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Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

Funny, They Don't Look Jewish!

Written by: Henry Bernstein Brandon Bernstein
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“Where Judaism appears in the panels.” Our purpose is to find characters, stories and issues of comics that explore explicitly Jewish content. This includes, stories that contain quotes from Jewish texts/liturgy, characters that embrace openly their heritage. Characters using Hebrew, praying in a synagogue, celebrating Jewish holidays, and living a Jewish experience. Art Judaism Spirituality
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  • Episode 34 - Jews At War!
    Jan 18 2026

    Our Fighting Forces #150, September 1974

    • “Mark Our Graves”
      • Written by Robert Kanigher
      • Penciled and inked by John Severin
      • Edited by Archie Goodwin

    War Is Hell #10, September 1974

    • “The Corridor”
      • Written by Tony Isabella and Chris Claremont
      • Penciled by Dick Ayers
      • Inked by Frank Springer
      • Colored by Petra Goldberg
      • Lettered by David Hunt
      • Edited by Roy Thomas

    Unknown Soldier #247, January 1981

    • “Season in Hell!”
      • Written by Bob Haney
      • Penciled by Dick Ayers
      • Inked by Gerry Talaoc
      • Colored by Bob LeRose
      • Lettered by Esphidy Mahilum
      • Edited by Len Wein

    Sgt. Rock #413, December 1986

    • “I Owe You One”
      • Written by Robert Kanigher
      • Penciled by Joe Kubert
      • Inked and Lettered by Andy Kubert
      • Colored by Tatjana Wood
      • Lettered by David Hunt
      • Edited by Murray Boltinoff

    Honorable Mentions:

    • X-Men: True Friends #3 (November 1999)
      • Chris Claremont and Rick Leonardi
      • Kitty Pryde tries to save her family from the Holocaust
    • Wolverine (Vol. 3) #32 (September 2005)
      • Mark Millar and Kaare Andrews
      • Wolverine in Sobibor camp
    • Dominic Fortune #1-4 (August 2009)
      • Howard Chaykin

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Episode 33 - Independent Jewry
    Oct 10 2025

    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

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 32 - Fantastic Four: First Jewish Steps
    Aug 8 2025

    We breakdown all of the Jewish content both explicit and implicit. We do some deep dives into Fantastic Four lore in the comics then finally share what we want to see in a sequel.

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    47 mins
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