A related link as I toss around some ideas about comic books, graphic novels and religious authority. See Bird, Plane or SuperMensch? Jews and Superheroes Share a Rich History on Wired’s site which interviews Danny Fingeroth, author of “Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About Ourselves and Our Society” and “Disguised As Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, And the Creation of the Superhero”.