 Comics faced increased public scrutiny, with censorship of comics beginning in 1954, competition from television (1956) and the re-introduction of American comic imports (1959).The 1960s saw the demise of the few locally produced titles that had managed to survive the recession in comic book publishing in the previous decade.Sales of reprints such as "The Phantom" and the Walt Disney titles continued to strengthen, with readers beginning to focus on new American imports, particularly the burgeoning Marvel Comics line.