When Jimmy Blew the Shofar: Midrash and Musical Invective in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (1954-74) captured the imagination of younger readers drawn to colourful images and preposterously inventive stories. As the 1960s progressed and the first of the baby boomers entered their teens, the formula became out of date. DC Comic's middle-aged writers str...

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Main Author: Friedmann, Jonathan L. 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2016]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-53
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Superman's pal, Jimmy Olsen / Midrash / Shofar / The Beatles (Music group) / Fan / Youth culture
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BH Judaism
CD Christianity and Culture
Further subjects:B Hebrew Bible
B Superman
B Shofar
B Beatles
B Leo Dorfman
B Silver Age Comics
B youth culture
B DC Comics
B Jimmy Olsen
B Samson
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