{"product_id":"is-superman-circumcised-9781476662909","title":"Is Superman Circumcised","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he''s Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero''s origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In the following decades, Superman''s mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton''s past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann''s, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Je\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy Schwartz has done a deep dive into the history, mythology and cultural folklore of America’s super-heroes and his conclusions are indisputable. The contemporary concept of the super-hero, as old as the story of Moses, was birthed by Jewish immigrants and first generation Jewish kids from the tales, morals and ethics of their Jewish ethnical roots. The majority of the creators from 1938’s Golden Age of Comics through the 1960’s Marvel Age of Comics were Jewish. Whether it was Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster turning Moses into Superman or Stan Lee and Jack Kirby transforming The Golem into The Hulk, their heroes embodied their Jewish experience. Roy Schwartz analysis is scholarly yet broadly entertaining. He answers many questions and leaves the readers with but one: “If there were no Jews on Krypton where Superman was born, and if he was therefore circumcized on earth, did the moyal have to use a Kryptonite scalpel?\" —Michael Uslan, Comic Book Historian and Originator and Executive Producer of the \u003cem\u003eBatman\u003c\/em\u003e movie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deep-dive into arguably the world’s most famous and iconic fictional character and his Jewish influences...This book is a must-have for any fan of superheroes, comic books and Jewish history and literature.\" —\u003cem\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/em\u003e, 19th May 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eMethodology\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Scriptural Superheroes: The Ancient Roots of the Man of Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003eSamson, Solomon and Other Supermen\u003cbr\u003eParadigmatic Parallels: Superman as Moses\u003cbr\u003eSent by His Father: Superman as Jesus\u003cbr\u003eWorld's Finest: Settling the Denominational Debate\u003cbr\u003ePart II. Shticks from the Shtetl: How Jews Created Comics and Caped Crusaders\u003cbr\u003eHitler, Hollywood and Houdini\u003cbr\u003eFamous Funnies and Other Firsts: The Birth of Comic Books\u003cbr\u003eThe Big Bang\u003cbr\u003ePart III. Mensch of Steel: Fulfilling Jewish Fantasy and Faith\u003cbr\u003eThe Jewish Experience: Context Is Content\u003cbr\u003eBirthright\u003cbr\u003eThe Secret Identities of Heroes and Hebrews\u003cbr\u003eThe Galactic Golem\u003cbr\u003eThe Brave and the Bold: Superman vs. Übermensch\u003cbr\u003ePhone Booth, Voting Booth, Confession Booth: Superman's Religion and Politics\u003cbr\u003ePart IV. Postwar to Postmodern: Redefining Superman, Comics and Judaism\u003cbr\u003eSuperman vs. the Mad Scientist: The Postwar Era\u003cbr\u003eIf I Were a Superman: The Silver Age\u003cbr\u003eNazis in Space and Superman on Screen: The Bronze Age\u003cbr\u003eSecond Coming: The Dark Age\u003cbr\u003eSuperman Supernal: The Modern Age\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040388350295,"sku":"9781476662909","price":43.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476662909.jpg?v=1750946583","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/is-superman-circumcised-9781476662909","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}