Sunday, August 07, 2005

Jews in Comics

Comic books were the invention of a Jew named Max Gaines in 1933. Many prominent comic books were created by Jews. Some characters are actually Jewish or are derived from Jewish ideas, folklore, etc...though many don't know it.

Batman/Bruce Wayne (Bob Kane/Bill Finger)--In the new movie, there are many Jewish themes.
The Thing/Ben Grimm (Stan Lee/Jack Kirby)
Superman/Clark Kent (Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster)--The Krypton name for Superman was Kal-El, a Hebrew word which means "all that is G-d." Superman was based on the story of Moses.
Spiderman/Peter Parker (Stan Lee) - Jewish morality issues
Arsenic (Gertrude Yorkes) of the Runaways (Marvel Comics)
Atom Smasher (formerly Nuklon of Infinity, Inc.) (DC Comics)
Colossal Boy of the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC Comics)
Doc Samson (Marvel Comics)
The Flash II (Barry Allen) (DC Comics)
Justice (formerly Marvel Boy of the New Warriors) (Marvel Comics)
Magneto (Marvel Comics) - some stories claim that he is a Gypsy, others that he is Jewish
Masada (Team Youngblood)
Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
The Monolith (DC Comics)
Nite-Owl II (DC Comics Alan Moore's The Watchmen)
Prime (Malibu Comics)
Ragman (DC Comics)
Sabra (Marvel Comics)
Seraph of the Global Guardians (DC Comics)
Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) of the X-Men (Marvel Comics)
Songbird of the Thunderbolts (formerly Screaming Mimi) (Marvel Comics)
Volcana (Marvel Comics)
Reuben Flagg (American Flagg!)
the main characters in Maus
Bernie Rosenthal, ex-girlfriend of Captain America (Marvel Comics)
Two-Gun Kid (Marvel Comics)
Arthur (The Tick)
There is a list at Wikipedia.

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