▁destroy ing ▁the ▁com ic ▁phenomen on ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁which ▁had ▁only ▁just ▁begun ▁recover ing ▁from ▁the ▁war ▁years . ▁In ▁an ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁near - h yst eria , ▁all ▁com ic ▁publications ▁were ▁susp ended ▁forth with , ▁resulting ▁from ▁a ▁by ▁Dutch ▁society ▁self - im posed ▁c ensor ship . ▁Consider ed ▁" he alth y ", ▁the ▁com ic ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁To onder ▁Studio ' s , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁as ▁literature ▁considered ▁Tom ▁Po es , ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁ones ▁for ▁which ▁an ▁exem ption ▁was ▁made . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁respect , ▁R ut ten ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁Dutch ▁com ics , ▁what ▁Fred ric ▁Wer th am ▁would ▁six ▁years ▁later ▁become ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁com ic ▁world . ▁With ▁Wer th am , ▁R ut ten ▁had ▁a ▁background ▁in ▁psych ology ▁in ▁common . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁External ▁link ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁death s ▁Category : D utch ▁academ ics ▁Category : D utch ▁psych olog ists ▁Category : D utch ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁Category : C atholic ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁polit icians ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Dutch ▁polit icians ▁Category : Rect ors ▁of ▁univers ities ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : Min ister s ▁of ▁Education ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sch innen ▁Category : U tre cht ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Rad b