Welcome to Funny,They Don’t Look Jewish, where Judaism appears in the panels. Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content. In this episode we cover super heroes and characters appearing in non-DC or Marvel Comics!

Characters

1. The Acidic Jew - Common Grounds Vol. 1 #3 (Apr. 2004)
2. American Flagg! (1985, 1988)
   1. #26 - Page 7
   2. American Flagg! #50
3. The Holy Roller (2023)

American Flagg! #26, Nov 1985

• “Mad Dogs & Englishmen: Conclusion”
  • Written, penciled, and inked by Howard Chaykin
  • Lettered by Ken Bruzenak
  • Colored by Alex Wald
  • Edited by Mike Gold

American Flagg! #50, Mar 1988

• “The Best Man-Sort of…”
  • Written by Howard Chaykin
  • Penciled and inked by Mike Vosburg
  • Lettered by Ken Bruzenak
  • Colored by John Moore
  • Edited by Rick Oliver

Common Grounds #3, Apr 2004

• “Sanctuary”
  • Written by Troy Hickman
  • Penciled by Chris Bachalo
  • Inked by Aaron Sowd and Tom Bar-Or
  • Colored by Brian Buccellato and Sonia Oback

The Holy Roller #1, Nov 2023

• Written by Andy Samberg, Rick Remender, and Joe Trohman
• Penciled by Roland Boschi
• Colored by Moreno Dinisio
• Lettered by Rus Wooton
• Edited by Harper Jate

The Holy Roller #2, Dec 2023

• “Sanctuary”
  • Written by Andy Samberg, Rick Remender, and Joe Trohman
  • Penciled by Roland Boschi
  • Colored by Moreno Dinisio
  • Lettered by Rus Wooton
  • Edited by Harper Jate

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We breakdown all of the Jewish content both explicit and implicit. We do some deep dives into Fantastic Four lore in the comics then finally share what we want to see in a sequel.

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In this episode we cover some more minor character appearances! Harry The Fiddler, Emperor Norton (both from The Sandman), Louis "Shadow" Kravitz" (Heroes for Hire) and Ms Marvel's friend, Naftali!

Comics and Characters covered:

Harry the Fiddler

Sandman (Vol. 2) #8, August 1989

• “The Sound of Her Wings”
  • Written by Neil Gaiman
  • Penciled by Mike Dringenberg & Malcolm Jones III
  • Colored by Daniel Vozzo
  • Lettered by Todd Klein
  • Edited by Karen Berger

Emperor Norton

Sandman (Vol. 2) #31, October 1991

• “Three Septembers and a January”
  • Written by Neil Gaiman
  • Penciled and Inked by Shawn McManus
  • Colored by Daniel Vozzo
  • Lettered by Todd Klein
  • Edited by Karen Berger

Louis “Shadow” Kravitz

Heroes for Hire (Vol. 2) #6, January 2007

• “Guns, Gems, Robots, and Terrorists!”
  • Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
  • Penciled by Alvaro Rio
  • Inked by Scott Koblish and Tom Palmer
  • Colored by Brad Anderson
  • Lettered by Randy Gentile
  • Edited by Mark Pannicia

Naftali

Ms. Marvel (Vol. 4) #25, December 2017, Ms. Marvel (Vol. 4) #26, January 2018, Ms. Marvel (Vol. 4) #27, February 2018, Ms. Marvel (Vol. 4) #28, March 2018, Ms. Marvel (Vol. 4) #37, January 2019 - “After the Flood”

• “Teenage Wasteland”
  • Written by G. Willow Wilson
  • Penciled by Nico Leon
  • Colored by Ian Herring
  • Lettered by VC’s Joe Caramagna
  • Edited by Sana Amanat

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Welcome to Funny; They Don’t Look Jewish, “Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content.

In this episode Brandon and Henry wrap of their coverage of DC's The Golem!

Comics and TV covered in this episode:

Swamp Thing (Vol. 2) #153, Apr 1995

• “River Run, Chapter 2: Twilight of the Gods”
  • Written by Mark Millar
  • Penciled by Chris Weston
  • Inked by Kim DeMulder
  • Colored by Tatjana Wood
  • Lettered by Comicraft
  • Edited by Stuart Moore and Julie Rottenberg

Hellblazer #167, Oct 2001

• “Highwater, Conclusion”
  • Written by Brian Azzarrello
  • Penciled and inked by Marcelo Frusin
  • Colored by Zylonol
  • Lettered by Clem Robins
  • Edited by Will Dennis

Superboy, Season 3: Ep 14 - The Golem

• January 19, 1991
• Director:
• Robert Wiemer
• Writer:
• Paul Stubenrauch
  • “An elderly Jewish man creates the mythical creature Golem to protect him from racial bigotry. But when Golem goes on a rampage, Superboy has to step in and save the day.”

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Welcome to Funny; They Don’t Look Jewish, “Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content.

In this episode Brandon and Henry move over to the "Distinguished Competition" of Marvel and cover DC Comics' The Golem!

Comics covered in this episode:

Recap of Golems covered in DC:

• Golem (Moyshe Nakhman) - from Suicide Squad and Hayoth, already covered in episodes 15 and 16
• Golem II - first appeared in Ragman #2 (covered in Episode 7), but goes on to:
  • Ragman: Cry of the Dead #4-6 (1993)
  • Primal Force #0-14 (1994)
    • #14, Golem resurrected with TRUTH on forehead
• Golem (of Jewish legend) - Batman #551 (1998), covered in Episode 8
• Golem III - JSA Returns: Thrilling Comics #1 (May 1999)

Detective Comics #631, Jul 1991

• “The Golem of Gotham, Part 1”
  • Written by Peter Milligan
  • Penciled by Jim Apara
  • Inked by Mike DeCarlo
  • Colored by Adrienne Roy
  • Lettered by John Costanza
  • Edited by Dennis O’Neill and Kelley Puckett

Detective Comics #632, Aug 1991

• “The Golem of Gotham, Part 2”
  • Written by Peter Milligan
  • Penciled by Jim Aparo
  • Inked by Mike DeCarlo
  • Colored by Adrienne Roy
  • Lettered by John Costanza
  • Edited by Dennis O’Neill and Kelley Puckett
    

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Brandon and Henry continue the coverage of the various Golems in Marvel Comics!

Comics (and more) covered:

Invaders #13, Nov 1976

• “The Golem Walks Again”
  • Written by Roy Thomas and Ed Summer
  • Penciled by Frank Robbins
  • Inked by Frank Springer
  • Colored by George Roussos
  • Lettered by John Costanza
  • Edited by Roy Thomas

Invaders (Vol. 2) #2, Apr 1993

• “Havoc in Hollywood!”
  • Written by Roy Thomas
  • Penciled by Dave Hoover
  • Inked by Brian Garvey
  • Colored by Paul Becton
  • Lettered by Pat Brosseau
  • Edited by Mike Rockwitz

4 #22, Sep 2005

• “The Yancy Street Golem”
  • Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
  • Penciled by Valentine DeLandro
  • Inked by Frank Springer
  • Colored by Avalon's Dan Kemp
  • Lettered by VC's Dave Sharpe
  • Edited by Warren Simons

The Simpsons: Season 18, Episode 4 - Treehouse of Horror XVII: "You Gotta Know When To Golem

Written by Peter Gaffney and Directed by David Silverman and Matthew C. Faughnan

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3 Golems for the price of one! Henry and Brandon do a deep dive into Marvel's The Golem across time!

Comics covered:

The Incredible Hulk #134, Sep 1970

• “Among Us Walks… the Golem”
  • Written by Roy Thomas
  • Penciled by Herb Trimpe
  • Inked by Sal Buscema
  • Lettered by Artie Simek
  • Edited by Stan Lee

Strange Tales #174, Mar 1974

• “There Walks the Golem!”
  • Written by Len Wein
  • Penciled by John Buscema
  • Inked by Jim Mooney
  • Colored by Glynis Wein
  • Lettered by Dave Hunt
  • Edited by Roy Thomas

Strange Tales #176, Jul 1974

• “Black Crossing”
  • Written by Mike Friedrich
  • Penciled & Inked by Tony DeZuniga
  • Colored by Linda Lessmann
  • Lettered by Marck
  • Edited by Roy Thomas

Strange Tales #177, Sep 1974

• “There Comes Now Raging Fire!”
  • Written by Mike Friedrich
  • Penciled by Tony DeZuniga
  • Inked by Steve Austin
  • Colored by Bill Mantlo
  • Lettered by Tom Orzechowski
  • Edited by Roy Thomas

Invaders #12, Oct 1976

• “To the Warsaw Ghetto”
  • Written by Roy Thomas
  • Penciled by Frank Robbins
  • Inked by Frank Springer
  • Colored by Phil Rachelson
  • Lettered by Joe Rosen
  • Edited by Roy Thomas

Come back next time for the conclusion!

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Surprise! Brandon & Henry return, unannounced, for this "emergency pod" as they discover a NEW Jewish Moon Knight story! Keep listening for appearances by Kitty Pryde and The Thing! All of our favorites in one episode!

Comics covered:

Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1

• “Reese”
• Written by Jed MacKay
• Penciled by Alessandro Cappuccio
• Colored by Rachelle Rosenberg
• Lettered by VC’s Cor Petit
• Edited by Tom Brevoort

X-Men (Vol. 6) #25

• “From the Shadows”
• Gerry Duggan
• Penciled by Stefano Caseli
• Colored by Marte Gracia
• Lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles
• Designed by Tom Muller & Jay Brown
• Edited by Jordan D. White

Spidey & His Amazing Friends (Disney Channel show)

"An UnBEElievable Rosh Hashanah"

Season 2, Episode 27b

Air date: September 15, 2023

Written by Alexa Harzan

Directed by Darren Bachynski

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