Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

Episode 33 - Independent Jewry

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. In this episode we cover super heroes and characters appearing in non-DC or Marvel Comics!

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. 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