Superman is Jewish? : how comic book superheroes came to serve truth, justice, and the Jewish-American way / Harry Brod.
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Details
- Edition
- First Free Press hardcover edition.
- Description
- xxviii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208).
- Contents
- Superman as supermentsh : how the ultimate alien became the iconic all-American -- Flights of Jewish imagination : from the old country to tales of a better tomorrow -- The comic in comics : Mad in the original Yiddish -- War and peace : the rise and fall of the superheroes in and after World War II -- It's a Jewish thing : not-so-secret identities in the Marvel bullpen -- The pencil is mightier than the words : the spirit of Will Eisner -- A Jew at war : the art of Joe Kubert -- Of mice and supermen : Art Spiegelman's Maus -- From the new world back to the old : Jewish comics abroad -- The amazing adventures of Michael Chabon : Kavalier & Clay.
- Subject
- Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
- Jewish literature -- History and criticism.
- Superheroes in literature.
- Superheroes in art.
- Jews in literature.
- Jews in art.
- Superman (Fictitious character)
- Jews -- United States -- History.
- ISBN
- 9781416595304 hardcover
- 1416595309 (hardcover