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

New York ; London ; Toronto ; Sydney ; New Delhi : Free Press, [2012] [2012]

XXVIII, 208 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 25 cm

Englisch

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 spirit of Will Eisner: the pen is mightier than the words -- 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 and Clay.

Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 197-208

978-1-4165-9531-1 ( : pbk.); 978-1-4165-9530-4 ( : hardcover); 978-1-4165-9845-9 (ebook)

2012012187

732496918

OCoLC: 827048704     

OCoLC: 827048704 (aus SWB)     

EC 7120  | AP 15420      Ähnliche Literatur

PN6725

741.5/973089924 ; 741.5973089924

Basisklassifikation: 21.39 (Graphik: Sonstiges)

SSG-Nummer(n): 3,5

*USA ; Comic ; Superheld ; Comiczeichner      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Comic books, strips, etc -- United States -- History and criticism ; Superheroes ; Jewish cartoonists ; Jews -- United States -- Intellectual life

Comic books, strips, etc / United States / History and criticism ; Superheroes ; Jewish cartoonists ; Jews / United States / Intellectual life

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 spirit of Will Eisner: the pen is mightier than the words -- 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 and Clay