Helene Stapinski is a journalist and author of four books including her most recent, The American Way: A True Story of Nazi Escape, Superman and Marilyn Monroe, released by Simon & Schuster in 2023.

Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears ...

Superman - Official Trailer - Warner Bros. UK “Superman,” DC Studios’ first feature film to hit the big screen, is set to soar into theaters worldwide this summer from Warner Bros. Pictures.

SHUSTER, JOSEPH (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992), was a comic book illustrator who co-created the DC Comics character SUPERMAN alongside his lifetime friend JEROME SIEGEL. Born in Toronto, Canada, a ...

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(ANALYSIS) The American comics industry was largely started by the children of Jewish immigrants. Like most publishing in the early 20th century, it was centered in New York, home to the country’s ...

A five-story replica of a stamp of Superman in 1998 in Cleveland, home of the superhero's creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) ...

Jewish American artists were at the heart of the comics industry – and a closer read of beloved characters reflects fears about assimilation and acceptance.

Actors Christopher Reeve, left, and co-star Gene Hackman arrive at the premiere of the movie "Superman" in Los Angeles, Ca., on Dec. 15, 1978. (Photo: Reed Saxon, Associated Press) Hackman was a ...

Only three years after the debut of Superman in 1938’s Action Comics #1, the animated Superman from Fleischer Studios hit theaters in 1941.

DC’s ownership of Superman dates back to 1938, when writer Jerome Siegal and Shuster, a graphic artist, sold their rights to the character and story for $130.

Boravia is also a classic Siegel-Schuster creation, having first appeared in the second issue of Superman in 1939, almost always defined by being in a state of perpetual internal conflict.