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Author Brod, Harry, 1951-

Title Superman is Jewish? : how comic book superheroes came to serve truth, justice, and the Jewish-American way / Harry Brod.

Publication Info. New York : Free Press, 2012.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Adult Department  741.5 BRO    Storage
 West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction  741.5973 BROD    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  741.5973 BROD    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  741.5973 BR    Check Shelf
Edition First Free Press hardcover edition.
Description xxviii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-208).
Contents Superman as supermentsh : how the ultimate alien became the iconic all-American -- Flights of Jewish imagination : from the old country to tales of a better tomorrow -- The comic in comics : Mad in the original Yiddish -- War and peace : the rise and fall of the superheroes in and after World War II -- It's a Jewish thing : not-so-secret identities in the Marvel bullpen -- The pencil is mightier than the words : the spirit of Will Eisner -- A Jew at war : the art of Joe Kubert -- Of mice and supermen : Art Spiegelman's Maus -- From the new world back to the old : Jewish comics abroad -- The amazing adventures of Michael Chabon : Kavalier & Clay.
Subject Comic books, strips, etc. -- History and criticism.
Jewish literature -- History and criticism.
Superheroes in literature.
Superheroes in art.
Jews in literature.
Jews in art.
Superman (Fictitious character)
Jews -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9781416595304 hardcover
1416595309 (hardcover
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