A Sensual Cesspool of Iniquity: Comics and Censorship in 1950s Ireland Kim Uylenbroek ” —Robin Ha

” —Robin Ha

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A Sensual Cesspool of Iniquity: Comics and Censorship in 1950s Ireland Kim Uylenbroek ” —Robin HaBy James Bacon. Published by Limit Break Comics, 2026. Comics were banned in Ireland. The Censorship of Publications Board prohibited comics. The Gardai, the Irish police, seized comics under warrant, investigated them and even borrowed comics to see what was available. There was a litany of complaint, objection and outrage about comics in the 1950s. Comics historian and fan James Bacon shares his research into the unique and singular Irish experience