Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

Captain America’s Amazing Jewish Friends

Episode Summary

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. Brandon and Henry are back (again) after a long hiatus in a SUPER-SIZED episode. We are covering CAPTAIN AMERICA's Jewish friends. So strap in, turn on your "CA: The First Avenger" soundtrack and learn about Steve Rogers canonical connections to Judaism!

Episode Notes

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.

Brandon and Henry are back (again) after a long hiatus in a SUPER-SIZED episode. We are covering CAPTAIN AMERICA's Jewish friends. So strap in, turn on your "CA: The First Avenger" soundtrack and learn about America's @$$'s buddies!

Captain America’s Amazing Jewish Friends - Bernie Rosenthal (Cap 247, Jul 1980), Anna Kappelbaum

Captain America #237, June 1979

• "From the Ashes…"
  • Plotted by Chris Claremont
  • Scripted by Roger McKenzie
  • Penciled by Sal Buscema
  • Inked by Don Perlin
  • Colored by George Roussos
  • Lettered by Elaine Heinl
  • Edited by Roger Stern

Captain America #245, February 1980

• "The Calypso Connection"
  • Written by Roger McKenzie
  • Penciled by Carmine Infantino & Joe Rubinstein
  • Lettered by Jim Novak
  • Colored by Carl Gafford (“Gaff”)
  • Edited by Jim Salicrup
  • Cover by Frank Miller

Captain America #275, November 1982

• “Yesterday’s Shadows” 
  • Written by J.M. DeMatteis
  • Penciled by Mike Zeck
  • Inked by John Beatty
  • Colored by Don Warfield
  • Lettered by John Morelli
  • Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #276, December 1982

• “Turning Point!” 
  • Written by J.M. DeMatteis
  • Penciled by Mike Zeck
  • Inked by John Beatty
  • Colored by Bob Sharen
  • Lettered by John Morelli
  • Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #284, August 1983

• “Diverging...” 
  • Written by J.M. DeMatteis
  • Penciled by Sal Buscema with finishes by Kim DeMulder
  • Colored by Bob Sharen
  • Lettered by Diana Albers
  • Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #289, January 1984

• “Bernie America, Sentinel of Liberty” 
  • Written by J.M. DeMatteis
  • Penciled by Mike Zeck
  • Colored by Bob Sharen
  • Lettered by Diana Albers
  • Edited by Mark Gruenwald

Captain America #317, February 1986

• “Death Throws” 
  • Written by Mark Gruenwald
  • Penciled by Paul Neary
  • Inked by Dennis Janke
  • Colored by Ken Feduniewicz
  • Lettered by Diana Albers
  • Edited by Michael Carlin

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