This collection of standalone comics from the 1950s is proof positive that social awareness in pop culture has a longer history than many would give credit for. (I continue to be annoyed at people complaining about Star Trek becoming "woke", for instance. It always has been!). There's a lot of emphasis here on the evil of prejudice, especially racial prejudice, and unfortunately some of the letters received by the comic book company, and reproduced by them, show how necessary these stories are. Said company wasn't playing around: they had Opinions - particularly about bigotry and mob rule - and they were going to share them.

As much sympathy as I have for their beliefs, however, the stories, while perfectly adequate, could be somewhat predictable. Most of them have a twist at the end, and in most cases I saw it coming. There's not a lot of subtlety here either. That being said, it's still a likable and interesting read, and sets a foundation for a lot of comics today.