By Joel Grebler, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 16, 2019
This year, DC Comics celebrates the story of Batman, a versatile superhero character who has become an icon of American comic book culture. Eighty years ago this month, Bob Kane (born Robert Kahn) and Milton “Bill” Finger, two Jewish New Yorkers,...
(JTA) — When Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel created the Superman character in the early 1930s, they were still living at their parents’ homes.Of course, the character and his story — the arrival from another planet, his dual identities as mild-mannered...
A shot of Christopher Reeve’s Superman costume, on display at a Christie’s auction house in London in 2003. (Ian Walton/Getty Images)(JTA) — DC Comics’ newest writer says that the choices he has made for his new Superman series are “deeply connected...
Christopher Reeve in costume for his role as Superman. (Keystone/Getty Images)The Jewish history of Superman is well known. Jewish writer Jerry Siegel — who co-created the iconic comic book character with Jewish illustrator Joe Shuster — once said...
The St. Louis Jewish Book Festival will welcome back New York Times best-selling author Larry Tye for a discussion in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Superman. Tye is the author of “Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 1, 2013
Superman, the iconic cartoon champion of “Truth, Justice and the American Way” made his first appearance exactly 75 years ago this month with the release of Action Comics # 1. This milestone for the granddaddy of all comic superheroes has been duly...
