Comic Book Superheroes: Jewish Storytelling through Text and Image

Join Jordann Conn for a look at how in the wake of the Holocaust, Jewish-coded comic book superheroes had their "real" identities hidden.
About this Event

From illuminated manuscripts to Marvel's Magneto, Jewish creators have produced works that portray stories of the weak against the mighty, the single light illuminating the darkness, and the triumph of good over evil, through both text and image. Join Jordanna Conn from the University of Glasgow's Department of Text/Image Studies for a look at how in the wake of the Holocaust and subsequent rise of antisemitism, Jewish-coded comic book superheroes had their "real" identities hidden beneath the veneer of their all-American exteriors.

This event is part of the 2026-27 Harriet & Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Center (KHC) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Colloquium, “Storytelling in/as Resistance.”

**To attend in person: In person programs take place at the KHC unless noted otherwise. Events are free and open to all, but registration ahead of time is required and visitors must show ID upon entering the campus at Queensborough Community College (QCC). On site parking is available and for directions to QCC’s campus, please visit https://www.qcc.cuny.edu/about/index.html#gettingHere. For elevator access, enter the QCC Administration building and follow signs for the Kupferberg Holocaust Center.