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Jewish Comics and Cartoons Part II

In continuation of this post, it has just come to my attention thanks to the Lookstein Institute’s Bookjed Email the release of From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books, by Arie Kaplan with a Foreword by Harvey Pekar and JT Waldman.

Below is an excerpt of the description the email provided:

Since their creation in the 1930′s, comic books have become a part of our nation’s vocabulary, forever changing the way Americans think about stories, pictures, and what makes a hero. Jews have been at the
forefront of this medium from the beginning: they created the first comic book, the first graphic novel, the first comic book convention, the first comic book specialty store, and they helped create the underground comics (or “Comix”) movement of the late ’60s and early ’70s. Many of the creators of the most famous comic books, such as Superman, Spiderman, X-Men, and Batman, as well as the founders of MAD Magazine, were Jewish.

In From Krakow to Krypton industry insider Arie Kaplan uncovers the Jewish subtexts of these popular stories and showcases the unique contributions Jews have made to this American art form. From Krakow to
Krypton features original interviews with legendary figures such as Will Eisner, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Al Jaffee, Neil Gaiman, Jerry Robinson, and Art Spiegelman, giving fans an inside look at the story behind their favorite stories.

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