Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman: The first Jewish superhero from the creators of Superman by Andrae, Tom; Gordon, Mel; Siegel, Jerry; Shuster, Joe - 2010

Port Townsend, WA: Feral House, 2010. Paperback. Near fine copy.. Small quarto in color illustrated white wrappers (pale yellow spine); 183 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.; light corner wear; o/w well-cared-for copy; wrappers are clean and bright as are leaves; inscribed by Mel Gordon. In English. || Contents: Flying is easy, comedy is hard / Danny Fingeroth -- The farblondjet superhero and his cultural origins / Mel Gordon -- The Jewish superhero / Thomas Andrae -- Funnyman, Jewish masculinity, and the decline of the superhero / Thomas Andrae; Abstract: "Here is a kaleidoscopic analysis of Jewish humor as seen through Funnyman, a little-known super-heroic invention by the creators of Superman. Included are complete comic-book stories and daily and Sunday newspaper panels from Jerry Siegel and Joe Shusters creative fiasco"--Provided by publisher.