List of Jewish superheroes - Definition and Overview

List of Jewish superheroes.

See also: List of Jews.

• Atom Smasher (formerly Nuklon of Infinity, Inc.) (DC Comics)
• Colossal Boy of the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC Comics)
• Doc Samson (Marvel Comics)
• Justice (formerly Marvel Boy of the New Warriors) (Marvel Comics)
• Kinetix of the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC 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)
• Marva (Holon 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

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/)