Posted By Dan Greenfield on Mar 20, 2016 | 1 comment

Hey, guess what? The charlatan who almost destroyed comics and ruined the careers of hundreds, if not thousands, was born March 20, 1895.

So what better way to celebrate the birth of Fredric Wertham, whose “Seduction of the Innocent” wrought a wide path of destruction through the heart of comics? Why, with 13 COVERS he’d absolutely HATE! (Including some very specific choices for the eagle-eyed among you!)

And if you’d like to see other sets of 13 COVERS that would get Wertham whipped into a self-righteous, misguided frenzy, click here, here and here.

Now, I know you’ll probably have your own choices. Cool! Just add them in the comments or in whatever social media thread you saw this!

Johnny Craig

Jack Cole

Jack Kamen

Graham “Ghastly” Ingels

Jack Kamen

Johnny Craig

Maurice Whitman

Jack Davis

Charles Biro

Joe Doolin

Johnny Craig, my hero

Al Feldstein

Cover images and credits from the leeringly lurid Grand Comics Database.