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I used to buy howard the duck spiderman batman nova and the 1970s marvel westerns

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Not that it made a difference to my enjoyment that bob kane stanley lieber larry lieber jack kirby jerry siegel joe shuster and so many others had a judaic background but now that i know that some pieces have fallen into place

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While comic books were not overtly jewish the concept of strange visitor from another planet and the last survivor reflect the jewish transition during passages to america to escape oppression

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The myth of golem could even be read into superman as eisner did

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Well chosen art accompanies the book yet i hope the final pictures are taken from flat books not bound in hardcover

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Viewed as a series of two books krakow and disguised should be primary sources for truly academic discussions why comics arent just for kids anymore

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Written in queens ny made in china but pure american is arie kaplans from krakow to krypton the story of how the jews created comic books and brought to the united states a mississippilike watershed river of illustrated stories humor and adventures that fired up every kids imagination lifting them from the doldrums of an otherwise tedious world

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Imagine having a spanking new copy of the cover of action number one published in june 1938 the magazine that not only heralded in superman but all the superheroes that today are making hollywood history and stunning box office grosses