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Marks, Darren C. "‘Sgt Rock is Jewish?’: Joe Kubert, Jews and the Holocaust in American comic books: 1938–2006." Jewish Culture and History 20. (2019): 166–87. Added by: joachim (7/26/20, 7:52 PM) Last edited by: joachim (7/26/20, 7:55 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1080/1462169X.2018.1540483 BibTeX citation key: Marks2019 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Sgt Rock", Holocaust, Judaism, Kubert. Joe, USA, War Creators: Marks Collection: Jewish Culture and History |
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Popular American comic books were driven by Jewish creators, many of whom had firsthand understanding of the Holocaust. Exactly how did they acknowledge the Holocaust, influence popular understanding and negotiate antisemitism in the medium? Using Henry Bial’s typology of ‘assimilation’, ‘imaginary Jew’ and ‘being seen’, this article explores the manner through which they responded to the Holocaust, mirroring other popular culture. In Joe Kubert whose 60-year career increasingly focused on the Holocaust as his own word memorial, we see his becoming increasingly ‘seen’ through his work, and finally in his co-creation, Sgt Rock.
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