15.3: I Killed Mary

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The original version of the “I Killed Mary” comic book can be found on the blog post below.

“Stark Terror: I Killed Mary” comic posted by David Zuzelo on Tomb It May Concern

Next is a version of the story “I Killed Mary” written after the Comics Code Authority (CCA) was enacted (see the article by Jamie Coville for a description of the CCA).

This story was published in a comic that did not have the CCA seal of approval.

While reading, compare this version of the story “I Killed Mary” to the original published before the CCA was created. What (visually) is different? What do you think sparked these changes? How do these changes impact your reading of the story? Why?

“I Chopped Her Head Off!” comic posted by Karswell on The Horrors of It All

Survey of American Literature II. Authored by: Joshua Watson. Provided by: Reynolds Community College. Located at: http://www.reynolds.edu/. License: CC BY: Attribution