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Rh MMr. . How many titles?

Mr. . Possibly 415 to 420. That is very hard to measure.

Mr. . What is your minimum print order for distribution?

Mr. . Ours?

Mr. . The normal.

Mr. . Let us say it averages around 350,000. The total impact on all the factors affecting delinquency, juvenile delinquency, that can possibly be contributed by crime or weird type comics, can itself be only infinitesimally small or the sheer statistics of the operation.

The. The Chair has no questions, Mr. Froehlich.

I do want to thank you for your appearance here today and say you have been helpful to the subcommittee. We know that we confront a real problem in this field.

Mr. . Mr. Chairman, if we can be of any assistance in any way, we are only too happy to do so. Our records are open to anyone on your committee. We shall be glad to help.

The. We appreciate your cooperation and your complete honesty.

Mr. . Thank you, sir.

May I produce something as exhibits?

The. Yes, indeed.

Mr. . I have copies of our comic stories thrown out.

The. These will be made part of the permanent files. Let those be exhibit No. 28.

(The comic books were marked "Exhibit No. 23," and are on file with the subcommittee.)

Mr. . Mr. William Richter.

The. Do you solemnly swear that the evidence you are about to give before this subcommittee of the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?

Mr. . I do, sir.

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

Mr. . William Richter. My law office is at 150 Broadway. I live at 2600 Henry Hudson Parkway in Riverdale.

The. You represent the News Dealers Association of Greater New York?

Mr. . That is right. I also represent the News Dealers Association of America, The News Dealers Association of Greater New York is the official association, the organization of the newsdealers of this city, particularly the licensed newsdealers.

The. Do you have a prepared statement?

Mr. . No, sir. I have some notes here which I should like to call to the committee's attention, but I will be glad to begin my discussion by answering some of the statements that have been made by previous witnesses, if I may.

The. You may proceed in your own manner.