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278 Mr. . That is » particular issue, not a particnlar company’s prodnet; is that it?

Mr, Eirenniorn. It might be a particular issue, and ii might be a particular title that we will net send in there at all, any future issues.

Mr. . Take Weird, for example, if you had a complaint about Weird, would yon stop handling Weird, or would you stop handling the May issue of Werrd ?

Mr, Excrimorx. If we had complaints about the May issue of Weird, we would probably call it in from the dealers’ stands and send it back to the publisher. 1f the complaint was that Weird as a title as a continuing future issue was not acceptable we would not send any more Weird magazines inte that partieukur city.

Mr. . What would you do in order to ascertain whether it is or is not good? Would you, yourself?

Mr. kicsnorn. No, that would be up to the officials, whoever ob- jected to it.

Mr. . Supposing you had a complaint that Weird was puttme ont some things, veur testimony is that you would wait until there hed been a court cause ?

Mr, Ficammony. No. If any duly constituted authority, city, State, National, any duly constitried authority tells us they don’t want us to distribute Weird magazine, we will not distribute it.

Mr. . Regardless of the reason they gave you, or do you wait for the reason to be obscenity ¢

Mr. Erexonn. No, for any reason at all. If they say it is objec- tionable, we wou't distribute it in that place.

Mr. . Now, you also distribute in foreign countries?

My, Eicuionn. No, not very much, outside of Canada.

Mr. . Canada is the enly foreign country you do distribute?

Mar. Hicirmorsx. Commies, yes.

Mr. . I am talking about ecomies.

Mr, Kirciitory. Yes.

Mr. . None of these I suppose are yours, are they?

Ma, Encaiorx. No.

Mr. . I was under the impresston that you distribute comic books in at least 35 foretgn countries. Is that so, or am J wrong?

Mr. Eicuirorn. Not to my knowledge.

Mr. . The American News Co.?

Mr. Eremorn. Not to my knowledge.

Mr. . In other words, the Romance group would not be dis- ibnted by von in foreign eonntries ?

Mr. KiciHorn. That is right.

Mr. . You have no branches anywhere except in Canada?

Mr. Ercunorn. We have one in London, England.

Mr. . Are yon concerned at all us (o the type of material which you send ever there, the impression which it will give abent the United States?

Mr. Ficuirorn, We don’t send any comies to London.

Mr. . Just Canada?

Mr. Kacuritonn. Yes, sir.

Mr. . I see.

No further questions. Mr. Chairman.