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Rh anees. Tn nigoy cases some children work for such moneys and others have been known to stenl in order to salisfy such an appetite.

Substittie clean comics, in geod taste, with Iarge type Lo aid in interesting reading. seripted in good Euglish und proper granary, and we will go a long way to eliminate juvenile waywardness. Keep children occupied, their minds active in athletics aud in interesting education and we wll huve yery little delinquency, In faet, L suspect most of it is even now a matter of adjectives only.

The. Now will you call your first witness?

Mr. . Mr. Monroe Froehlich.

The. Mr. Frochlich, will you be sworn? Do you swear the evidence you are about to give before this subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mr. . I do.

The. Will you state your name, address, and association for the record, please?

Mr. . My name is Monroe Froehlich, Jr. I am business manager of Magazine Management Co., 270 Park Avenue, New York City.

Mr. . Do you have a statement you wish to make?

Mr. . I don't have any prepared statement, Ihave made some notes on matters wlich [think are pertment. I want to be sure I stay within the area of fact rather than opinion.

The. Would you prefer to make your presentation from the notes or would you preter to have counsel examine you?

Mr. . I don't think it makes any difference, Mr. Chair- man, just so long as I can refer to my notes to properly answer the questions.

The. You may proceed in your own manner, Mr. Frochlich.

Mr. . Will you tell usa little bit about Magazine Manage- iment Co., what it is and how it operates in the crime-comie field or in its total operation? I wish you would give a picture and perspective.

Mr. . Magazine Management Co, is a partnership which owns a number of publishing corporations, These corporations pub- lish comic books in various fields of editorial content, as well asa fairly large number of conventional magazines in different fields. Along with that we publish paper-back novels, also in various fields of read- ing tnterest.

Mr. . These are some of the comic books that you publish on the board here; is that right?

Mr. . Yes, sir, those are some of our titles. We have roughly 60 titles which are active.

Mr. . Sixty comic books that are active?

Mr. . Yes, sir; published either on a bimonthly or monthly frequency.

The. Does the Chair understand correctly that Marvel Comic Book Co. publishes 60 different titles?

Mr. . Approximately, Mr. Chairman, Marvel Comics group is a nonentity, so to speak. Marvel Comics group is a name