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Jewish super-heroes and other comic book characters

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See only: 159 Jewish Heroes | 52 Jewish Villains | All   Also: Jewish comic book excerpts

Number of characters in this sub-list: 398 (out of a total of 21,978 in the database).  Records 1 through 50 displayed below.

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and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
The Queen of Sheba The Queen of Sheba real/historical person
CBR Scale: M African primal-indigenous
religion; Jewish (convert)
[queen] DC 1
Moon Knight Moon Knight (Marc Spector) hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion
(raised Jewish)
U.S. Marines; CIA 
West Coast Avengers; Marvel Knights

[boxer; soldier...]
Marvel 338
The Acidic Jew The Acidic Jew (Moshe Chomsky) hero
CBR Scale: D Hasidic Judaism
[story later re-worked in "Common Grounds"] Image Top Cow 2
Ethel Kravits supporting character
CBR Scale: D Hasidic Judaism
[late wife of mafia enforcer Louis Kravits] Marvel 1
Shadows (Louis Kravits) supporting character
CBR Scale: D Hasidic Judaism
Mafia
[hired Heroes for Hire to retrieve stolen diamonds]
Marvel 2
16th century Golem 16th century Golem hero
CBR Scale: D Jewish
[
1st app: "There Comes Now Raging Fire" in Strange Tales #177 (Dec. 1974)
]
Marvel 1
A Jew in Communist Prague A Jew in Communist Prague (Jonas Fink) lead character
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[Czechoslovakia] NBM Publishing 3
a Merica Jew a Merica Jew hero
CBR Scale: D Jewish
[
1st app: user comment on "Getting Batman And The Hulk Back Into Full Communion" blog posting, which was posted 10 Apr. 2008 on Apoloblogology blog website
]
Blogger Hero Machine, etc. 1
Benjamin Abramov supporting character
CBR Scale: U Jewish
[Israel] Marvel 1
Achilles Achilles (Helmut) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish
Pantheon Marvel 17
Abraham Adamson Abraham Adamson supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[
1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #174 (June 1974)
]
Marvel 3
Jason Adamson Jason Adamson supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[
1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #174 (June 1974)
]
Marvel 1
Rebecca Adamson Rebecca Adamson supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[
1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #174 (June 1974)
]
Marvel 1
Ambush Bug Ambush Bug (Irwin Schwab) hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish
Justice League of Anarchy DC 43
American Flagg! American Flagg! (Reuben Flagg) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[1st app: American Flagg! #1 (Oct. 1983)] First 68
The Anointed One The Anointed One hero
CBR Scale: D Jewish
The League DC
another old Jewish lady supporting character
CBR Scale: D Jewish
[
1st app: "Another Old Jewish Lady, Another Store" in American Splendor #12 (1987)
]
Harvey Pekar Comics
Anthony usps supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[1st app: Mendy and the Golem] Mendy Enterprises
anti-Nazi Golem villain
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[Foe of: Batman] DC
Archie the Gruesome supporting character
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[yamulke-wearing would-be ally of Captain America] Timely 1
Bea Arthur Bea Arthur real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
  Marvel 153
Asa Asa hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[
1st app: "Melisada" story in Haaretz Shelanu magazine (1971)
]
Haaretz Shelanu
Norma Astrovik supporting character
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[mother of Justice (Vance Astro)] Marvel 13
Atom Smasher Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Infinity Inc.; Conglomerate 
Justice League
DC 223
Atsum Atsum (Ofer Muklabi) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish
Tremendous Blue Sky
[Israel]
Ofer Zanzuria
Meyer Banciewicz supporting character
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[Poland. grandfather of Marvel Boy (David Bank)] Marvel 1
Banjo supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[Joker impersonated comedian "Banjo" (based on Harpo Marx)] DC 1
Irving Bank supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[Marvel Boy's father] Marvel
Bedlam Bedlam (Pvt. Bermuda Schwartz) hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish
X-Force (M Branch) Marvel
Benny Benny hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
The Lagoon Company Shogakukan Madhouse 11
Jack Benny Jack Benny real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[actor; comedian] Marvel 1
Bob Benson villain based on a real person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[Foe of: Dazzler. tried to kill Dazzler on set of "Chiller" music video] Marvel 2
Jake Berenson Jake Berenson hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Animorphs Scholastic
Tom Berenson hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish
Animorphs Scholastic
Frank Berkowitz supporting character
CBR Scale: U Jewish
[mayor] DC 8
Carl Bernstein Carl Bernstein real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[broke Watergate story] Marvel 1
Sammy Bernstein supporting character
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[
1st app: Captain America #275 (Nov. 1982)
]
Marvel
Blackstarr (Rachel Berkowitz) villain
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[Foe of: Supergirl] DC
Blue Bullet Blue Bullet (Professor Johann Goldstein) villain
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[Poland. Foe of: The Invaders] Marvel
Boogieman Boogieman (Martin Berger) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish
Blood Syndicate DC Milestone Media
Tamir Bookman supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
[1st app: Mendy and the Golem] Mendy Enterprises
Boy Chick Boy Chick hero
CBR Scale: M Jewish
[
1st app: Captain Israel and Boy Chick (1966 graphic novel)
]
Lancer Books
Blinky Boylan Blinky Boylan supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Jewish
The Three Dimwits
[based on Three Stooges]
DC 21
Toot Braunstein Toot Braunstein supporting character
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Drawn Together Comedy Central 36
Brightsword Brightsword (Carter Dyam) hero
CBR Scale: M Jewish
Young Gods
[Israel]
Marvel
Captain Israel Captain Israel hero
CBR Scale: D Jewish
[
1st app: Captain Israel and Boy Chick (1966 graphic novel)
]
Lancer Books
Captain Rectitude Captain Rectitude (Bob Jones IV) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish
Initiative Marvel 8
Captain Underpants Captain Underpants (Benny Krupp) hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[
1st app: The Adventures of Captain Underpants (1997 children's book)
]
Blue Sky Press Scholastic
Yoav Ben Chalav Yoav Ben Chalav hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish
[Israel] milk promotion campaign / Iton Arutz Ayeladim
Chana hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
The Young Detectives
[Israel]
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