'Take that, Mr Hitler': the Jewish roots of superheroes; The Guardian, January 30, 2020

Jennifer Rankin, The Guardian; 'Take that, Mr Hitler': the Jewish roots of superheroes 

Exhibition at Jewish Museum of Belgium traces backgrounds of heroes including Superman, Batman and Captain America

"An exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels is tracing the Jewish backgrounds of the US’s best-known superheroes, including Superman, Batman and Captain America...

Persecution was also explored in popular culture by the duo who created Captain America and Hulk, in their later series X-Men, launched in 1963. Jack Kirby and Stan Lee were both sons of Jewish immigrants. In X-Men, mutants are victimised for their differences.

Superheroes Never Die, at the Jewish Museum of Belgium, until 26 April"