Is Superman Circumcised?

The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-4766-6290-9
Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.

Buch, Englisch, 319 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 706 g

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, an immigrant, and Joe Shuster, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe. 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!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schwartz, Roy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Typographie, Illustrationskunst, Werbegraphik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien

Über Autor(innen)

Roy Schwartz has written for newspapers, magazines, websites, academic organizations, law firms, tech companies, toy companies, and production studios. He taught English and writing at the City University of New York and is a former writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library and is the director of marketing and business development of a regional law firm.