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Article: Jews and American Comics.(Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- November 1, 2008
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Jews and American Comics
Paul Buhle
The New Press
38 Greene Street, New York, NY 10013
9781595583314, $29.95, 208 pp., www.thenewpress.com
Comic strip history and the Jewish influence on comic strip writers and artists are the subject of "Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form". In a collection knowledgeably compiled and deftly edited by Paul Buhle, "Jews and American Comics: An Illustrated History of an American Art Form" is comprised of more than two hundred examples of the work of Jewish comic artists dating back a century. Paul Buhle informs readers on just how the 'People of the Book' ...