Who Is Fredric Wertham? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Fredric Wertham is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of Friedrich Ignatz Wertheimer, with over 18 comic issue appearances.

Who is Fredric Wertham?

History Fredric Wertham (March 20, 1895 – November 18, 1981) was a German-American psychiatrist and crusading author who protested the purportedly harmful effects of mass media—comic books in particular—on the development of children. His best-known book was Seduction of the Innocent (1954), which led to a U.S. Congressional inquiry into the comic book industry and the creation of the Comics Code. Wertham was born in Nuremberg, Germany, studied in Munich, Erlangen, and London, and graduated from the University of Würzburg in 1921. Major influences on his psychiatric career included Sigmund Freud, with whom he corresponded, and Emil Kraepelin; in his work at the Kraepelin Clinic, Wertham absorbed the then-novel idea that environment and social background had major effects on psychological development. In 1922 he moved to the United States, working originally at Johns Hopkins University. He became a citizen in 1927. In 1932 he moved to New York City, where he became the senior psychiatrist for the city's Department of Hospitals connected with the Court of General Sessions.

Key facts

Fredric Wertham is of human origin. The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 18 recorded issue appearances, Fredric Wertham ranks among the most featured characters in comics.