Talk:Association of Comics Magazine Publishers

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What this page needs is a good-quality image of the ACMP symbol, which looked like a white star with the words "Conforms to the Comics Code." 68.76.223.250 18:15, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

"...ignored by both large and small publishers..."
Comics that complied with the code were offered a "Seal of Approval." The code, however, was not a success, ignored by both large and small publishers. Some publishers, such as Dell Comics, refused to join the organization. Others, such as founding member EC Comics, terminated their participation.

'ignored' seems either incorrect or vague. The above text lacks any data as to how long the various members stayed on. From the William M. Gaines interview, Comics Journal #81, May 2003, page 76:

GROTH: {...} You belonged to the very first Comics Code, although it probably wasn't called the Comics Code...

GAINES: Wait, there were three. The first one we didn't belong to because I wasn't even in comics then. I don't even know when... That was a long time ago, during my father's time. The second Code I belonged to...

GROTH: But you quit after about two or three years.

GAINES: Oh, I think we were in longer than that.

GROTH: According to the Senate Subcommittee hearing, you droped out because of finances, because you had expected the other publishers to join and they didn't, and that you were paying the association about $3,000 a year which, was more than you could...

GAINES: Yeah but it seems like I was in there more than three years. But it's true. What it was, of course, was that the comic publishers like DC who weren't having a problem didn't want to be associated with me, or Marvel, or any of the others who were having a problem, so they didn't join. So the whole burden financially was on the few of us who were publishing horror and crimie comics. I can see their point of view. Maybe if I had been one of them I would have felt the same way about it. I also figured it was ridiculous. One by one other people started to drop out. Every time someone would drop out, everybody else had to pay more money, because the guy Schulz who was running the thing had to be paid. So finally I said to hell with it.

Perhaps we could have a list or table of every publisher that belonged, and for how long. --AC 07:25, 16 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Oy, I wrote this article before I really warmed to the idea of citing references. It could definitely use a general fact-check and footnotes. That said, I think I found the source for the allegation that the code was "ignored":

The early code carried little weight, however, since most publishers ignored it and the public was largely unaware of its significance.


 * I agree that more detail would be better. Please jump in where you see fit. -- Shunpiker 13:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

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