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Comic Book Milestones: Jewish Superheroes
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This Jewish heroine in Marvel is a mutant with phasing powers.

Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat 

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This iconic Jewish holiday is featured in Moon Knight (2022), showing Marc lighting candles.

Hanukkah

200

This Jewish Marvel writer co-created Magneto, the X-Men, and more.

Stan Lee

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Ramban’s name is inspired by this real medieval Jewish scholar.

 Moses ben Nahman (aka Nahmanides)

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This holiday, representing the freedom of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt, is referenced in Marvel comics as part of Kitty’s heritage.

Peach/Passover
400

this heroes powers wax and wane based on this celestial body

Moon Knight/ Marc Spector

400

This common Jewish symbol appears on both Magneto's costume and the gravestone of his family.

Magen David
400

This DC Comics writer reimagined Batwoman as Jewish in the 2000s.

Greg Rucka

400

This Israeli city is often referenced in Sabra’s stories.

Tel Aviv

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this charter  is the brother of Golem and fought against the invaders in WW2 

who is blue bullet/Johann Goldstein

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This Marvel character, whose origins as a mutant are shaped by the traumatic events of the Holocaust, famously says, "Never again."

Magento/Max Eisenhart

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These twin mutant heroes struggle with their identity, being Jewish and Romani, in his storylines during the 1960s and 1970s.

Quicksilver/Pietro Maximoff and Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff

600

born Jacob Kurtzberg this Jewish artist co-created Captain America in 1941.

Jack Kirby

600

 Ruth Bat-Seraph name and origin reflect this nickname for native-born Israelis, often symbolizing toughness.

Sabra (prickly pear cactus)

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This hero inspired by Jewish folklore, made his first appearance in Marvel comics in this title, where he battled alongside superheroes like Spider-Man.

Golem/Jacob Goldstein

800

this modern Gotham heroine  is openly Jewish

Batwoman/Kate Kane
800

The Hayoth team is inspired by this type of real-world Israeli group.

Mossad 

800

This Jewish writer elevated Kitty Pryde’s prominence in X-Men.

Chris Claremont

800

Magneto’s backstory is directly tied to this real-world tragedy.

The Holocaust

800

This superhero was created by Jack Kirby to fight the Nazis during World War II

Captain America
1000

this DC mystic, draws power from the spiritual tradition of Kabbalah 

 Ramban 

1000

This Marvel character’s bar mitzvah was shown in X-Men Unlimited.

The Thing/Ben Grimm

1000

This real-world comic book artist revealed Ben Grimm’s Judaism in Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) #56.

Karl Kesser

1000

Gabrielle Haller was introduced during Marvel stories set in this war-torn region.

Israel during Middle Eastern conflict

1000

This early Jewish superhero fought Nazis during World War II in The Fighting American.

The Fighting American/ John Flagg