# If the classic Marvel universe has a Jewish sensibility, how might one describe DC's?

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**Created:** [January 29, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-classic-marvel-universe-has-a-jewish-sensibility-how-might-one-describe-dcs/778498 "2017-01-29T13:29:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-classic-marvel-universe-has-a-jewish-sensibility-how-might-one-describe-dcs/778498/41 "2017-02-05T19:40:22Z")

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> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#):
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> Ant-Man spent his first year just sneaking around, spying on bad guys or hitting 'em with a virus or whatever.l.

I went back to make sure I wasn’t misremembering – and, sure enough, when he was Ant-Man, he didn’t have any superstrength and had to rely on his expert knowledge of acids in one story and adhesives in another to get the win; and even _after_ the world’s greatest biochemist figured out how to reverse his formula, to sneak up on folks at ‘ant’ size before overpowering them at ‘giant’ size, he’d _still_ get in over his head and need to rely on his expert knowledge of acids in one story and adhesives in another, because brawn is useful but brains is usefuler; and all before 1965, though he sure kept doing his best to think his way out of problems ever after.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-classic-marvel-universe-has-a-jewish-sensibility-how-might-one-describe-dcs/778498/42 "2017-02-05T21:16:34Z")

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> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#):
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> If you’re interested, I know the Rabbi who wrote this book and it’s an excellent read.
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> [Up, Up, and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped The Comic Book Superhero: Weinstein, Simcha: 9781569804001: Amazon.com: Books](https://www.amazon.com/Up-Oy-Vey-History-Superhero/dp/1569804001)

Hey, thanks; this looks interesting!

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**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-classic-marvel-universe-has-a-jewish-sensibility-how-might-one-describe-dcs/778498/43 "2017-02-05T21:35:55Z")

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> Hey, thanks; this looks interesting!

Enjoy!

He’s the Rabbi at my daughter’s college and gave a talk on this over parent’s weekend. Very cool guy!

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