Disguised as Clark Kent : Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero

Many of the creators of the most famous superheroes were from Jewish back-grounds, cultural or religious. Disguised as Clark Kent explores how this Jewish consciousness affected the content of the comics and contributed to making characters such as Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman into the most familiar popular-culture icons of all time - on television and in movies, as well as in the four-color pages in which they originated. In Disguised as Clark Kent, Danny Fingeroth-a long-time executive in the comics business who wrote and edited Spider-Man as well as other famous lines for Marvel-reflects on the phenomenon of the heavily Jewish elements that, consciously or not, went into the creation of the superhero. Disguised as Clark Kent brings valuable insight into the fantasies that fuel our imaginations and the entertainment industry, as well as many significant and often hidden aspects of our society.