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Disguised as Clark Kent : Jews, comics, and the creation of the superhero / Danny Fingeroth ; foreword by Stan Lee.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fingeroth, Danny.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States--History and criticism.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- Jewish cartoonists.
- United States.
- Heroes.
- Jewish cartoonists--United States--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 183 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, 2007.
- Summary:
- A large number of the creators of the famous superheroes were of Jewish background, secular, religious, or both. This book explores how the Jewish consciousness of these individuals impacted the content of the comics and contributed to making characters such as Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman into the popular-culture icons.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-176) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826417671
- 0826417671
- OCLC:
- 122701692
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