Essay - Jews and Comic Books Proposal Although Jews Have Been Involved...

Jews and Comic Books

PROPOSAL

***** Jews have been involved with the comic book industry since ***** first publications, it is only recently that this history has been covered. The influence of Jewish authors, artists, ***** copyeditors continues to be observed today. Why did Jews ***** so much involvement with this industry ***** super heroes? Is it a coincidence, or is there ***** c*****relation *****tween Jewish history and these publications?

Annotated Bibliography

Ashton, Dianne. From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America

***** Jewish History (2004) 92.3, 369-370.

***** of American songs, theatre, movies, ads, baseball cards, comic books, TV comedies, T-shirts, foods, magazines, ***** Internet sites ***** Jewish people like. *****se cultural items have always extended a way for Jewish conversations to start about what it is ***** be *****.

Buhle, Paul Jews and ***** Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form

This provides readers with a pictorial story tracing Jewish involvement in comic art from several obscure Yiddish comic strips in newspapers ***** the early 20th century through the mid-century to contemporary ***** art, which is presently hung ***** museums and private collections.

Fingeroth, Danny. Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, *****, and ***** Creation of the Superhero New York: Continuum Press, 2007

Fingeroth relates information on Jewish themes in comic history ***** Superman in 1938 to the present Jewish mainstream comics to explore *****ir religion. He notes transformations in the comic industry, such as the audience shift from children to adults and ***** impact ***** ***** critic Fredric Wertham. Regarding the gold and silver eras of comics, he explores parallels between ***** and Moses, Spider-Man's morality tales ***** ***** Torah, and Fantastic Four arch-nemesis Hate Monger ***** Hitler, among others.

*****, Danny. Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society? New *****: Continuum, 2004.

***** social critique of ***** mainstream comics' characters and why and how the public welcomes them. This is a discussion that helps readers underst***** the relevance of considering how fiction and culture interact with one ano*****r.

Jewish *****s Weekly. (October 21, 2005) Jews ***** the invention ***** the American comic book.

November, 2008. http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/ module/displaystory/story_id/27348/format/html/displaystory.html

Reviews several reasons why Jewish boys in the mid-1900s were interested in comic books and ***** establishment of the superhero. Provides ***** examples ***** these youths ***** the 1930s.

Kaplan, Arie. From Krakow to Kryp*****n: Jews and Comic *****. Philadelphia: Jewish

Publication Society of America, *****.

Kaplan analyzes ***** Jewish subtexts ***** these stories and highlights the unique contributions ***** made to this American art form. The book features interviews with figures ***** as Will Eisner, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Al Jaffee, Neil Gaiman, Jerry Robinson, and Art Spiegelman, so ***** ***** an inside look at the people behind the *****.

Knowles, Chris and Lisner, Joseph Michael. Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret His*****ry of Comic Book Heroes. Newburport, MA: Weiser Books, 2007

***** book covers such questions as "Is Lex Luthor based on Aleister Crowley?" and "Is