Superman Is Jewish?: How Comic Book Superheroes Came To Serve Truth, Justice, And The Jewish-American Way

Harry Brod situates superheroes within the course of Jewish-American history: they are aliens in a foreign land, like Superman; figures plagued by guilt for abandoning their families, like Spider-Man; and outsiders persecuted for being different, like the X-Men. Brod blends humor and sharp observation as he considers the overt and discreet Jewish characteristics of these well-known figures and explores how their creators integrated their Jewish identities and their creativity.--From publisher description.

• | Author: Harry Brod
• | Publisher: Free Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 12, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 240 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Comics & Graphic Novels
• | ISBN-10: 1416595317
• | ISBN-13: 9781416595311