Up, Up, and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped The Comic Book Superhero

by Simcha Weinstein

Overview

Barricade Books re-introduces Up, Up, and Oy Vey to the book publishing world. From the birth of Krypton in Cleveland to the Caped Crusader, the Incredible Hulk, Spider Man, the X-Men and more, Up, Up, and Oy Vey chronicles the story about the origins of the most famous superheroes. Jewish contribution to pop-culture is well-documented, but the Jewish role in the creation of action comic superheroes has not been —- until now!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781569804001
Publisher:	Barricade Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/16/2009
Pages:	152
Sales rank:	353,477
Product dimensions:	7.11(w) x 10.13(h) x 0.39(d)