"Harry Brod situates superheroes within the course of Jewish-American history: they are aliens in a foreign land, like Superman; figures plagued by guilt for ab

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

An intimate and humorous autobiography of a boy's quest for identity as he struggles with his heritage and his heroes.

Jews 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 un

The first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today, from the N