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Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way Book

Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way
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  • Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came to Serve Truth, Justice, and the Jewish-American Way
  • Written by author Harry Brod
  • Published by Free Press, 11/6/2012
  • Many of us know that the superheroes at the heart of the American comic book industry were created by Jews. But we'd be surprised to learn how much these beloved characters were shaped by the cultural and religious traditions of their makers. Su
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Illustrations xi

Preface xiii

Introduction xix

1 Superman as Supermentsh: How the Ultimate Alien Became the Iconic All-American 1

2 Flights of Jewish Imagination: From the Old Country to Tales of a Better Tomorrow 21

3 The Comic in Comics: Mad in the Original Yiddish 53

4 War and Peace: The Rise and Fall of the Superheroes In and After World War II 66

5 It's a Jewish Thing: Not-So-Secret Identities in the Marvel Bullpen 83

6 The Pencil is Mightier than the Words: The Spirit of Will Eisner 101

7 A Jew at War: The Art of Joe Kubert 125

8 Of Mice and Supermen: Art Spiegelman's Maus 145

9 From the New World Back to the Old: Jewish Comics Abroad 161

10 The Amazing Adventures of Michael Chabon: Kavalier & Clay 183

Acknowledgments 195

Notes 197


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