Schwartz Roy
Schwartz Roy - Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History Of The World's Greatest Hero - Paperback
Schwartz Roy - Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History Of The World's Greatest Hero - Paperback
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Description: Superman is the original superhero an American icon and arguably the most famous character in the world - - and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens Jerry Siegel the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe and Joe Shuster an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses his strength on Samson his mission on the golem and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades Superman's mostly Jewish writers artists and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus its society on Jewish culture the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore American history and Jewish tradition this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!
Title: Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History Of The World's Greatest Hero
Author(s): Schwartz Roy
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476662909
Pages: 374 Pages, 85 Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Publication Date: 5/19/2021
Category: Jewish Studies
Description: Superman is the original superhero an American icon and arguably the most famous character in the world - - and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens Jerry Siegel the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe and Joe Shuster an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses his strength on Samson his mission on the golem and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades Superman's mostly Jewish writers artists and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus its society on Jewish culture the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore American history and Jewish tradition this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!
Title: Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History Of The World's Greatest Hero
Author(s): Schwartz Roy
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476662909
Pages: 374 Pages, 85 Photos, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Publication Date: 5/19/2021
Category: Jewish Studies
