Batman Comic Books: Menace To Children's Mental Health?

Batman comic books may well be a menace to
children.

Marketed to adults, teenagers, and children,
Batman comic books have an audience that
cuts across age barriers.

But just because Batman comic books are being
read by a cross demographic of different age groups,
does not mean that the comic books are appropriate
for all of them.

While the substance being marketed is different,
who can forget the admission by cigarette executives
that they were specifically marketing their cigarettes
to children.

I am not suggesting that Batman comic books have the same
corrosive physical effects on children as cigarettes do,
but they both potentially have inherent threats to the
mental well being of children.

While a child might start by reading a Batman comic book that is
appropriate to his age, that comic book might act as a
benign gateway drug, and lead him towards harsher Batman
comic books.

Comic books such as The Killing Joke, The Dark Night Returns,
and Batman Year One, deal with harsh adult topics such
as murder, torture, rape, and disfigurement.

Topics that even the most liberal parent would agree not to be
suitable for young children.

In order to protect children, there should be a clear delineation
along age appropriateness levels in the comic book
field.

A system similar to the one used by movie theaters should
be applied to the comic book industry.

The same enforcement approach that makes it illegal for
a convenience store to sell tobacco to minors should be
applied to the sale of comic books.



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