Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Superman, Batman, Spiderman, Wonder Woman, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Captain America, etc. Comic books are a $20 billion industry from movies to graphic novels to, of course, comic books, and associated merchandise. But who created this industry? Jews, of course. Jewish artists, writers, and publishers created the industry’s founda-tional characters, business models, and genres and dominated the industry from its inception in the 1930’s through the 1980’s. Learn the history and Jewish connections. For instance, Superman was created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegal, the sons of Jewish immigrants who based his origin story on the Jewish experience.