Disguised as Clark Kent Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero
by Fingeroth, DannyFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-11-01
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary
In Disguised as Clark Kent, Danny Fingeroth--a long-time execut
Table of Contents
Foreword
Stan Lee
Introduction
My Country ‘tis of Me
Chapter 1: Coming to Terms
What's So Jewish About Superheroes, Anyway?
Chapter 2: Superhero Genesis
Who He Is and How He Came to Be
Chapter 3: A Stranger among Us
The Birth of Superman
Chapter 4: A Great Multitude
Batman and Beyond
Chapter 5: Doctor of Doom
Frederic Wertham's Superhero Complex
Chapter 6: Rebuilding the Temple
The Silver Age of Comics
Chapter 7: Why Are These Heroes Different?The Marvel Revolution
Chapter 8: Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself
The X-Men and the ‘70s
Chapter 9: As a Matter of Fact, I Am Jewish
The Modern Age
Chapter 10: Unto the Next Generation
The Jewish Superhero Future
Bibliography
Index
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