Ebook: From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books

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 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. From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books tells their stories and demonstrates how they brought a uniquely Jewish perspective to their work and to the comics industry a.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: The Golden Age; Chapter 1: Famous Funnies; Chapter 2: Leger and Reuths; Chapter 3: Supergolem; Chapter 4: Attack of the Clones; Chapter 5: People of the (Comic) Book; Chapter 6: The Spirit of the Times; Chapter 7: The Leaden Age; Chapter 8: Why We Fight; Chapter 9: New Trends and Innocent Seducers; Part Two: The Silver Age; Chapter 10: Super Family Values; Chapter 11: Broome Makes a Clean Sweep; Chapter 12: Stan and Jack; Chapter 13: The Superhero from Queens; Chapter 14: Courting the College Crowd.