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Kings of Comics, How Jews Created the Comic Book Industry
Knowing that I'm both a huge comic book fan and a writer for MAD Magazine, Reform Judaism Magazine recently asked me to write a three-part series on the history of Jews in comic books, "Kings of Comics". I got to interview industry legends like Will Eisner, Stan Lee, Jerry Robinson, and Joe Kubert, newer talents like Jon Bogdanove and Chris Claremont, and even my MAD colleagues like Drew Friedman, Peter Kuper, and Al Jaffee.
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Wizards of Wit - How Jews Revolutionized American Comedy
Reform Judaism Magazine wanted to write a series on Jewish Comedy Writers, so they chose (who else?) a Jewish Comedy Writer. I'm very proud of this series, especially since I got to interview some of my heroes, including Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart, Paul Peter Porges, Nora Ephron and Lewis Black, among many others
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