Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

“Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content. This includes, stories that contain quotes from Jewish texts/liturgy, characters that embrace openly their heritage. Characters using Hebrew, praying in a synagogue, celebrating Jewish holidays, and living a Jewish experience.

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Episode 27 - Marvel's The Golem (Part 1)

3 Golems for the price of one! Henry and Brandon do a deep dive into Marvel's The Golem across time!

Comics covered:

The Incredible Hulk #134, Sep 1970

“Among Us Walks… the Golem”
- Written by Roy Thomas
- Penciled by Herb Trimpe
- Inked by Sal Buscema
- Lettered by Artie Simek
- Edited by Stan Lee

Strange Tales #174, Mar 1974

“There Walks the Golem!”
- Written by Len Wein
- Penciled by John Buscema
- Inked by Jim Mooney
- Colored by Glynis Wein
- Lettered by Dave Hunt
- Edited by Roy Thomas

Strange Tales #176, Jul 1974

“Black Crossing”
- Written by Mike Friedrich
- Penciled & Inked by Tony DeZuniga
- Colored by Linda Lessmann
- Lettered by Marck
- Edited by Roy Thomas

Strange Tales #177, Sep 1974

“There Comes Now Raging Fire!”
- Written by Mike Friedrich
- Penciled by Tony DeZuniga
- Inked by Steve Austin
- Colored by Bill Mantlo
- Lettered by Tom Orzechowski
- Edited by Roy Thomas

Invaders #12, Oct 1976

“To the Warsaw Ghetto”
- Written by Roy Thomas
- Penciled by Frank Robbins
- Inked by Frank Springer
- Colored by Phil Rachelson
- Lettered by Joe Rosen
- Edited by Roy Thomas

Come back next time for the conclusion!

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Episode 26 - A Very Jewish New Year

Surprise! Brandon & Henry return, unannounced, for this "emergency pod" as they discover a NEW Jewish Moon Knight story! Keep listening for appearances by Kitty Pryde and The Thing! All of our favorites in one episode!

Comics covered:

Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1

“Reese”
Written by Jed MacKay
Penciled by Alessandro Cappuccio
Colored by Rachelle Rosenberg
Lettered by VC’s Cor Petit
Edited by Tom Brevoort

X-Men (Vol. 6) #25

“From the Shadows”
Gerry Duggan
Penciled by Stefano Caseli
Colored by Marte Gracia
Lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles
Designed by Tom Muller & Jay Brown
Edited by Jordan D. White

Spidey & His Amazing Friends (Disney Channel show)

"An UnBEElievable Rosh Hashanah"

Season 2, Episode 27b

Air date: September 15, 2023

Written by Alexa Harzan

Directed by Darren Bachynski

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Paul Kupperberg Interview

This was a big one! This summer we had the privilege and honor of speaking with DC Comics legend, Paul Kupperberg. Paul was kind enough to speak to us about Episode 23 - Metropolis Mishpacha, where we covered Supergirl and her landlady Ida Berkowitz! Paul of course was the author of these stories. We talk about religion in comics, Jewish representation, the Holocaust, and Colossal Boy's colossal bris!

Please check out Paul's website and shop for all things KUP! https://www.paulkupperberg.net/

You can follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JewishComicsPod

And on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jewishcomicspod

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Episode 25 - Seraph - Part 2

Welcome to Funny; They Don’t Look Jewish, “Where Judaism appears in the panels.”

Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content.

Brandon and Henry are back to finish the deep dive in our newest favorite Jewish super-hero, SERAPH!

Comics covered:

Super Friends #41, December 1980

"Dry Earth… Stolen Waters”
- Written and Penciled by Bob Oksner
- Colored by Jerry Serpe
- Lettered by John Costanza
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

Super Friends #46, April 1981

"Echo of Evil!”
- Written and Penciled by Bob Oksner
- Colored by Jerry Serpe
- Lettered by John Costanza
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

DC Comics Presents #46, June 1982

"The Wizard Who Wouldn’t Stay Dead”
- Written by E. Nelson Bridwell
- Penciled by Alex Saviuk
- Inked by Pablo Marcos
- Colored by Gene D’Angelo
- Lettered by John Costanza
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

Justice League Quarterly #8 (1992)

Written by Kevin Dudley

“The Real Return of the Global Guardians”

Doomsday Clock #5 (May 2018)

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Episode 24 - Seraph - Part 1

Welcome to Funny; They Don’t Look Jewish, “Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content.

This time we're covering DC's Global Guardian, the Israeli SERAPH! Brandon and Henry take a look at several issues of DC's Super Friends, including arguably the most Jewish moment in all of super hero comics!

Comics covered in Episode 24

Super Friends #7, July 1977

"The Warning of the Wonder Twins!”
- Written by E. Nelson Bridwell
- Penciled by Ramona Fradon
- Inked by Bob Smith
- Edited by Dennis O’Neil

Super Friends #25, July 1979

"Puppets of the Overlord”
- Written by E. Nelson Bridwell
- Penciled by Ramona Fradon
- Inked by Bob Smith
- Colored by Gene D’Angelo
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

Super Friends #38, August 1980

"The Seraph’s Day of Atonement”
- Written by E. Nelson Bridwell
- Penciled by Bob Oksner
- Inked by Kim Demulder
- Colored by Jerry Serpe
- Lettered by Milt Snapinn
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

Special shout out and thank you to Rob Kelly, The Fire and Water Network's For All Mankind podcast for alerting Henry to Seraph's Judaism. You can check out Henry on For All Mankind here: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/fam38/

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Episode 23 - Metropolis Mishpocha!

Join us on a trip to Sweet Home Chicago and the Big Apricot, Metropolis for an adventure with Supergirl and Shabbat dinner with Superman!

This is a SUPER exciting episode for us. Henry FINALLY gets to discuss his true loves, Superman and Supergirl with Brandon.

Comics covered:

Mrs. Berkowitz and Blackstarr

Supergirl (Vol. 2) #13, November 1983

“Echoes of Times Gone By”
- Written by Paul Kupperberg
- Penciled by Carmine Infantino
- Inked by Bob Oksner
- Colored by Tim Ziuko
- Lettered by Ben Oda
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

Supergirl (Vol. 2) #14, December 1983

“Star Light, Star Bright… Blackstarr Rises Tonight”
- Same creative team
- Written by Paul Kupperberg
- Penciled by Carmine Infantino
- Inked by Bob Oksner
- Colored by Tim Ziuko
- Lettered by Ben Oda
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

Supergirl (Vol. 2) #15, January 1984

“Starfall”
- Written by Paul Kupperberg
- Penciled by Carmine Infantino
- Inked by Bob Oksner
- Colored by Tim Ziuko
- Lettered by Andy Kubert
- Edited by Julius Schwartz

Josef Schuman

First Appearance - Action Comics #831, page 9, page 13

Action Comics (Vol. 1) #833, November 2005

“Depths”
- Written by Gail Simone
- Penciled by John Byrne
- Inked by Nelson, Norm Rapmund, Lary Stucker
- Colored by Guy Major
- Lettered by Rob Leigh
- Edited by Eddie Berganza

Action Comics (Vol. 1) #835, January 2006

“A Contagion of Madness”
- Written by Gail Simone
- Penciled by John Byrne
- Inked by Nelson (DeCastro)
- Colored by Guy Major
- Lettered by Phil Balsman
- Edited by Eddie Berganza

Perry White refers to Shabbat Dinner:

SUPERMAN: LEVIATHAN RISING SPECIAL #1

“Superman: Leviathan Rising”
Written by
- Brian Michael Bendis
- Greg Rucka
- Matt Fraction
- Marc Andreyko
Penciled and Inked by
- Yanick Paquette

Superman in the Warsaw Ghetto:

Superman (Vol. 2) #54, April 1991

“Time and Time Again (Part 3 of 7): The Warsaw Ghetto”
- Written by Jerry Ordway
- Penciled by Jerry Ordway
- Inked by Dennis Janke
- Colored by Glenn Whitmore
- Lettered by John Costanza
- Edited by Mike Carlin and Dan Thorsland

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Captain America’s Amazing Jewish Friends

Welcome to Funny; They Don’t Look Jewish, “Where Judaism appears in the panels.”

Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content.

Brandon and Henry are back (again) after a long hiatus in a SUPER-SIZED episode. We are covering CAPTAIN AMERICA's Jewish friends. So strap in, turn on your "CA: The First Avenger" soundtrack and learn about America's @$$'s buddies!

Captain America’s Amazing Jewish Friends - Bernie Rosenthal (Cap 247, Jul 1980), Anna Kappelbaum

Captain America #237, June 1979

"From the Ashes…"
- Plotted by Chris Claremont
- Scripted by Roger McKenzie
- Penciled by Sal Buscema
- Inked by Don Perlin
- Colored by George Roussos
- Lettered by Elaine Heinl
- Edited by Roger Stern

Captain America #245, February 1980

"The Calypso Connection"
- Written by Roger McKenzie
- Penciled by Carmine Infantino & Joe Rubinstein
- Lettered by Jim Novak
- Colored by Carl Gafford (“Gaff”)
- Edited by Jim Salicrup
- Cover by Frank Miller

Captain America #275, November 1982

“Yesterday’s Shadows”
- Written by J.M. DeMatteis
- Penciled by Mike Zeck
- Inked by John Beatty
- Colored by Don Warfield
- Lettered by John Morelli
- Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #276, December 1982

“Turning Point!”
- Written by J.M. DeMatteis
- Penciled by Mike Zeck
- Inked by John Beatty
- Colored by Bob Sharen
- Lettered by John Morelli
- Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #284, August 1983

“Diverging...”
- Written by J.M. DeMatteis
- Penciled by Sal Buscema with finishes by Kim DeMulder
- Colored by Bob Sharen
- Lettered by Diana Albers
- Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #289, January 1984

“Bernie America, Sentinel of Liberty”
- Written by J.M. DeMatteis
- Penciled by Mike Zeck
- Colored by Bob Sharen
- Lettered by Diana Albers
- Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #317, February 1986

“Death Throws”
- Written by Mark Gruenwald
- Penciled by Paul Neary
- Inked by Dennis Janke
- Colored by Ken Feduniewicz
- Lettered by Diana Albers
- Edited by Michael Carlin

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Episode 21 - Yep, Still Jewish: Heroes Revisited, Part 2

Brandon and Henry revisit some more old friends! DC's Ragman and Marvel's Moon Knight! Special guest appearances by Batman and the Mishkan Chicago Davening Team! Brandon and Henry gush over the wonderful writing of Sholly Fisch and also have one of their signature rants over BAD Jewish representation in comics.

Comics covered:

Ragman

The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Vol. 1) #14

“Small Miracles”
- Written by Sholly Fisch
- Penciled by Rick Burchett
- Inked by Dan Davis
- Colored by Guy Major
- Lettered by Dezi Sienty
- Edited by Jim Chadwick

Ragman (Vol. 3) #1-4 (2017-2018)
- Written by: Ray Fawkes
- Penciled and Inked by: Inaki Miranda
- Colored by: Eva de la Cruz
- Lettered by: Josh Reed
- Edited by: Marie Javins and Diego Lopez

Moon Knight

Moon Knight #5 (Vol. 9, November 17, 2021)

“Horoscope”
- Written by: Jed Mackay
- Penciled by: Alessandro Cappuccio
- Colored by: Rachelle Rosenberg
- Lettered by: VC’s Cory Petit
- Edited by: Tom Brevoort

Thank you to Mishkan Chicago's Davening team for the Chanukah blessings. Check out their soundcloud for more great Jewish music!

Give a follow and start some conversation with us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Episode 20 - Yep, Still Jewish: Heroes Revisited, Part 1

Brandon and Henry return after a brief hiatus and some special interview episodes with coverage of some heroes we've already covered! What?! Already covered?! Since we've started the podcast there have been more instances of explicit Jewish content for characters we've covered. We'll be revisiting our favs, The Thing and Kitty Pryde! We also have a hot take on John Lennon's Imagine, call out some creators for some bad Jewish representation and point the mirror at ourselves for our podcast title!

Thank you to Mishkan Chicago's Soundcloud for their recording of Debbie Friedman's "Mi Sheberach." Check them out at https://soundcloud.com/mishkan-chicago/mi-sheberach

Thank you Rabbi Aryeh Bernstein for a spicy take!

Comics covered:

Fantastic Four #538 (June 2006)

“Street Fighting”
- Written by J. Michael Straczynski
- Pencilled by Mike McKone
- Inked by Andy Lanning, Kris Justice, and Cam Smith
- Colored by Paul Mounts
- Lettered by VC’s Russ Wooton
- Edited by Tom Brevoort

Black Cat #4 (Sep 2019)

“Yancy St. Shuffle”
- Written by Jed MacKay
- Pencilled by Travel Foreman
- Colored by Brian Reber
- Lettered by Ferran Delgado
- Edited by Nick Lowe

Immortal Hulk #41 (December 2020)

“The Man Downstairs”
- Written by Al Ewing
- Pencilled by Joe Bennett
- Inked by Ruy Jose and Belardino Brabo
- Colored by Paul Mounts
- Lettered by VC’s Cory Petit
- Edited by Will Moss

Age of X-Man: Apocalypse & the X-Tracts #1, 2, 4, 5 (Mar-July 2019)

Written by Tim Seeley
Pencilled by Salva Espin
Colored by Israel Silva
Lettered by VC’s Travis Lankam
Edited by Jordan D. White

Marauders #11 (Aug 2020)

“Pour One Out”
- Written by Gerry Duggan
- Pencilled by Stefano Caseli
- Colored by Edgar Delgado
- Lettered by VC’s Cory Petit
- Designed by Tom Muller
- Edited by Jordan D. White

Marauders #12 (Sep 2020)

“The New Phase”
- Written by Gerry Duggan
- Pencilled by Matteo Lolli
- Colored by Edgar Delgado
- Lettered by VC’s Cory Petit
- Designed by Tom Muller
- Edited by Jordan D. White

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"Da Ordster" - Full Interview with JERRY ORDWAY!

We are so thrilled to share with you our interview with Jerry Ordway from July 15, 2021. Jerry talked about a myriad of topics including, inclusion in comics, religious upbringing, editorial battles, Superman, Infinity Inc, Gangbuster, Bibbo, Proton (creator-owned) and so much more!

https://jewishcomicspod.simplecast.com/

https://twitter.com/JewishComicsPod

https://www.facebook.com/jewishcomicspod/

Check out more from Mr. Ordway at https://ordstersrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/ and his amazing podcast https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/thepowercosmic

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LIVE at Hanukkon! "Is Superman Circumcised?" An Interview with Author Roy Schwartz

Live at Congregation B'Nai Tikvah's HANNUKON, Henry had the wonderful opportunity to interview Roy Schwartz, author of Is Superman Circumcised? The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero.

Henry and Roy talked about Siegel and Shuster, the birth of DC comics, Nazism, Jack The King Kirby, Passover, Richard Donner and more! Check it out. This was a good one!

You can find Roy at https://www.royschwartz.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Superman-Circumcised-Complete-History-Greatest/dp/1476662908

And on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @realroyschwartz

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Episode 19 - Atom Smasher - With Special Guest JERRY ORDWAY

Brandon and Henry do a deep dive into future Black Adam star, Atom Smasher aka Nuklon aka Albert Rothstein. We welcomed our first guest, none other than the legendary creator JERRY ORDWAY!

In this very special episode we talked to the co-creator (along with Roy Thomas), Jerry Ordway! Jerry is best known for his lengthy run as the writer/artist on Superman but here we got to dig a little deeper with him on Nuklon!

We also cover many issues:

Infinity Inc. #48, March 1988

“The Making of a Man”
- Written by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas
- Penciled by Vince Argondezzi
- Inked by Tony DeZuniga
- Colored by Liz Berube
- Lettered by Jean Simek
- Edited by Roy Thomas

CONTENT WARNING: The next several issues were written by Gerard Jones. Jones is currently serving a 6 year prison sentence for, "Possession of images of child sexual abuse." Other than officially denouncing him, and making a brief mention we do not talk about him personally but we do cover his issues.

Justice League America #95, January 1995 “Where the Wild Things Are”

Justice League America #109, March 1996 “All That Yazz”

Justice League America #110, April 1996 “New Devils for Old”

Justice League America #112, July 1996 “The Purge, Chapter 2: To Say Goodbye”

Justice League America #113, August 1996 “The Purge, Chapter 3: To All Our Company”

Written by Gerard Jones
Penciled by Chuck Wojtkiewicz (voit-KEV-itch)
Inked by Bob Dvorak
Colored by Gene D’Angelo
Lettered by Clem Robins
Edited by Brian Augustyn and Ruben Diaz

Justice League Unlimited #16, December 2005

“Smashing Through the Snow!”
- Written by Adam Beechen
- Penciled by Carlo Barberi
- Inked by Jim Royal
- Colored by Heroic Age
- Lettered by Travis Lanham
- Edited by Tom Palmer, Jr.

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Episode 18 - Three Shy of a Minyan

1. Iceman #1, December 1984

Bobby Drake
- First appearance: X-Men #1 (Sep 1963)
- Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby

2. Arsenic -Gertrude Yorkes

X-Men/Runaways (FCBD), May 2006 - art by Skottie Young

3. Mettle

Avengers Academy #5, October 2010

4. Sasquatch

The Infinity Crusade #1, June 1993

5. Wiccan

Uncanny X-Men #526 (July 2010) (Allan Heinberg)
Avengers: The Children’s Crusade (November 2010)
New Avengers (Vol. 4) #3 (Nov 2015) (Al Ewing)

6. Doc Samson

Incredible Hulk #143, September 1971
- “Sanctuary!”
  - Written by Roy Thomas
  - Penciled by Dick Ayers
  - Inked by John Severin
  - Lettered by Sam Rosen
  - Edited by Stan Lee
Incredible Hulk #373, September 1990
- “Mending Fences”
  - Written by Peter David
  - Penciled by Dale Keown
  - Inked by Sam de la Rosa
  - Colored by Glynis Oliver
  - Lettered by Joe Rosen
  - Edited by Bobbie Chase
Marvel Holiday Special 1992, January 1993
- “Revisionist History”
  - Written by Peter David
  - Penciled by John Hebert
  - Inked by Mike Decarlo
  - Colored by Glynis Oliver
  - Lettered by Brady Joyce
  - Edited by Renee Witterstaetter

7. White Tiger - Casper Kole

Black Panther Vol. 3 #56, May 2003
“Black and White Part 6: Ol’ Boy Enters the Life”
- Written by Christopher Priest
- Penciled by Jim Calafiore
- Inked by Mark McKenna
- Colored by Jennifer Schellinger
- Lettered by Paul Tutrone
- Edited by Mike Marts

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Episode 17 - Wesley Dodds - The Golden Age Sandman

We'll be looking at:

Sandman Mystery Theatre #39, June 1996
“The Mist: Act Three of Four”
Written by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle
Penciled and inked by Guy Davis
Colored by David Homung
Lettered by John Costanza
Edited by Karen Berger and Keri Kowalski

Sandman Mystery Theatre #40
July 1996
“The Mist: Act Four of Four”
Written by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle
Penciled and inked by Guy Davis
Colored by David Homung
Lettered by John Costanza
Edited by Karen Berger and Keri Kowalski

Vertigo Winter's Edge #1
“Spirit of the Season”
Written by Matt Wagner and Steven T. Seagle
Pencilled and inked by John K. Snyder III
Colored by Bjarne Hansen
Edited by Karen Berger

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Many thanks to NPR: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/02/20/695941323/when-nazis-took-manhattan

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Episode 16 - Ramban - Part 2

Brandon and Henry wrap up their discussion of Rabbi Ramban! Possibly FTDLJ's favorite super-hero to date!

We look at issues:

Suicide Squad #63, Mar 1992
“True Minds”
Written by John Ostrander and Kim Yale
Penciled by Geof Isherwood
Inked by Robert Companella and Andrew Pepoy
Colored by Tom McCraw
Lettered by Todd Klein
Edited by Dan Raspler

The Spectre (Vol. 3) #15, Feb 1994
“Old Blood”
Written by John Ostrander
Penciled and Inked by Tom Mandrake
Inked by Robert Companella and Andrew Pepoy
Colored by Carla Feeny and Digital Chameleon
Lettered by Todd Klein
Edited by Dan Raspler and Peter Tomasi

The Spectre (Vol. 3) #16, Mar 1994
“Call for Blood”
Written by John Ostrander
Penciled by Jim Aparo
Inked by Kelley Jones
Inked by Robert Companella and Andrew Pepoy
Colored by Carla Feeny and Digital Chameleon
Lettered by Todd Klein
Edited by Dan Raspler and Peter Tomasi

The Spectre (Vol. 3) #17, Apr 1994
“Into the Dark Side”
Written by John Ostrander
Penciled and Inked by Tom Mandrake
Inked by Robert Companella and Andrew Pepoy
Colored by Carla Feeny and Digital Chameleon
Lettered by Todd Klein
Edited by Dan Raspler and Peter Tomasi

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Episode 15 - Ramban - Part 1

We're covering Ramban! That's right Ramban, no not the medieval Jewish commentator but the DC hero appearing in Suicide Squad! RAMBAN!

Suicide Squad #45, Sept 1990
“The Jerusalem Serpent”
Written by John Ostrander and Kim Yale
Penciled and Inked by Geof Isherwood
Colored by Carl Gafford
Lettered by Todd Klein
Edited by Dan Raspler

Suicide Squad #46, Oct 1990
“Choice of Evils”
Written by John Ostrander and Kim Yale
Penciled by Luke McDonnell
Inked by Geof Isherwood
Colored by Carl Gafford
Lettered by Todd Klein
Edited by Dan Raspler

Suicide Squad #47, Nov 1990
“Choice of Dooms”
Written by John Ostrander and Kim Yale
Penciled and Inked by Geof Isherwood
Colored by Tom McCraw
Lettered by Todd Klein
Edited by Dan Raspler

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Episode 14 - Colossal Boy - Live at the AJL Digital Conference!

Back in July 2020, Brandon and Henry were welcomed by the Association of Jewish Libraries to present at their Digital conference. Originally the conference was supposed to take place in person, in Evanston, IL. Obviously, because of the pandemic it was moved to Zoom. This was a unique opportunity to share the world of Judaism and Comic books with people who deal with books on a daily basis. Brandon and Henry first shared highlights of the podcast, spotlighting The Thing, Batwoman and Kitty Pryde, followed by all of the Jewish references to Colossal Boy including a live reading of TEEN TITANS GO! #49.

Rundown of the episode below:

The Thing vol 2 #8 (2006) - The Thing's Bar-Mitzvah
Detective Comics #860 (2009) - Batwoman and her Jewish table
X-Men Unlimited #38 (2002) Kitty Pryde Lighting a Yahrtzeit candle
Legion of Super-Heroes and Paul Levitz bio
Colossal Boy - DC Special Series #21 (1979), Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 1) #1 (1980), Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 2) #308 (1984), Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol. 6) #6 (2010)
Live reading of Teen Titans Go! #49, November 2017
“Oil’s Well” 
Written by Sholly Fisch 
Penciled and Inked by Lea Hernandez 
Colored by Bob Sharen 
Lettered by Wes Abbott 
Edited by Kristy Quinn

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Episode 13 - Sabra - Part 2

In this episode we conclude our discussion of the Israeli super-hero, SABRA!

We go back to Sabra's second appearance in

Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions Vol 1 #2
Published
July, 1982
"Frenzy in the Frozen North!"
Writer Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo
Steven Grant
Penciler John Romita Jr.
Inker Pablo Marcos
Colourist Michele Wolfman
Christie Scheele
LettererJoe Rosen
EditorMark Gruenwald
Tom DeFalco

Followed by a story from two issues:

New Warriors #58, April 1995
“Shalom, Shalom (Goodbye, Peace)”
Written by Evan Skolnick
Penciled by Patrick Zircher
Inked by Bruce Patterson and Andrew Pepoy
Colored by Joe Rosas
Lettered by John Costanza
Edited by Tom Brevoort

New Warriors #59, May 1995
“Radicals”
Written by Evan Skolnick
Penciled by Patrick Zircher
Inked by Sam de la Rosa and Russ Sever
Colored by Joe Rosas
Lettered by John Costanza
Edited by Tom Brevoort

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Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

enJuly 08, 2020

Episode 12 - Sabra - Part 1

In this episode Brandon and Henry travel to Israel (via Zoom) to meet the Israeli and Jewish, SABRA!
Brandon and Henry have their first episode over Zoom since shelter in place started. We discuss a character we don't know that much about but are learning a ton! Sabra appears in three HULK issues here, spanning 2 decades.

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Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

enMay 01, 2020

Episode 11 - Moon Knight - Part 3

We conclude our deep dive of MOON KNIGHT! We discuss the very dark but fascinating story in Moon Knight #194 written by pop-punk singer and comic book writer, Max Bemis

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Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

enMarch 26, 2020

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