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Miriam Eve MoraThe Conversation |
New York City played a starring role in the golden age of comics. And like Kirby, many of the genre’s most famous artists were Jewish.
Denying Jewish men’s masculinity, or blaming them for weakening ‘traditional’ masculinity, has long been part of antisemitism.
Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and...