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  1. Crime and Corruption in Comics: An Analysis of The Question's Reflection of Public Opinion in the 1980s

    Date(s): December 1, 1986 to December 31, 1986 Location: New York City Tag(s): Hub City, 1980s, Crime, Corruption, the question, Comic Books 

                In 1986, DC Comics announced Dennis O’Neil as the writer for the revitalization of the investigative reporter and vigilante hero, The Question.  Originally created by Steve Ditko for Charlton Comics in 1967, The Question, aka Vic Sage, represented a move away from the wholesome, all-powerful superhero and toward a grittier, more human hero.  O’Neil described The Question...

  2. THE TEAPOT DOME SCANADAL

    Date(s): November 22, 1926 Location: Dist Columbia, District of Columbia Tag(s): Corruption, Scandal 

    In 1923, one of the biggest political scandals of the first-half of the 20th Century became the subject of a court case in a District of Columbia courtroom. The news magazine, The Nation, wrote an article covering the details that led up to the scandal and it's aftermath. The Teapot Dome scandal took center stage in the United States with some very influential key players. U.S. Secretary of the Interior,...