Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

Episode 35 - Is Batman Jewish?!

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 Brandon and Henry ask, and answer the question, "Is Batman Jewish?!"

Episode Notes

Hex #11, July 1986

• “Night of the Batman”
  • Written by Michel Fleisher
  • Penciled by Mark Texeira
  • Inked by Carlos Garzon and Pablo Marcos
  • Colored by Bob LeRose
  • Lettered by Augustin Mas
  • Edited by Michael Fleisher

Batman Chronicles #11, December 1997

• “Berlin Batman”
  • Written, penciled, and inked by Paul Pope
  • Colored by Ted McKeever
  • Lettered by Ken Lopez
  • Edited by Darren Vincenzo and Jordan B. Gorfinkel

The Bat-Man: First Knight #1-3, May 2024

• “Book One, Two & Three"
  • Written by Dan Jurgens
  • Penciled and inked by Mike Perkins
  • Colored by Mike Spicer
  • Lettered by Simon Bowland
  • Edited by Matthew Levine and Chris Conroy

The Penguin #7, April 2024

• “An Unimportant Man, Part Two”
  • Written by Tom King
  • Penciled and inked by Stevan Subić
  • Colored by Marcelo Maiolo
  • Lettered by Clayton Cowles
  • Edited by Ben Abernathy