr. Frederic Wertham (1954)

63. Akira Toriyama (Japan, 1955-), Dragonball (1984-1995)

65. CLAMP, Cardcaptor Sakura

66. Shojo Shonen

67. Rumiko Takahashi (Japan, 1957-), Ranma 1/2

68. Crayon Shin-Chan (1992-) by Yoshito Usui

72. Junko Mizuno (Japan, 1973-)