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    A Streetwise Jewish Monster From Brooklyn

    The Thing is Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s perfect union of the golem and the dybbuk

    byAndrew Fox
  • A 1945 appearance of the swamp monster known as the Heap
    A 1945 appearance of the swamp monster known as the Heap
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    The Great Swamp Monster Confluence of 1971

    Tracing the tangled, Jewish origins of three iconic comic book characters

    byAndrew Fox
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    Farewell to Stan Lee

    1922-2018

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Creator Stan Lee, left, poses with Spider-Man during the Spider-Man 40th birthday celebration at Universal Studios on Aug. 13, 2002, in Universal City, California.
    Creator Stan Lee, left, poses with Spider-Man during the Spider-Man 40th birthday celebration at Universal Studios on Aug. 13, 2002, in Universal City, California.
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    Jewish Comic Book Legend Stan Lee Has Died at 95

    The closest thing the Marvel universe had to a real superhero is gone

    byJacob Siegel
  • A sculpture of comic hero Spider-Man sits on the roof of a cinema on August 17, 2011 in Magdeburg, eastern Germany.
    A sculpture of comic hero Spider-Man sits on the roof of a cinema on August 17, 2011 in Magdeburg, eastern Germany.
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    How Spider-Man’s Non-Jewish Co-Creator Helped Me Rediscover My Faith

    Steve Ditko, a loner and a genius, died last month at 90. His spirit played a big part in guiding me back to religion.

    byJay Deitcher
  • Poster for 'Avengers: Infinity War'
    Poster for 'Avengers: Infinity War'
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    Everything and Everyone That’s Jewish in the New Avengers Movie!

    It has so many superheroes! Most of them created by Jews! Time to nerd out!

    byGabriela Geselowitz
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    Len Wein, Creator of Swamp Thing and the Golem, Passes Away

    He wasn’t as well-known as Stan Lee, but a very influential, and very Jewish, founding father of American comics

    byGabriela Geselowitz
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    Gotham’s Caped Crusaders

    A new exhibit at the New-York Historical Society offers Jewish-inflected insight into superhero history—but misses some opportunities to broaden the discussion

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • (Photocollage by Tablet Magazine; image from Green Lantern)
    (Photocollage by Tablet Magazine; image from Green Lantern)
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    Superbad

    Recent superhero movies—Green Lantern, Thor, Superman—are terrible. The solution? Hollywood should make these heroes more Jewish.

    byJacob Silverman
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    Just Plain Super

    Two books scratch too hard at superheroes’ identities

    byDouglas Wolk
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