This past week marked the 85th birthday of Marvel Comics guru Stan Lee and brought to mind a bit of comic trivia. And that is what do Spiderman, The Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics), Superman and Batman (D.C. Comics), to mention a few have in common? Well, the answer is that these uncommon characters were all created by Jewish writers. Does the Talmud give much attention to imagination or mutants, probably not, but some of its ethnic sons do, and as to what other super heroes are of Yiddish origin, we’re not sure, perhaps our readership can tell us. In any event, some years (many in fact) ago, I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Lee and he’s a fantastic guy with Spider sense to match; at the Faux hope that at 85 his days are simply marvelous.
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