by Joe Palmer | Jul 15, 2012 | Articles
On December 1st, 1952 the New York Daily News ran the front page story “Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty”. The former GI had been known as George William Jorgensen, Jr and took the name Christine while going through the process of sexual reassignment in...
by Joe Palmer | Oct 29, 2009 | LGBTQ+ Characters
In a five-page story writer-artist Sam Glanzman relates the tale of Toro. During World War II, the U.S.S. Stevens stops at New Caledonia to refuel on its trip back to the US. During its brief refueling stop, it takes on a new passenger who simply refers to himself as...
by Joe Palmer | Mar 19, 2009 | Articles
The Comics Code underwent its most drastic revision in 1989. For the first time homosexuality (see “Institutions”), sexual preferences (see “Language”), and sexual orientation (see “Characterization”) are openly mentioned. Despite...
by Joe Palmer | Mar 17, 2009 | Articles
The Comics Code Authority made its first revisions to its standards in 1971. These revisions are largely reflected in items number 1 and number 5 under GENERAL STANDARDS PART B. These changes allowed for the judicious use of the words “horror” and...
by Joe Palmer | Mar 17, 2009 | Articles
Preamble [Please note that bold and italic emphasis has been added here.] The comic book medium, having come of age on the American cultural scene, must measure up to its responsibilities. Constantly improving techniques and higher standards go hand in hand with these...
