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| The Mothers for Decency | |
| Aliases: | Mothers of Decency |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Type: | Activist group |
| Status: | Defunct |
| Leaders: | Olivia Selby |
| Allies: | Mad Viking |
| Enemies: | Carol Selby; Man-Thing |
| 1st appearance: | Man-Thing #17 |
The Mothers of Decency is a fictional organization featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is associated with the Man-Thing line of titles and first appeared in the "A Book Burns in Citrusville" story from Man-Thing #17 in May, 1975.
Description[]
The Mothers of Decency was founded by Olivia Selby and was based out of Citrusville, Florida. Olivia formed the group in opposition to the local public school board's curriculum, which offered teachings and text books containing information that ran counter to Olivia's strict moral values, including theories that human life could be created in a laboratory and that sexual education should be taught to students. Olivia led a march against the school and perpetuated a book-burning campaign. These events coincided with an appearance by the Man-Thing and a battle against a psychotic killer dubbed the Mad Viking. [1]
Members[]
- Olivia Selby - Founder
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Mothers of Decency were created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Jim Mooney.