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Despite notoriety and commercial success in the 50's for their lurid and gruesome content, why was the very progressive and forceful social content of EC Comics ignored? Was there any perception at the time that the comics were more than a"bad taste" fad? Did anyone take them seriously?

by /u/OmnivorousWelles in /r/AskHistorians

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