Comics Code Authority

The Comics Code Authority (CCA) was a self-regulatory organization created in 1954 to oversee the content of comic books in the United States. It established guidelines to ensure comics were appropriate for children, promoting positive themes and prohibiting excessive violence, drug use, and sexual content. Publishers who followed the code could display the CCA seal, signaling approval to consumers. Although the code helped restore public trust in comics after a moral panic over their influence, it eventually fell out of favor, leading to greater creative freedom and diverse storytelling in the industry. The CCA was officially discontinued in 2011.