List of Jewish comic book characters
This is a list of fictional Jewish comic book characters. Characters on this list range from secular with Jewish parentage to fully practicing. These are characters specific to comic-book universes; characters from TV or film universes are not present on this list, nor are characters from autobiographical/memoir comics such as Maus and American Splendor.
DC Comics
[edit]- Beth Kane[1][2]
- Atom Smasher[3]
- Batman
- Batwoman[4]
- Booster Gold
- Colossal Boy
- Doctor Manhattan [4]
- Hal Jordan[5]
- Harley Quinn[4]
- Morgan Edge
- Nyssa Raatko
- Phantom Stranger
- Ragman
- Seraph
- Whistle
Marvel Comics
[edit]- Ben Grimm[4]
- Doc Samson
- Gertrude Yorkes[4]
- Iceman
- Justice
- Legion
- Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson)
- Magneto[6]
- Moon Knight[4]
- Polaris
- Sabra
- Sasquatch
- Kitty Pryde[4]
- Shadow Knight
- Songbird
- Volcana
- Wiccan
Other comic presses
[edit]- Dark Horse Comics
- First Comics
- Image Comics:
- Masada
- Judaica Press[7][8]
- Dreidel Maidel
- Kippah Kid
- Magen David
- Matzah Woman
- Menorah Man
- Minyan Man
- Shabbos Queen
- Malibu Comics
- Mendy Enterprises/The Golem Factory
- Mendy Klein
- Rivkie Klein
- Yaakov Klein
- Sara Klein
- Reb Zushe
- New England Comics
- Wildstorm Comics
- Sublime
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Detective Comics #860 (February 2010). DC Comics.
- ^ DCU Infinite Holiday Special (February 2007); Detective Comics #977 (May 2018). DC Comics.
- ^ writer, Jay Deitcher is a; Albany, licensed social worker from; JayDeitcher.com, NY He is currently taking MFA courses at the College of St Rose You can read his other work at (2013-04-03). "With Great Chutzpah Comes Great Responsibility: PROMINENT JEWISH SUPERHEROES". Unleash The Fanboy. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ a b c d e f g Kogod, Theo (2020-12-16). "10 Superheroes You Didn't Know Were Jewish". CBR. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Isaak, Joshua (2022-04-28). "Green Lantern's Jewish Heritage Should Be More Prominent in DC Comics". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Harth, David (2022-03-21). "X-Men: 10 Harsh Realities Of Being Magneto". CBR. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "The Awesome Superpowers of the Jewish Hero Corps". ComicsAlliance. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ The superheroes on this list published by Judaica Press form the Jewish Hero Corps, an educational comic released in 2010 targeted at Jewish children. To date, only two issues have been released.