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Article: The Hitler comic book: a curriculum innovation. (Column)
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- The Christian Century
- Article date:
- July 13, 1994
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WITH GERMAN young people losing interest in traditional subjects, a literary foundation came up with the idea of creating a comic book to spark interest in the Nazi era. The result, the "Hitler" comic book, written by Friedemann Bedurftig, with drawings by Dieter Kalenbach, has ignited a controversy in a country troubled by the activities of Adolf Hitler's latter-day followers. Critics fear that the 200-page book, which includes pictures of Nazi soldiers proudly hoisting swastika-emblazoned flags, will play into the hands of neo-Nazis who still look up to the Fuhrer.
The opening page of the book doesn't help matters, since it sets a sympathetic tone for little ...