List of Jewish superheroes
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List of Jewish superheroes.
See also: List of Jews.- Arsenic (Gertrude Yorkes) of the Runaways (Marvel Comics)
- Atom Smasher (formerly Nuklon of Infinity, Inc.) (DC Comics)
- Colossal Boy of the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC Comics)
- Doc Samson (Marvel Comics)
- The Flash II (Barry Allen) (DC Comics)
- Justice (formerly Marvel Boy of the New Warriors) (Marvel Comics)
- Magneto (Marvel Comics) - some stories claim that he is a Gypsy, others that he is a Jew
- Masada (Team Youngblood)
- Moon Knight (Marvel Comics)
- The Monolith (DC Comics)
- Nite-Owl II (DC Comics Alan Moore's The Watchmen)
- Prime (Malibu Comics)
- Ragman (DC Comics)
- Sabra (Marvel Comics)
- Sasquatch (Marvel Comics)
- Seraph of the Global Guardians (DC Comics)
- Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) of the X-Men (Marvel Comics)
- Songbird of the Thunderbolts (formerly Screaming Mimi) (Marvel Comics)
- The Thing of the Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics)
- Volcana (Marvel Comics)
Non-Jewish superheroes with Jewish backgrounds:
- Iceman (Marvel Comics) - half-Jewish
- Sandman (Golden Age) (DC Comics) - half-Jewish
- Quicksilver (Marvel Comics) - Magneto's son, at least half-Jewish
- Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics) - Magneto's daughter, at least half-Jewish
Other prominent Jewish comic book characters:
- Reuben Flagg (American Flagg!)
- the main characters in Maus
- Bernie Rosenthal, ex-girlfriend of Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Two-Gun Kid (Marvel Comics)
Jewish Hero Corps at jewishsuperhero.com
Non-Comic Book Jewish Heroes
- The Hebrew Hammer (Mordechai Jefferson Carver) (Movie) (2003)
- Ron Stoppable (sidekick to Kim Possible) (Television) (2002-2005)
See also
- list of comic creators
- list of DC Comics characters
- list of female superheroes
- list of Marvel Comics characters
External links
- The Jewish Supers List (http://blaklion.best.vwh.net/jew.html)
- Jews in Comics bibliography (http://www.geocities.com/safran-can/JWISHC.HTM)
- Jewish Comics discussion forum (http://groups.yahoo.com/jewishcomics/)
- Hebrew Hammer imdb link (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317640/)