Incorrigibles and Innocents: Constructing Childhood and Citizenship in Progressive Era Comics

A single-issue scholarly comic published by Rutgers University Press in 2018, Incorrigibles and Innocents examines how Progressive Era newspaper comics shaped—and were shaped by—contemporary ideas about childhood and citizenship. The work draws on historical analysis to explore the cultural tensions embedded in early comic strips, offering a focused academic lens on a formative period in American comics history.