MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01504cam a2200265 a 4500
001 2012012187
003 DLC
005 20130222083657.0
008 120326s2012 nyu b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2012012187
020 $a9781416595304
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN6725$b.B75 2012
082 00 $a741.5/973089924$223
100 1 $aBrod, Harry,$d1951-
245 10 $aSuperman is Jewish? :$bhow comic book superheroes came to serve truth, justice, and the Jewish-American way /$cHarry Brod.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2012.
300 $axxviii, 208 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aSuperman as supermentsh: how the ultimate alien became the iconic all-American -- Flights of Jewish imagination: from the old country to tales of a better tomorrow -- The comic in comics: MAD in the original Yiddish -- War and peace: the rise and fall of the superheroes in and after World War II -- It's a Jewish thing: not-so-secret identities in the Marvel Bullpen -- The spirit of Will Eisner: the pen is mightier than the words -- A Jew at war: the art of Joe Kubert -- Of mice and supermen: Art Spiegelman's Maus -- From the new world back to the old: Jewish comics abroad -- The amazing adventures of Michael Chabon: Kavalier and Clay.
650 0 $aComic books, strips, etc.$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aSuperheroes.
650 0 $aJewish cartoonists.
650 0 $aJews$zUnited States$xIntellectual life.