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LABC Presents: Tales from the Comic Book Crackdown with Ben Dickow & Company

Wed, Aug 14

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LABC Presents: Tales from the Comic Book Crackdown with Ben Dickow & Company
LABC Presents: Tales from the Comic Book Crackdown with Ben Dickow & Company

Time & Location

Aug 14, 2024, 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

The Los Angeles Breakfast Club, 3201 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA

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About the event

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: Ben Dickow's new musical Tales From the Comic Book Crackdown brings to life the dramatic Senate hearings on Juvenile Delinquency of April 21, 1954, which were designed to bring down the comic book industry as a whole. These hearings resulted in years of censorship and repression of the comic book industry.

One man stood up for comics and free expression: 32-year-old Bill Gaines, the most successful comic book publisher of his day, was the sole witness to come forward and testify on behalf of comic books. Despite his best efforts, the authorities carried the day, and Bill almost lost everything.

Join The LABC on August 14th to learn all about this forgotten American story and hear tunes from the musical performed live by cast members!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Ben Dickow is the producer and director of Captured Aural Phantasy Theater, an L.A.-based comedy entertainment troupe that brings…

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  • Breakfast Tickets

    $28.00

    +$0.70 ticket service fee

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