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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]]. |
This is a list of fictional '''Jewish comic book characters'''. Characters on this list range from [[Jewish secularism|secular with Jewish parentage]] to fully [[Judaism|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]]. |
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==DC Comics== |
==DC Comics== |
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* [[Beth Kane |
* [[Beth Kane]] |
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* [[Atom Smasher (DC Comics)|Atom Smasher]] |
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* [[Kate Kane |
* [[Kate Kane]] |
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* [[Colossal Boy]] |
* [[Colossal Boy]] |
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* [[Linda Strauss|Dr Fate (Eric & Linda Strauss)]] |
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* [[Doctor Manhattan]] |
* [[Doctor Manhattan]] |
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* [[Hal Jordan |
* [[Hal Jordan]] |
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* [[Harley Quinn]] |
* [[Harley Quinn]] |
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* [[Monolith (comics)|The Monolith]] |
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* [[Morgan Edge]] |
* [[Morgan Edge]] |
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* [[Nite Owl|Nite Owl II/Daniel Dreiberg]] |
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* [[Nyssa Raatko]] |
* [[Nyssa Raatko]] |
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* [[Phantom Stranger]] |
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* [[Ragman (comics)|Ragman]] |
* [[Ragman (comics)|Ragman]] |
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* [[Sandman (Wesley Dodds)|Sandman (Golden Age)]] |
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* [[Seraph (comics)|Seraph]] |
* [[Seraph (comics)|Seraph]] |
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* [[Whistle (character)|Whistle]] |
* [[Whistle (character)|Whistle]] |
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==Marvel Comics== |
==Marvel Comics== |
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* [[Arnie Roth (character)|Arnie Roth]] |
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* [[Benjamin Grimm]] |
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* [[Benjamin Grimm|The Thing]] |
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* [[Blue Bullet]] |
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* [[Doc Samson]] |
* [[Doc Samson]] |
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* [[Dominic Fortune]] |
* [[Dominic Fortune]] |
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* [[Gertrude Yorkes]] |
* [[Gertrude Yorkes]] |
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* [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman]] |
* [[Iceman (comics)|Iceman]] |
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* [[Vance Astrovik]] |
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* [[Vance Astrovik|Justice]] |
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* [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion]] |
* [[Legion (Marvel Comics)|Legion]] |
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* [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] |
* [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] |
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* [[Moon Knight]] |
* [[Moon Knight]] |
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* [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]] |
* [[Polaris (Marvel Comics)|Polaris]] |
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* [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]] |
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* [[Sabra (comics)|Sabra]] |
* [[Sabra (comics)|Sabra]] |
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* [[Sasquatch (comics)|Sasquatch]] |
* [[Sasquatch (comics)|Sasquatch]] |
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* [[Scarlet Witch]] |
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* [[Kitty Pryde]] |
* [[Kitty Pryde]] |
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* [[Shadow Knight (comics)|Shadow Knight]] |
* [[Shadow Knight (comics)|Shadow Knight]] |
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* [[Songbird (comics)|Songbird]] |
* [[Songbird (comics)|Songbird]] |
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* [[Two-Gun Kid]] |
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* [[Volcana (Marvel Comics)|Volcana]] |
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* [[White Tiger (Kasper Cole)]] |
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* [[Wiccan (comics)|Wiccan]] |
* [[Wiccan (comics)|Wiccan]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:40, 12 November 2024
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
- Atom Smasher
- Kate Kane
- Colossal Boy
- Doctor Manhattan
- Hal Jordan
- Harley Quinn
- Morgan Edge
- Nyssa Raatko
- Phantom Stranger
- Ragman
- Seraph
- Whistle
Marvel Comics
[edit]- Arnie Roth
- The Thing
- Doc Samson
- Dominic Fortune
- Gertrude Yorkes
- Iceman
- Vance Astrovik
- Legion
- Magneto
- Moon Knight
- Polaris
- Sabra
- Sasquatch
- Kitty Pryde
- Shadow Knight
- Songbird
- Wiccan
Other comic presses
[edit]- Dark Horse Comics
- First Comics
- Image Comics:
- Masada
- Judaica Press[1][2]
- 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]- ^ "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.