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The Passion of Superman
by CaptainSchmideo 6 Replies latest jw friends
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Satanus
Most of the original comics heroes were originally, jewish antinazi propaganda.
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under_believer
Satanus, I'm having trouble parsing what you just said... "jewish antinazi propoganda?" Do you mind clarifying that, please?
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Satanus
Underbeliever
During nazism's rise, there was not much resistance to it. For instance, england came close to siding w germany, as opposed to siding w russia. Many of the original comic book heroes were originally part of the antigermany campaign, which had a lot of jewish drive behind it.
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CaptainSchmideo
Some of the best and most enduring super hero characters were created by Jewish writers and artistsSuperman by Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster
Captain America by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby-the irony being that Cap is the Teutonic Nazi ideal:Muscular,Blond Haired,Blue Eyed, the perfect soldier.
Most of the original Marvel comics characters were created by the great team of Stan Lee (Stanley Lieber) and Jack Kirby (Jacob Kurtzburg): The Fantastic Four, The Hulk, Thor (there's that Teutonic imagery again!), The X-Men, and there's some controversy over whether or not they co-created Marvel's biggest character, Spider-Man.
One character that keeps popping up, especially in Marvel comics, was the large, brutish character that is dangerous to whoever it attacks, but acts as a protector to others. This calls back to the Talmudic legends of The Golem.
At a time when America was keeping out of active participation in World War 2 (remember, every one else had been in it for the previous 2 years), a lot of comics were showing their heroes punching Hitler in the jaw, kicking him in the rear, or other humiliating actions. Many writers and artists still had family in Europe, and they knew Hitler for what he was.
The reason put forth as to why there was such a large number of Jewish men (and some women) in the comics biz was because of Anti-Semitism in the mainstream magazine and advertising industry. No one took comics seriously, so these guys found plenty of opportunities for work (and at dismal pay rates!).
It is ironic that two Jewish kids from Cleveland created a character that has lasted for nearly 70 years, is as iconic as Santa Claus, and can be interpreted in so many different ways (Christ figure, symbol of American Idealism, symbol of American domination, symbol of "The Establishment").
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Satanus
It was not the concentration camps which set off the jews. It happened earlier, in 1933 (i believe), when the german govt kicked out and locked out jews from holding any govt positions and jobs. This included jobs like teaching. However, jews were still allowed to work in private sectors, still had all the protections. This situation degenerated after a london newspaper article called jews of all of the world to war w germany and, also to boycott any goods manufactured in germany. Jewish business, politicals, and any w influence throughout the world did just that. This was effective, and caused the german economy to plummet. It followed that jews within germany came to be viewed in light that was getting dimmer and dimmer. Most people know the events that unfolded after that.
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CaptainSchmideo
Actually, I didn't mention concentration camps. A lot of Jews (including some in the comics industry) got out of Germany before it got really bad, but make no mistake, they saw the handwriting on the wall back in 'thirty three. 2000 years of experiencing pogroms and ghetto-fication will make anybody sensitive to smell of the winds of change.