Danny Fingeroth, the author of the definitive book on Jews and comics, Disguised as Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero, will explore the backgrounds of the largely young Jewish-American from Eastern European backgrounds who created the most well-known superheroes who are so prominent in current popular culture, notably in movies such as Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

• Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Cleveland high school pals who created Superman--and his nebbishy alter ego, Clark Kent - thereby changing the face of popular culture forever.
• Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, who invented most of the major Marvel superheroes, including the Avengers, the Hulk, and the X-Men.
• Bob Kane and Bill Finger, who created Batman in a Bronx apartment.
• Will Eisner, who gave the world the landmark superhero, The Spirit, and decades later pioneered the modern graphic novel, becoming the “Bernard Malamud of the Graphic Novel.”